Jonathan Fisher (born 15 September 1988 in
Kingston upon Thames
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, England) is a
rugby union
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coach for
London Irish
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. He played at
Flanker or
No. 8.
He was educated at
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in
Crowthorne
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,
Berkshire
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, where he played for the 1st XV that were eliminated in the
Daily Mail Cup
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at the semi-final stage in 2007. He also played at
Lock
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in the side that got knocked out at the same stage a year earlier.
He was a member of the
England Under-20 team that reached the final of the
2008 IRB Junior World Championship
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This competition repla ...
.
He also played for the
England Sevens team at the
2008 Hong Kong Sevens The Hong Kong Sevens is contested annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens (seven-a-side version of rugby union). The 2008 competition, which took place between March 28 and March 30 in Hong Kong, was the fift ...
.
He made his club debut for
London Irish
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as a substitute against the
Ospreys
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on 4 November 2007, in the
2007–08 EDF Energy Cup
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As in the previous two years, the competition is contested between the 12 teams o ...
.
He also appeared in the
Premiership as well as an appearance off the bench for the
England Saxons
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against
Portugal
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.
At the end of the
2010–11 Aviva Premiership
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, Fisher left London Irish to join the Bedford Blues in the
Greene King IPA Championship.
Where he stayed for a season and then re-joined London Irish for the 2012/13 season in the
2012-13 Aviva Premiership.
On 1 September 2014, Fisher signed for
Northampton Saints
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They were formed in 1880 as "Northampton St. James", ...
from the 2014-15 season. After an impressive first season with Northampton Saints, Fisher was picked to represent England at Twickenham against the Barbarians.
He left Bristol to take a coaching role with
London Irish
London Irish RFC is a professional rugby union club which competes in the Premiership, the top division of English rugby union. The club has also competed in the Anglo-Welsh Cup, the European Champions Cup and European Challenge Cup. While ...
's academy in August 2017.
References
External links
Guinness Premiership profileLondon Irish profileEngland Profile
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1988 births
Living people
English rugby union players
London Irish players
Rugby union flankers
People educated at Wellington College, Berkshire
Rugby union players from Kingston upon Thames