Nowell playing for Exeter Chiefs in 2013
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Full name | Jack Thomas Nowell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 11 April 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Newlyn, Cornwall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School |
Mounts Bay Academy Truro and Penwith College |
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Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position(s) | Full-back, Wing, Outside Centre | ||
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Senior career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
2010–2011 2011–2012 2012- 2012 |
Redruth Plymouth Albion Exeter Chiefs → Cornish Pirates |
13 4 62 46 |
(20) (5) (80) (80) |
Correct as of 9 January 2016
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National team(s) | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
2010–2011 2013 2014– |
England U18 England U20 England |
11 6 23 |
(10) (20) (55) |
Correct as of 18 March 2017
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Jack Thomas Nowell (born 11 April 1993) is an English rugby union player for Premiership side Exeter Chiefs. He also represents England. His position of choice is Wing but he can also play as a Full-Back or at Outside Centre.
Nowell was originally a product of the Cornish Pirates junior section. He went to school at Mounts Bay School, Heamoor/An Hay and then Truro College, where he took a BTEC in Sport Performance and Excellence.
He made his Premiership debut for Exeter Chiefs on 25 November 2012 in a 27–23 win over London Irish. After establishing himself as a regular in the Chiefs first team, Nowell was nominated for, and won, the LV=Breakthrough Player Award for the 2012–13 season.
Nowell is an established first teamer for the Chiefs and has scored 16 premiership tries in 46 appearances since 2012. Nowell has also played key roles for the Chiefs in their European Champions Cup and Heineken Cup competitions.
In 2016 Nowell was part of the Exeter Chiefs side to reach the Aviva Premiership Final, eventually won by Saracens, after finishing second in the overall table and winning a home semi-final against Wasps.
Nowell represented England at Under-18 and Under-20 level. He scored in the 2013 IRB Junior World Cup final win over Wales.