Guy Edward Porter (born on 23 January 1997) is an English

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. His playing position is

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. He made his international debut for on 9 July 2022.

Early life and education

Born in London, England, he started playing rugby for Rosslyn Park in south London. He moved with his family to Australia at the age of seven. He studied law at Sydney University.

Rugby player career

Club career

Porter came through the Australian rugby union system. He played for Sydney University, captaining the team in his final year. After then playing for Sydney Stars and Sydney Rays in Australia’s National Rugby Championship, in September 2019 Porter signed for the Brumbies. The covid pandemic caused the suspension of the 2020 Super Rugby season. Porter signed for English club

on 20 July 2020, and made his debut on 22 August 2020 against Bath at Welford Road. On 26 December 2021 Porter scored the winning try on the final play of the match as Leicester beat Bristol 28-26. Porter extended his contract with Leicester on 1 February 2022, and was named as the ''

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's'' man of the match for his performance against

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on 5 February. Porter started the 2022 Premiership Rugby final at inside centre, Porter's defence was crucial as Leicester won 15-12 against

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. In April 2024, Leicester Tigers announced Porter would be among five players to be released, also including England international Nic Dolly, at the end of the 2023–24 season.

International career

In June 2022 Porter received his first call-up to the senior England squad by coach Eddie Jones. Named on the bench for the first test Porter was an unused substitute as England lost 30–28, but started the second test at centre, making his debut in a 25–17 England win. Porter was injured and therefore not included in the initial squad for the 2023 Six Nations Championship, but was called up to replace his Leicester Tigers team-mate Dan Kelly in the week before the tournament started, due to a thigh injury ruling Kelly out

International tries

''As of 13 November 2022''

Reference list

External links

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Rugby.com.au profile
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