Harry Sloan (born 16 July 1994) is a professional rugby player for Agen. He plays as a centre and has previously played in the RFU Championship with Ealing Trailfinders and in Premiership Rugby with Harlequins.[1]
Date of birth | 16 June 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Pembury, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb; 238 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He first took up rugby when his father took him to Kent side Cranbrook RFC. Sloan was offered a trial at Harlequins. He impressed and was added to their academy, later on joining the senior side.[2]
While in the Harlequins Academy, Sloan was named in England's U20 squad, winning the 2013 Six Nations Under 20s Championship, before winning two consecutive Junior World Cup titles.[3]
Sloan represented both London Scottish and Ealing Trailfinders as part of his development as a young player at Harlequins. During these spells he was dual registered and still eligible for selection at Harlequins.[4]
Sloan made his Aviva Premiership debut in March 2014 after coming through Quins' academy. He signed a new contract with Harlequins on 11 January 2016 for an undisclosed length.[5]
Sloan left Harlequins to join RFU Championship side Ealing Trailfinders ahead of the 2018–19 season.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Harry Sloan". www.quins.co.uk. 1 January 2017.
- ^ "Young Gun: Harry Sloan – Harlequins and England U20 centre". The Rugby Paper. 23 February 2017.
- ^ "Harry Sloan commits to Harlequins". Premiership Rugby. 11 January 2016.
- ^ "Quintet dual registered at London Scottish this season". www.quins.co.uk. 23 July 2014.
- ^ "Harry Sloan: Harlequins centre signs new contract". BBC Sport. 11 January 2016.
- ^ "Harry Sloan: Centre to leave Harlequins for Ealing Trailfinders". BBC Sport. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Centre Harry Sloan signs for Saracens". Saracens. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
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