Joe Launchbury
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Launchbury playing for London Wasps in 2012
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| Full name | Joseph Oliver Launchbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 April 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Exeter, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 122 kg (19 st 3 lb; 269 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Christ's Hospital | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Lock | ||
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| Current team | Wasps | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2009–2010 2010– 2010–2011 |
Worthing Wasps → Rosslyn Park (loan) |
22 86 6 |
(35) (35) (5) |
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Correct as of 29th May 2016
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2009 2011 2012– |
England U18 England U20 England |
? 8 42 |
(?) (0) (20) |
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Correct as of 18 March 2017
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Joseph Oliver Launchbury (born 12 April 1991) is an English rugby union lock who plays for Premiership side Wasps. He represents England at international level and previously played for the under-18s and under-20s before making his Test debut in 2012. Launchbury plays mainly in the second row but is also comfortable as a blindside flanker. His nickname in the England set up is "Launchers".
Born in Exeter, Launchbury was educated at Christ's Hospital in West Sussex where he captained the school rugby team. He played for Horsham and also represented Barns Green before joining the Harlequins Academy age 15. After Harlequins failed to offer him a professional contract aged 18, he left the club and joined then National League 2 South side Worthing for the 2009–10 season. His performances at Worthing under Will Green, then head coach and former Wasps player, saw him recommendeded to his former club once again. He played in several A League matches for Wasps and, after a spell training with the Eastern Province Kings in South Africa, did enough to be given a full-time contract from July 2010.
He was named in Wasps' Academy squad for the 2010–11 season and also joined National League 1 side Rosslyn Park on loan to gain senior experience. Having played the first half of the season for the A team and out on loan, Launchbury made his Wasps' debut on 30 January 2011 in the Anglo-Welsh Cup against Harlequins as a replacement, scoring a try in a 38–13 defeat. His first Premiership appearance came the following month against Leicester Tigers and he remained a fixture in the side for the rest of the season. In May 2011 he was named the club's Young Player and Academy Player of the Season and was rewarded with a new three-year contract.
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