Jack Thomas Nowell (born 11 April 1993) is an English professional

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player for Premiership side

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. He also represents England. His position of choice is

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but he can also play as a Full-Back or Outside Centre.

Exeter Chiefs

Nowell was originally a product of the

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junior section. He went to school at

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and then

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, where he took a BTEC in Sport Performance and Excellence. On 25 November 2012 he made his Premiership debut for

in a 27–23 win over

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. After establishing himself as a regular in the Chiefs first team, Nowell was nominated for, and won, the LV=Breakthrough Player Award for the 2012–13 season. In May 2016 Nowell was part of the Exeter side that reached their first ever Premiership final, after finishing second in the overall table and winning a home semi-final against

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. Despite Nowell scoring a try in the final they had to settle for runners up to Saracens. The following season saw Nowell again record a try in the league final as Exeter overcame Wasps in extra-time to claim their maiden Premiership title. Nowell started in the 2020 European Rugby Champions Cup Final as Exeter beat

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to become champions of Europe for the first time. The following weekend saw Exeter defeat Wasps in the Premiership final to complete a league and European double.

International career

England

In the summer of 2011 Nowell was a member of the England under-18 team that toured Australia. He was part of the England national under-20 side that retained the

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. Nowell was selected for the

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and scored a try in the final of the competition as England defeated

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to become junior world champions for the first time. Later that year he was included in the England A squad on the advice of chief scout Andy Fairley. In January 2014 Nowell received his first call-up to the senior

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squad by coach Stuart Lancaster for the

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. On 1 February 2014 he made his debut for England in their opening round 26–24 defeat to

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. He scored his first international try during their last round victory over

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. He also played in the

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and scored his first international try at

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in the penultimate round against

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. In the final game of the tournament against France, England required a winning margin of at least 27 points to clinch the title. Despite Nowell scoring two tries, England failed to achieve this target and finished runners up to

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. Nowell was included in the squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. His only appearance in the tournament saw him score three tries in their final pool fixture against

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as the hosts failed to make the knockout phase. He is one of only six players to have scored a hat-trick of tries at a Rugby World Cup for England. New head coach Eddie Jones selected Nowell for the

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and he scored a try in their opening game against Scotland. He started all five games during the tournament including the final match as England defeated France to achieve their first

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in over a decade. Later that year he scored a try off the bench in the opening game of their 2016 tour of Australia and started the next two tests as England completed a series

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. The following year saw Nowell score two tries against Italy in the

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. He also featured off the bench in the final game of the competition as England missed out on a consecutive grand slam with defeat away to Ireland which also brought an end to a record equalling eighteen successive

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victories. Nowell scored a try in a draw with Scotland in the final game of the 2019 Six Nations. He was a member of the England squad that finished runners up at the

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however injury restricted him to only one appearance in the tournament which saw him come off the bench to score against

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during the pool stage. After the world cup he did not play for England again until the 2022 Six Nations.

British and Irish Lions

In April 2017, Nowell was called up for the

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, becoming the first player to be selected from Exeter Chiefs by the Lions. After missing the first test, Nowell featured as a replacement in both the second and third tests as the series finished level.

International tries

Honours

England * Six Nations Championship:

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runner-up:

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Exeter * European Rugby Champions Cup: 2019–2020 * Premiership: 2016–17, 2019–20

References

External links

Exeter Chiefs profile
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Career statistics
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