Luke Green (rugby union)
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| Full name | Luke Green | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 6 May 2001 Richmond, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (254 lb; 18 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Luke Green (born 6 May 2001) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for Premiership Rugby club Northampton Saints.[1] He previously played for England at Under-18 and Under-20 as well as London Irish before their collapse.
Green began playing rugby at Richmond at age six before joining rival side Rosslyn Park, later ending up at London Irish Amateurs.[2] As a youth he played and captained the Middlesex county side.[3] Green joined the London Irish Academy at 15, although not joining the senior academy until 2021 he made his senior debut in 2020, in the first round of the 2020-21 EPCR Challenge Cup, coming off the bench against SU Agen.[4][5]
Green played on loan at Richmond helping them gain promotion to the RFU Championship and Ampthill.[6] He also competed for San Diego Legion where he started in the 2023 Major League Rugby final against the New England Feejacks.[7][8][9] With the collapse of London Irish ahead of the 2023–24 season Green joined his former loan side Ampthill playing five games,[10] before moving stateside and joining San Diego Legion.[11][12]
In May 2024 Green was signed by Northampton Saints for the 2024–25 season.[13][14]
International career
In 2019 Green played for England under-18 and the following year saw him make his debut for England under-20 during the 2020 U20 Six Nations. He featured in all five of their matches in the 2021 junior Six Nations winning the Grand Slam at Cardiff Arms Park.[15][16]
In February 2025 Green played for England A in a victory over Ireland Wolfhounds.[17]