Henry Robert Spring (born 14 March 2001) is a
Fijian international
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
player
Born in
Suva
Suva () is the capital and largest city of Fiji. It is the home of the country's largest metropolitan area and serves as its major port. The city is located on the southeast coast of the island of Viti Levu, in Rewa Province, Central Divi ...
, Spring is the fourth oldest of seven siblings and attended
Queen Victoria School
Queen Victoria School (QVS) is a non-selective, co-educational, boarding school predominantly for children of Scottish Servicemen/women (but see full admissions criteria, below) aged 10/11 to 18. It occupies a Scottish Baronial-style building on ...
, which he captained to an under-15s
Deans Cup title in 2015, before taking up a scholarship to France as a 16-year old.
Spring played with
Stade Français
Stade Français Paris Rugby () is a French professional rugby union club based in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The club plays in the Top 14 domestic league in France and is one of the most successful French clubs of the modern era. The ...
from 2019 to 2023. He was called into the
Fijian squad touring Europe in 2021, as a development opportunity, and made his international debut against Spain in Madrid, coming on off the bench to replace hooker
Sam Matavesi
Sam Matavesi (born 13 January 1992) is a Fijian rugby union player who plays for the Northampton Saints in the Premiership Rugby competition but also had a short stint with Top 14 side, Toulouse. His position of choice is hooker even though he h ...
for the final 15 minutes of the match.
See also
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List of Fiji national rugby union players
List of Fiji national rugby union players is a list of people who have played for the Fiji national rugby union team. The list only includes players who have played in a test match.
Note that the "position" column lists the position at which the ...
References
External links
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2001 births
Living people
Fijian rugby union players
Fiji international rugby union players
Fijian expatriate rugby union players in France
Stade Français Paris players
Rugby union hookers
Rugby union players from Suva
People educated at Queen Victoria School (Fiji)