Josh Beaumont (born 24 March 1992) is a

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player for the Sale Sharks in the Aviva Premiership. He plays as a number 8, or a

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. His debut season in the Sale Sharks jersey was uneventful as well as his second season. During his third season at the club he became a regular starter under

Steve Diamond Steve Diamond (born 7 July 1953) is an English-born former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played club level rugby union for Newport RFC, as a fly-half, and rugby league for Wales, and ...

. On 25 July 2016, he was named as Sale Sharks club captain for the 2016/17 season.

International career

After a stand-out 2014/15 season for Sale Sharks, Beaumont was called up to the England squad to play the

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in May 2015. He started the match at number 8 and scored a try in a 73–12 demolition of the Barbarians side. Beaumont received his first call up to the senior

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squad by new coach Eddie Jones on 13 January 2016 for the 2016 Six Nations. After missing the 2016 Six Nations and the 2016 summer tour of Australia due to injury, he was named in the provisional England squad for the 2016/17 season.

Personal life

Beaumont is the son of former England rugby union captain

Bill Beaumont Sir William Blackledge Beaumont, (born 9 March 1952 in Chorley, Lancashire, England) is a former rugby union player, and was captain of the England rugby union team, earning 34 caps. His greatest moment as captain was the unexpected 1980 Grand ...

. Josh studied Geography at Durham University between 2010–2013 and was part of

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. Beaumont has been in a relationship with fellow Durham University alumni Ailsa Mackie since early 2016.

References

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