Will Butt
English rugby union player
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Will Butt (born 15 January 2000) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for Premiership Rugby club Bath Rugby.
| Born | 15 January 2000 Winchester, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb; 231 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Canford School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Bath | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
He grew up in Dorset.[1] He played junior rugby for Wimborne RFC in Wimborne, Dorset, in 2012.[2] He studied at Canford School in the county. Butt started playing age group rugby union for Bath Rugby at the age of fourteen years-old and captained Bath at under-18 level during the 2017-18 season. He attended the University of Bath where he played first-XV rugby in BUCS Super Rugby.[3][4]
Club career
He plays at centre. In April 2021, Butt joined Coventry of the RFU Championship on loan from the Bath Rugby academy.[5] During that loan spell he made six appearances, and equalled the Coventry club record for tries in a single match when he scored four tries in a league game against the Jersey Reds, in May 2021.[6][4]
He graduated from the Bath Rugby academy to the senior squad in the summer of 2021, ahead of the 2021-22 season.[4][7] He made his Premiership Rugby debut in December 2021 away against Northampton Saints at Franklin's Gardens.[8] On 11 November 2022, Butt scored a last minute try to secure for Bath a 19-18 home league win over Leicester Tigers at The Rec.[9][10]
In February 2025, he made his fiftieth appearance for Bath against Ampthill in the Premiership Rugby Cup.[11] The following month, on 16 March 2025, he played in the 2024–25 Premiership Rugby Cup final as Bath beat Exeter Chiefs 48-14 to lift the trophy.[12] He also started Bath's 2024–25 EPCR Challenge Cup final win that season.[13]
On 29 January 2026, Butt makes a summer move to West County rivals Exeter Chiefs on a three-year contract from the 2026-27 season.[14]
International career
In February 2025, Butt started for England A in a victory against Ireland Wolfhounds at Ashton Gate.[15]