Magnus Lund (born 25 June 1983 in

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) is a retired English

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player. He was educated at the

Lancaster Royal Grammar School Lancaster Royal Grammar School (LRGS) is a selective grammar school (day and boarding) for boys aged 11–18 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. Old students belong to The Old Lancastrians. The school's sixth form opened to girls in 2019. LRGS i ...

where he played for the first XV. He also studied Business Enterprise at the

Manchester Metropolitan University Manchester Metropolitan University is located in the centre of Manchester, England. The university has over 40,000 students and over 4,000 members of staff. It is home to four faculties (Arts and Humanities, Business and Law, Health and Educat ...

. During his youth he represented England in both the under-16 and under-18 national sides. Lund made his debut for the Sale Sharks in 2002 against the

Bristol Shoguns Bristol Bears (officially Bristol Rugby Club or Bristol Rugby) are a professional rugby union club based in Bristol, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. The club was founded as Bristol Football Club in 18 ...

. In 2002 he represented England at the under-19 World Cup in Italy. The following year he represented the under-21 team at the World Cup in South Africa. He then became a member of the England sevens side. In the 2005–06 season, Lund started the final and scored a try as Sale Sharks won their first ever Premiership title. He was part of the

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Training squad, and was chosen in the 2006–07 Elite squad after a successful tour to Australia in the summer. Lund was chosen for

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in the

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opener against

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, in which he scored a try as England won 42–20. Magnus Lund-Touche BO-ASM

He was called up to the

squad for the

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. Lund moved to Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque in June 2008 and spent six years playing for the French

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club. He was a member of Biarritz when it finished runner-up to Toulouse in the 2010 Heineken Cup, and played with his brother Erik Lund there when the elder Lund joined the club in 2010. In July 2014 Lund returned to the Sharks.

Family

Lund's father, Morten Lund, was an international basketball player for

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, and stayed in England after studying in

. He now lives back in

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, where Magnus tries to visit twice a year.
father played basketball Lund's elder brother, Erik Lund (rugby union), Erik, is the captain of the Norwegian national rugby union team and plays for the French

club

Biarritz Olympique Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque (; ), usually known simply as Biarritz, is a French professional rugby union team based in the Basque city of Biarritz, Nouvelle-Aquitaine which competes in the Pro D2, the second division of French rugby. Biarritz p ...

References

External links

Profile at Sale Sharks
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lund, Magnus 1983 births Living people Alumni of Manchester Metropolitan University Biarritz Olympique players Commonwealth Games medallists in rugby sevens Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players of England Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England England international rugby sevens players England international rugby union players English expatriate rugby union players English expatriate sportspeople in France English people of Norwegian descent English rugby union players Expatriate rugby union players in France Male rugby sevens players People educated at Lancaster Royal Grammar School Rugby sevens players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Rugby union flankers Rugby union players from Manchester Sale Sharks players Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games