Will Radburn (born 21 November 1991) is an English
rugby union
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footballer for
Birmingham & Solihull R.F.C. His primary position is
Hooker.
Club career
A member of Worcester's academy set-up for several seasons, Radburn made his 1st team debut in the
British and Irish Cup against
Newport RFC in December 2010. He made a further two appearances in the competition against
Bedford Blues
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and
Plymouth Albion
Plymouth Albion Rugby Football Club are a rugby union club who play in Plymouth, England. The present club was founded in 1920 from a merger between Plymouth RFC (founded 1876) and Devonport Albion RFC (founded 1876). Since 2003 they have pl ...
.
In the 2011–2012 season he was dual-registered with his former club
Birmingham & Solihull R.F.C. and made his debut against
Cinderford R.F.C.
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He also appeared off the bench for Worcester in an
LV Cup fixture against
Bath.
In June 2012 Radburn left Worcester and signed with
The Bees as their youngest ever club captain.
International career
In 2008 Radburn was selected as captain of the England U16 A team that competed in the Millfield International Festival.
References
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1991 births
Living people
Birmingham & Solihull R.F.C. players
Sportspeople from Solihull
Rugby union hookers