Elliott Stooke (born 10 September 1993) is an English professional
rugby union player. His playing position is Lock.
Professional career
Stooke was called up to the
England Saxons squad on 20 January 2014 as injury cover for
Graham Kitchener.
On 19 January 2016. It was announced Stooke would leave Gloucester for local rivals
Bath Rugby
Bath Rugby is a professional rugby union club in Bath, Somerset, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby.
Founded in 1865 as Bath Football Club, since 1894 the club has played at the Recreation Ground in the c ...
from the 2016-17
Aviva Premiership
Premiership Rugby, officially known as Gallagher Premiership Rugby, or the Gallagher Premiership for sponsorship reasons, is an English professional rugby union competition. The Premiership has consisted of thirteen clubs since 2021, and is the ...
season. On 9 February 2016. Stooke was signed by
London Irish on loan for the remainder of the 2015–16 season,
he returned to Gloucester for a few weeks in March/April before returning to Irish for the remainder of the season.
After a slow start at Bath, Stooke cemented himself as a reliable figure in the second row of the Bath scrum during the 2016/17 Aviva Premiership Rugby Season. Making 30 starts in all competitions.
Stooke had his first taste of leadership, calling the line-outs on 16 February 2018 as Bath took on
Newcastle Falcons at
Kingston Park. Absent (on
England duty) teammate,
Charlie Ewels, ordinarily took the role.
Stooke was the only player in the Bath squad to play in all 22 games, during the
2017-18 Premiership Rugby season.
In March 2019 Stooke was called up as cover to
England's
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Six Nations squad.
On 10 May 2021, Stooke would leave Bath to join Premiership rivals
Wasps from the 2021–22 season.
On 20 May 2022, Stooke experienced a fibula fracture causing him to leave the pitch and to miss the rest of the season l
Wasps entered administration on 17 October 2022 and Stooke was made redundant along with all other players and coaching staff.
Stooke joined
Bristol Bears on a short term injury cover deal at the end of 2022, before joining French side,
Montpellier
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, during the 2022/23 Top 14 season.
In November 2023, Stooke re-joined Bath until the end of the 2023-24
Premiership Rugby season. On 11 July 2024, it was confirmed that Stooke has joined Japanese side
Red Hurricanes Osaka in the
Top League for the 2024-25 season.
References
External links
Wasps RFC Profile
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1993 births
Living people
English rugby union players
Gloucester Rugby players
Bath Rugby players
Rugby union players from Worcester
Rugby union locks