George Furbank
| Full name | George Arthur Furbank | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 October 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Huntingdon, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb; 14 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Kimbolton School Bedford School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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George Arthur Furbank (born 17 October 1996) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a full-back for Premiership Rugby club Northampton Saints and England.[1]
Early life
[edit]Born in Huntingdon, Furbank played his first rugby at Huntingdon RFC, where his family had been involved since the 1950s.[2] From the age of four until sixteen he was educated at Kimbolton School, where rugby was not played. Furbank played other sports, including cricket where he was a talented batsman and was on the books at Leicestershire until under-16 level.[2] He joined Bedford School for sixth form, captaining their rugby 1st XV before linking up with Saints' Senior Academy in 2015.[3]
Club career
[edit]In 2016 Furbank played for Saints in the Singha Premiership Rugby Sevens Series campaign, and in 2017 he signed an extended contract with the Midlands side.[4][5]
In November 2017 Furbank made his club debut and scored his first try for Northampton in an Anglo-Welsh Cup game against Exeter Chiefs.[6] The following season he started in the 2018–19 Premiership Rugby Cup final as Northampton beat Saracens to lift the trophy.[7]
Furbank scored two tries in a 2023–24 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage game against RC Toulon and later in that campaign started in their semi-final elimination against Leinster.[8][9] At the end of that season he started in the 2023–24 Premiership Rugby final as Northampton defeated Bath to become League champions.[10]
International career
[edit]Furbank received his first call up by coach Eddie Jones to the senior England squad for the 2020 Six Nations Championship.[11] On 2 February 2020 he made his Test debut starting in the opening round defeat against France.[12] He retained his starting place for the last round as England beat Italy to win the tournament.[13]
On 24 February 2024 Furbank started against Scotland during the 2024 Six Nations Championship and scored his first international try.[14] He also started their next fixture against Ireland which saw him score another try.[15]
International tries
[edit]- As of 24 November 2024
| Try | Opposing team | Venue | Competition | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Scotland
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Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 2024 Six Nations | 24 February 2024 | 21 -30[14] |
| 2 |  Ireland
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Twickenham Stadium, London | 9 March 2024 | 23 - 22[15] | |
| 3 |  Japan
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Twickenham Stadium, London | 2024 Autumn Internationals | 24 November 2024 | 59 -14[16] |
Honours
[edit]- England
- Northampton
References
[edit]- ^ "George Furbank (Fullback)". Northampton Saints. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ a b Rowan, Kate (31 January 2020). "The making of George Furbank: 'From the beginning I could see George was highly skilled and a very good decision maker'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Saints Signing". Bedford School. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ "Saints announce Sevens squad for Friday night Franklin's Gardens action". Northampton Saints. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ "James Craig: Northampton Saints forward signs new deal along with academy players". BBC Sport. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ Treadwell, Matthew (27 December 2018). "James Fish and George Furbank commit to Northampton Saints". Sky Sports. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ a b "Premiership Rugby Cup Final: Northampton beat Saracens with three first-half tries". BBC Sport. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ Rendell, Sarah (15 December 2023). "Northampton Saints 22-19 Toulon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ Bradley, Jonathan (4 May 2024). "Leinster beat Saints to make Euro final with Lowe treble". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ a b Hurcom, Sophie (8 June 2024). "Northampton hold off 14-man Bath in Premiership final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ Jones, Chris (20 January 2020). "Six Nations 2020: England call up eight uncapped players". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ Jones, Chris (31 January 2020). "France v England: George Furbank starts Six Nations opener". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ a b Grey, Becky (31 October 2020). "Italy 5-34 England: Visitors' victory proves enough to win Six Nations title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ a b Moffat, Colin (24 February 2024). "Six Nations: Scotland 30-21 England". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ a b Mann, Mantej (9 March 2024). "England 23-22 Ireland: Marcus Smith's last-gasp drop-goal hands England thrilling win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ Telfer, Alastair (24 November 2024). "England hammer Japan to finish autumn on a high". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
External links
[edit]- George Furbank at European Professional Club Rugby
- George Furbank at Premiership Rugby (archived)
- George Furbank at ESPNscrum
- George Furbank at ItsRugby.co.uk
