Caolan Englefield (born 1 November 1999) is an English professional

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player who plays as a scrum-half for

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club

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Career

Early life and education

A graduate from Old Rutlishians RFC in

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, Englefield joined the AASE programme whilst educated at St Paul's Catholic College at

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. He was part of Harlequins junior academy at age 13 before joining

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. Englefield earned his degree in Sports Coaching at

St Mary's University, Twickenham , mottoeng = Show Thyself to be a Mother , established = 1850 (as St Mary's College)2014 (gained university status) , type = Public university , religious_affiliation = Roman Catholic , endowment ...

. In April 2016 he scored five points for England Under-16 in a defeat against Wales.

London Irish, Ireland U18s, and Ireland U19s

Englefield represented Ireland U18s played against

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twice and against Portugal U18s. He played for Ireland U19s, first against Japan U19s and in a two-test series against France U19s. Englefield signed professional terms with

from the summer of 2019. He made his debut from the bench against Harlequins in the

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during the 2019–20 season. He scored his first try against

Bristol Bears Bristol Bears (officially Bristol Rugby Club or Bristol Rugby) are a professional rugby union club based in Bristol, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. The club was founded as Bristol Football Club in 18 ...

in the following PRC match. Englefield made his Premiership debut against

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later in the same season.

Gloucester and England A

In June 2023 London Irish filed for administration and were suspended from the Premiership and all leagues in the

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system and it was announced that Englefield had signed with rivals

along with four other Exile teammates. In his first season at the club he started in the 2023–24 Premiership Rugby Cup final as they defeated

Leicester Tigers Leicester Tigers (officially Leicester Football Club) are a professional rugby union club based in Leicester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. The club was founded in 1880 and since 1892 plays its hom ...

to lift the trophy. In February 2024 Englefield played for the England A side against

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References

External links

London Irish ProfileAll Rugby Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Englefield, Caolan 1999 births Living people Alumni of St Mary's University, Twickenham English rugby union players Irish rugby union players Gloucester Rugby players London Irish players People from Sutton, London Rugby union scrum-halves English people of Irish descent