George Stokes (born 13 July 1995) is a

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player who plays for Darlington Mowden Park. His usual position is at the flanker position. He was previously with

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and

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Stokes began his amateur career with Trocadero Marbella in Spain. In England he played for

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. Stokes played for

when not on duty for

. For the 2018–19 season, Stokes signed for Darlington Mowden Park in England.

Professional career

Stokes moved to

in 2013 He was loaned out to

for game time. After being declined by

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, Stokes moved to

for the 2014 season. He made one first team appearance for

; in a November 2016 friendly against the Super Rugby side

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. In April 2017 Stokes had a trial with

. He played for the Warriors against the Scotland U20s in a closed door training match and impressed. On 23 May 2017 Stokes was announced as part of the 2017-18 season's intake to the

Scottish Rugby Academy The Scottish Rugby Academy, for sponsorship reasons the Fosroc Scottish Rugby Academy, is a national academy structure designed to give Scotland's young rugby stars a pathway into the professional game. The academy structure is based on 4 regiona ...

. Stokes will be placed in the Glasgow and West regional academy as a Stage 3 player. Stage 3 players are assigned to a professional side - with the Glasgow academy players being assigned to

. Stokes said of the move to Glasgow: "I needed a new challenge and my agent got me a trial up in Scotland. I ended up playing in a trial match for Glasgow against the Scotland U20s just before the Six Nations. Gregor Townsend was keen to sign me after that and I signed my contract. Gregor is not the coach anymore but I’ll do my best to impress Dave Rennie and the new coaching staff and hopefully I can play many games for the Warriors this season." He made his debut for

in their opening match of the 2017-18 season - against

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on 19 August 2017.

International career

Stokes was capped for the Spain U17 and U18 side. Stokes is Scottish qualified through his grandfather.

References

External links

Bury St Edmunds’ director of rugby praises ‘unbelievable, fantastic experience’Young Gun: George Stokes – Glasgow flanker
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stokes, George 1995 births Living people Scottish rugby union players Glasgow Warriors players Northampton Saints players RC Toulonnais players Ayr RFC players Rugby union flankers