Josh Ovens (born 11 July 1989 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England) is a rugby union player for Bath in the Aviva Premiership.[1] He plays as a back-row. He enjoyed a spell on loan to Bristol in the Aviva Championship, but has signed a deal with Bath since then. Josh has resigned on a one year deal back to Bristol Rugby after almost 2 years recovering from a potentially career-ending back injury in 2012. Josh returned to the field versus Clifton RFC in an August pre-season friendly.[2]
Date of birth | 11 July 1989 | ||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Trowbridge, Wiltshire | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
School | Monkton Combe School Milton Abbey School | ||||||||||||||||
University | University of Bath | ||||||||||||||||
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Ovens was educated at the Prep School of Monkton Combe School,[3] a boarding independent school for pupils up to the age of 13 in Combe Down, a village suburb of the city of Bath in Somerset in South West England, followed by Milton Abbey School,[4][5] a boarding independent school in the village of Milton Abbas, near the market town of Blandford Forum in Dorset (also in South West England).
Family
Ovens' first cousin is Lawrence Ovens.
References
- ^ "Player stats: Josh Ovens". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- ^ http://www.bristolrugby.co.uk/news/9932/ovens-pens-one-year-deal/
- ^ Rugby - Boys play at local, county and national level Publisher: Monkton Combe School. Retrieved: 20 April, 2013.
- ^ Ovens named in England Under-20 side Publisher: This is Bath.com - (The Bath Chronicle). Published: 2 February, 2009. Retrieved: 20 April, 2013.
- ^ School's double honour Publisher: This is Dorset.com Published: 30 January, 2009. Retrieved: 20 April, 2013.