George Kruis
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| Full name | George Kruis | ||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname | Kruiso | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 22 February 1990 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Guildford, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 118 kg (18 st 8 lb; 260 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | St John's School, Leatherhead | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Hertfordshire | ||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Saracens | ||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock, Flanker | ||||||||||||||||
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| Dorking RFC | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 2009– | Saracens | 103 | (25) |
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Correct as of 27 August 2015
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 2010 2013 2014– |
England U20 England A England |
9 2 20 |
(0) (0) (5) |
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Correct as of 26 November 2016
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George Kruis (born 22 February 1990) is a professional Rugby Union player for England and Saracens in the Aviva Premiership. He plays as a second row and has formed a successful partnership, at both club and international level, with teammate Maro Itoje.
He was born in Guildford, Surrey and was educated at St John's School, Leatherhead. He played all of his youth rugby for Dorking RFC.
His primary position is as a Second Row, but he is also able to play at Blindside flanker (No. 6) or at Number 8. He is almost always used as a jumper in the line-out due to his height and athleticism.
At 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) and 18 st 6 lb (117 kg) Kruis is a sizeable man but is remarkably athletic and agile which sets him apart from others. His fitness and speed are impressive.
Kruis was eligible to play for Germany as his grandfather, Leo, is German.
Kruis was a relatively late developer in both physique and rugby terms, not really coming into his own until his Sixth Form years at School. In the Spring of 2007 Kruis and his fellow Dorking RFC U17 team mates, including current Harlequins Number 8 Chris York, won the U17 National Cup beating Altrincham Kersal in the Final at Sixways Stadium, Worcester. He continued his rapid ascent and enjoyed an exceptional season for the St John's, Leatherhead 1st XV in the Autumn/Winter 2007, being selected to captain Surrey U18s. With some strong showings for the County he impressed enough to gain selection for London and South East U18s in the annual Divisional tournament at Broadstreet RFC. He started every game in the Second Row, Captaining and scoring three tries in the final fixture against South West U18s. He narrowly missed out on England U18s honours.
He was offered a trial with Saracens in the summer of 2008. Having played in the A League fixtures, Kruis impressed and was kept on until the end of the 2008/09 season. He was also dual registered with Barking RFC during this season. Later in the season he agreed a 2-year professional contract covering the 2009/10 and 2010/11 seasons. He joined Saracens full-time from 1 July 2009.
2009/10 was Kruis's season where he really prospered under the trust shown in him by the Saracens staff. He made his debut in November 2009 in the LV= Cup against Northampton Saints and was the standout player for the Saracens Storm (A Team) being awarded the Saracens Storm Player of the Year. To cap this season off he made his debut for England U20 in the 2010 U20 RBS Six Nations coming off the bench against Italy and Ireland respectively. He was then selected in the England U20 World Championship squad that travelled to Argentina. He played in all five games, starting three (Ireland, France, South Africa) and coming on as a replacement in two (Argentina, Australia). England lost in the semi-finals to Australia and ended up coming 4th overall having lost to South Africa in the 3rd/4th playoff. Kruis was also duel registered with Barking RFC again.
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