Joe Marchant (rugby union)
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| Full name | Joseph Marchant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 16 July 1996 Winchester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb; 14 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Peter Symonds College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joseph Marchant (born 16 July 1996) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for Top 14 club Stade Français and the England national team.[1]
Marchant was born on 16 July 1996 in Winchester. He began playing rugby at the age of 6.[2] He studied at Peter Symonds College, taking a BTEC Extended Diploma in sport[2] and was captain of the rugby side there. Marchant has also been schooled at Harestock and Henry Beaufort. He played for Winchester RFC as a school boy from 2002–12[2] and Symondians in 2013. He represented Hampshire rugby from u14-u18.
Club career
Marchant joined the Harlequins academy in 2014[3] and made his club debut against the Newcastle Falcons in May 2015.[3] On 10 November 2019, the Blues, Auckland's Super Rugby team, announced that they had signed Marchant on their Instagram account. It was confirmed via their own website that he would be playing with them as part of a sabbatical clause provided by Harlequins to further his international experience and possibility of an England call up.[4] He featured in seven games and scored three tries.[5]
In September 2020 he started for the Harlequins side that lost to Sale Sharks in the final of the Premiership Rugby Cup.[6]
He scored two tries during Harlequins 43-36 defeat of Bristol Bears in the Premiership semi-final, a game in which Quins recovered from 28 points down to win.[7] He started the following week in the Premiership final against Exeter. Harlequins won the game 40-38 in the highest scoring Premiership final ever.[8]
In December 2022, Marchant agreed to join Top 14 side Stade Français for the 2023 season.[9]
In November 2025, he signed for Prem Rugby club Sale Sharks ahead of the following season.[10]
