Jon Fisher (rugby union)
| Full name | Jonathan Alexander Travers Fisher | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 September 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Kingston upon Thames, England | ||
| Height | 1.96 m | ||
| Weight | 115 kg | ||
| School | Wellington College | ||
| University | Birkbeck College | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Current status | |||
| Current team | Bristol Rugby | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Flanker, Number eight | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2007-2011 2011-2012 2012-2014 2014 -2016 2016- |
London Irish Bedford Blues London Irish Northampton Saints Bristol Rugby |
21 15 18 26 |
(0) (0) (0) (0) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2009 | England Saxons | 1 | (0) |
| Sevens national teams | |||
| Years | Club / team | Comps | |
| 2008 | England | Hong Kong | |
Jonathan Fisher (born 15 September 1988 in Kingston upon Thames, England) is a rugby union player for Bristol Rugby. He plays at Flanker or No. 8.
He was educated at Wellington College in Crowthorne, Berkshire, where he captained the 1st XV that were eliminated in the Daily Mail Cup at the semi-final stage in 2007. He also played at Lock in the side that got knocked out at the same stage a year earlier.
He was a member of the England Under-20 team that reached the final of the 2008 IRB Junior World Championship.[1] He also played for the England Sevens team at the 2008 Hong Kong Sevens.[2]
He made his club debut for London Irish as a substitute against the Ospreys on 4 November 2007, in the 2007–08 EDF Energy Cup.[3] He also appeared in the Premiership as well as an appearance off the bench for the England Saxons against Portugal.[4]
At the end of the 2010–11 Aviva Premiership, Fisher left London Irish to join the Bedford Blues in the Greene King IPA Championship. Where he stayed for a season and then re-joined London Irish for the 2012/13 season in the 2012-13 Aviva Premiership.
On 1 September 2014, Fisher signed for Northampton Saints from the 2014-15 season.[5] After an impressive first season with Northampton Saints, Fisher was picked to represent England at Twickenham against the Barbarians.[6]
'Fish', as known by his peers, is believed to have attended primary school with Grime artists Skepta & JME. It is believed that he featured prominently during the production of Skepta's Mercury award winning album, Konnichiwa.
References
- ↑ "England U20 3–38 NZ U20". BBC. 2008-06-22. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
- ↑ "England 47–7 Sri Lanka". RFU. 2008-03-29. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
- ↑ "Ospreys 51–16 London Irish". BBC. 2007-11-04. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
- ↑ "England Saxons 66–0 Portugal". BBC. 2009-01-30. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
- ↑ "Northampton Saints sign former London Irish flanker Jon Fisher". Sky Sports. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ↑ http://www.northamptonsaints.co.uk/news/latest-headlines/archive/dickson-to-skipper-england-against-barbarians/. Missing or empty
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