Luke Abraham (born 26 September 1983) is a retired professional
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, who played for
Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers (officially Leicester Football Club) are a professional rugby union club based in Leicester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby.
The club was founded in 1880 and since 1892 plays its hom ...
&
Sale Sharks
Sale Sharks is a professional rugby union club from Greater Manchester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby.
Originally founded in 1861 as Sale Football Club, now a distinct amateur club, they adopted the n ...
in
Premiership Rugby
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and
Lyon OU
Lyon Olympique Universitaire or LOU is a French rugby union team based in Lyon that currently competes in the Top 14, the highest level of the country's professional league system, having been most recently promoted for the 2016–17 season af ...
in the French
Top 14
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between 2003 and 2014.
Career
A strong and pacy
Leicester
Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands.
The city l ...
-born back-row player, Abraham came through the ranks after joining
Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers (officially Leicester Football Club) are a professional rugby union club based in Leicester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby.
The club was founded in 1880 and since 1892 plays its hom ...
at the age of 15. He took up the sport three years earlier at
Bushloe High School
Bushloe High School was a middle school with academy status located in Wigston, Leicestershire, England.
Admissions
It was a middle school, using the three-tier education system (invented in Leicestershire in the early 1960s as part of the '' ...
and joined his local club, the
Vipers RFC, before becoming part of the Tigers set-up. He made his first-team debut as an 18-year-old against
Worcester Warriors
Worcester Warriors Rugby Football Club is a professional rugby union club, based in Worcester, England, that is currently in Administration (law), administration and which has been suspended and will be relegated from Premiership Rugby, the top ...
in January 2002.
A former England U-18, U-19 and U-21 international, he has also played for the
England Saxons
England A is England's men's second national rugby union team. The team has previously been known by a number of names, such as England B, Emerging England and, most recently, England Saxons. England A play a key role in the development of emer ...
. Abraham had a short spell playing at
hooker during his time with Nelson's Bay Club Stoke in New Zealand during the summer of 2005. He was an U-21 League winner with the Tigers in 2002–03. He also won the
Guinness A League in 2004–05 and 2005–06. He played an important role in the
2006–07 Guinness Premiership and the
2006-07 Heineken Cup double-winning campaign, making 12
Guinness Premiership
Premiership Rugby, officially known as Gallagher Premiership Rugby, or the Gallagher Premiership for sponsorship reasons, is an English professional rugby union competition. The Premiership has consisted of thirteen clubs since 2021, and is the ...
appearances including eight starts as well as a single appearance in the
2006–07 EDF Energy Cup
The 2006–07 EDF Energy Cup marked the 36th season of English domestic rugby union cup competition. It was the second season under the Anglo-Welsh format and the first with EDF Energy as title sponsor. The competition began on 1 September and con ...
success.
In May 2008 it was announced that he had signed for
Sale Sharks
Sale Sharks is a professional rugby union club from Greater Manchester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby.
Originally founded in 1861 as Sale Football Club, now a distinct amateur club, they adopted the n ...
for the
2008–09 Guinness Premiership.
For the
2010–11 Rugby Pro D2 season, Abraham signed for
Lyon OU
Lyon Olympique Universitaire or LOU is a French rugby union team based in Lyon that currently competes in the Top 14, the highest level of the country's professional league system, having been most recently promoted for the 2016–17 season af ...
.
References
External links
Sale Sharks profileLeicester Tigers profileGuinness Premiership profile
1983 births
Living people
English rugby union players
Leicester Tigers players
Lyon OU players
Sale Sharks players
Rugby union players from Leicester
Rugby union flankers
People educated at Leicester Grammar School
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