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Josh Weru
Birth name Joshua Weru Date of birth 2003 Place of birth Kenya Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm ) Weight 16 st 3 lb (103 kg ) University Loughborough University
Josh Weru is an international rugby union player, who plays for the Kenyan National Team as a Number 8 . He plays for Dax in the Pro D2 .[1]
At 14 years old, Weru joined the Northampton Saints Academy .
On the 3 August 2022, Josh Weru signed a professional contract with Northampton Saints after graduating from their Under-18 set up. His main strength was his ball carrying ability with academy coach, Will Parkin saying: “His ball-carrying ability is amongst the very best we’ve seen at Under-18s level”.[2]
Unfortunately, late in 2022 he lost his contract with Northampton , before he managed to debut for the senior team, due to his aspirations to play for the Kenyan National Team .[3] RFU’s eligibility criteria, to secure a working visa to play professional rugby, a player from a Tier 3 nation (such as Kenya ) has to have a minimum of 10 international Test caps, of which three must be played during the previous 24 months.[4]
For the 2023/24 season Weru joined French Pro D2 side US Dax .[5]
International career [ edit ]
In 2020 at only 16 years old Weru was called up to the Kenya U20s squad by Simbas head coach Paul Odera.[6]
In 2022 Weru was called up to Kenyan National Team [7] 2023 Rugby World Cup Final Qualification Tournament , where he scored on debut. Coming of the bench to run a 60 metre try in Kenyas 68-14 loss to the USA .[8] Portugal (in which he started at Number 8) and Hong Kong .[1]
International tries [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "News // Weru departs Northampton Saints" . Northampton Saints . Retrieved 20 January 2023 .
^ "Weru situation explained after young forwards departure from saints sparks social media questions" . Northampton Chronicle and Echo .
^ "Rugby transfers for Dax for 2023/2024" . all.rugby . Retrieved 30 June 2023 .
^ "Highly rated Kenyan youngster Joshua Weru loses pro-rugby contract with English side Northampton Saints | MozzartSportKe" . www.mozzartsport.co.ke . Retrieved 20 January 2023 .
^ "Wamalwa, Weru called to Simbas squad for World Cup repechage" .
^ Rugby, Asia (10 November 2022). "Final Qualification Tournament players we'd love to see at Rugby World Cup 2023" . Asia Rugby . Retrieved 21 January 2023 .
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