Full name | Magnus Burnett Lund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 25 June 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Lancaster Royal Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Manchester Metropolitan University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Erik Lund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position(s) | Flanker | ||
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Current team | Sale Sharks | ||
Senior career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
2002–2008 2008–2014 2014– |
Sale Sharks Biarritz Olympique Sale Sharks |
116 97 54 |
(55) (30) (10) |
Correct as of 5 February 2017
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National team(s) | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
2005–2006 2006–2007 |
England Saxons England |
10 |
(5) |
National team(s) | |||
Years | Team | Comps | |
2003–2006 | England | Commonwealth |
Medal record | ||
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Men's rugby sevens | ||
Representing England | ||
Commonwealth Games | ||
2006 Melbourne | Team competition |
Magnus Lund (born 25 June 1983 in Manchester) is an English Rugby Union player, who plays in the back row for Sale Sharks in the English Premiership.
He was educated at the Lancaster Royal Grammar School where he played for the first XV. He also studied Business Enterprise at the Manchester Metropolitan University. During his youth he represented England in both the under-16 and under-18 national sides.
Lund made his debut for the Sale Sharks in 2002 against the Bristol Shoguns. In 2002 he represented England at the under-19 World Cup in Italy. The following year he represented the under-21 team at the World Cup in South Africa. He then became a member of the England sevens side. In the 2005–06 season, Lund started the final and scored a try as Sale Sharks won their first ever Premiership title.
He was part of the 2006 Six Nations Championship Training squad, and was chosen in the 2006–07 Elite squad after a successful tour to Australia in the summer. Lund was chosen for England in the 2007 Six Nations Championship opener against Scotland, in which he scored a try as England won 42–20.
He was called up to the England squad for the 2008 Six Nations Championship.