Josh Bassett
| Birth name | Joshua Marcus Andrew Bassett[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 March 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Luton, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (14 st 7 lb)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Harlington Upper School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joshua Marcus Andrew Bassett (born 17 March 1992) is an English rugby union player who currently plays for Harlequins. His regular position is Wing.
Club career
Bassett played youth team rugby for Ampthill RUFC, where he helped the under-17s win the National Bowl with a try in the final—the team lost only one game all season.
Bassett played for Bedford Blues in the RFU Championship. After being promoted from the academy in 2010, Bassett soon became a regular starter. He was linked with a host of Premiership teams after becoming a prolific try scorer for the Blues.
On 3 April 2013, it was announced that Bassett had signed for Wasps for the 2013/14 season. He would join fellow England U20s such as Tommy Bell, Nathan Morris and Alec Hepburn with whom he played at the 2012 junior World Cup.
Wasps entered administration on 17 October 2022 and Bassett was made redundant along with all other players and coaching staff.[3] Shortly after it was announced that he would join Premiership rivals Harlequins until the end of the season.[4]
International career
Bassett has made multiple appearances for the England Under 20s side, including a trip to South Africa for the 2012 IRB Junior World Rugby Championship.
In June 2021, Bassett was called up the England Senior Men's training squad for the summer series [5]
References
- ^ "Josh Bassett | Rugby Union | Players and Officials | ESPN Scrum". ESPN. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Bedford Blues Rugby Club". web page. Bedford Blues. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
- ^ Bridge, Bobby (17 October 2022). "Wasps' administration confirmed as 167 employees made redundant". CoventryLive. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Josh Bassett signs for Quins". www.quins.co.uk. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Jones names summer series training week squad". RFU. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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