Elliott Stooke
 Stooke playing for Bath, 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 10 September 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Worcester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 122 kg (19 st 3 lb; 269 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elliott Stooke (born 10 September 1993) is an English professional rugby union player. His playing position is Lock.
Stooke was called up to the England Saxons squad on 20 January 2014 as injury cover for Graham Kitchener.[1][2]
On 19 January 2016. It was announced Stooke would leave Gloucester for local rivals Bath Rugby from the 2016-17 Aviva Premiership season.[3] On 9 February 2016. Stooke was signed by London Irish on loan for the remainder of the 2015-16 season,[4] he returned to Gloucester for a few weeks in March/April[5] before returning to Irish for the remainder of the season.[6]
After a slow start at Bath, Stooke cemented himself as a reliable figure in the second row of the Bath scrum during the 2016/17 Aviva Premiership Rugby Season. Making 30 starts in all competitions.[7]
Stooke had his first taste of leadership, calling the line-outs on 16 February 2018 as Bath took on Newcastle Falcons at Kingston Park. Absent (on England duty) teammate, Charlie Ewels, ordinarily took the role.[8]
Stooke was the only player in the Bath squad to play in all 22 games, during the 2017-18 Premiership Rugby season.[9]
In March 2019 Stooke was called up as cover to England's Six Nations squad.[10]
On 10 May 2021, Stooke would leave Bath to join Premiership rivals Wasps from the 2021-22 season.[11]
On 20 May 2022, Stooke experienced a fibula fracture causing him to leave the pitch and to miss the rest of the season l[12]
Wasps entered administration on 17 October 2022 and Stooke was made redundant along with all other players and coaching staff.[13]
References[edit]
- ^ "Gloucester lock Elliott Stooke called into the England Saxons squad". BBC Sport. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "England Saxons 8-14 Irish Wolfhounds". BBC Sport. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "Gloucester lock Elliott Stooke joins local rivals Bath next season". BBC Sport. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ "London Irish add trio to squad for remainder of season". London Irish. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ ""RE: Elliot Stooke"". London Irish. London Irish Scottish Richmond Ltd. April 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ ""RE: Elliot Stooke"". London Irish. London Irish Scottish Richmond Ltd. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ^ ""Itsrugby Elliot Stooke"". itsrugby. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ ""Elliott Stooke happy to take on extra responsibility for Bath Rugby at Kingston Park"". itsrugby. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ ""Ever-present Elliott Stooke has really proved his worth for Bath Rugby"". Somerset Live. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ "Six Nations: England lock Maro Itoje ruled out of Scotland game". BBC Sport. 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Wasps sign Elliot Stooke from Gallagher Premiership rivals Bath Rugby". Coventry Telegraph. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ Twitter https://twitter.com/waspsrugby/status/1527970748463210496. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Bridge, Bobby (17 October 2022). "Wasps' administration confirmed as 167 employees made redundant". CoventryLive. Retrieved 20 October 2022.