George_Stokes_(rugby_union)
George Stokes (rugby union)
Rugby player
George Stokes (born 13 July 1995) is a rugby union player who plays for Darlington Mowden Park. His usual position is at the flanker position. He was previously with Glasgow Warriors, Ayr, Toulon and Northampton Saints,[1]
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Amateur career
Stokes began his amateur career with Trocadero Marbella in Spain.[2]
In England he played for Bury St. Edmunds.[3]
Stokes played for Ayr when not on duty for Glasgow Warriors.[4]
For the 2018–19 season, Stokes signed for Darlington Mowden Park in England.[1]
Professional career
Stokes moved to Northampton Saints in 2013[5] He was loaned out to Bury St. Edmunds for game time.[6][7]
After being declined by Wasps,[8] Stokes moved to Toulon for the 2014 season.[9][10]
He made one first team appearance for Toulon; in a November 2016 friendly against the Super Rugby side Sharks.[2]
In April 2017 Stokes had a trial with Glasgow Warriors. He played for the Warriors against the Scotland U20s in a closed door training match and impressed.[11]
On 23 May 2017 Stokes was announced as part of the 2017-18 season's intake to the Scottish Rugby Academy. Stokes will be placed in the Glasgow and West regional academy as a Stage 3 player. Stage 3 players are assigned to a professional side - with the Glasgow academy players being assigned to Glasgow Warriors.[12]
Stokes said of the move to Glasgow: "I needed a new challenge and my agent got me a trial up in Scotland. I ended up playing in a trial match for Glasgow against the Scotland U20s just before the Six Nations. Gregor Townsend was keen to sign me after that and I signed my contract. Gregor is not the coach anymore but I’ll do my best to impress Dave Rennie and the new coaching staff and hopefully I can play many games for the Warriors this season."[4]
He made his debut for Glasgow Warriors in their opening match of the 2017-18 season - against Northampton Saints at Bridgehaugh Park, Stirling on 19 August 2017.[13]
International career
Stokes was capped for the Spain U17 and U18 side.[14]
Stokes is Scottish qualified through his grandfather.[4]
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- "Young Gun: George Stokes – Glasgow flanker - The Rugby Paper". www.therugbypaper.co.uk.
- "A bad day at the office for Bury RFC". www.buryfreepress.co.uk. [dead link]
- "DrunkenWasps.com - Teams Up!". Sportnetwork.net.
- "Google Translate". translate.google.co.uk.
- "Latest intake of top young talent confirmed - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org. Archived from the original on 3 June 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- "Glasgow Warriors 14-19 Northampton Saints - Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- editor. "Spanish U18 champions of Europe – Six Marbella players in winning team - The Resident". theresident.eu.
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