Sean Kerr
| Date of birth | 8 November 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Johannesburg,Gauteng,South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb)[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Whitgift School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sean Kerr(born 8 November 2004) is an English rugby union player who plays forHarlequinsin theEnglishPremiership.
Early life and career
[edit]Kerr was born in 2004 inJohannesburg,South Africa.[3]He began playing rugby as a five-year-old at Effingham & Leatherhead RFC inSurrey.[3]He joinedSutton & Epsom RFC[4]inSouthwest Londonbefore he later joined theHarlequins Academy.[3]Kerr also attended theWhitgift SchoolinSouth Croydon,London.[2][5]
Harlequins
[edit]Playing with theHarlequins Academyfrom at least 2017,[2]Kerr was promoted to the senior team ahead of the2023–24 season[1]having played forEnglandnational youth teams consistently since 2022.[2]After making an appearance atoutside centreagainstNottinghamin the2023–24 Premiership Rugby Cupin October,[6]he was subsequently loaned out toRichmondin theNational League 1(third tier) between September and November 2023.[7]
International career
[edit]England youth
[edit]2022–2023
[edit]While at theHarlequins AcademyKerr was a part ofEngland U17,U18andU19teams for 2022–2023, and touredSouth Africafor the U18 International Series in 2022.[5]Kerr played a total of five games for the U18s.[2]Kerr also played two games in 2023 forEngland U19sagainstWales U19sandItaly U18s.[8][9]
2024
[edit]Kerr was named in theEngland U20ssquad ahead of the2024 U20 Six Nations Championship.[10]He started againstfirst roundopponentsItaly.[11]Kerr scored the first points of the match and scored seven points in total before being subbed off at half-time.[11]Englandwon 11–36 inTreviso.[11]Missing thesecond roundfixture againstWales,Kerr played the remainder of England's Six Nations campaign as starting inside centre and was named “player of the match”against theirround threeopponents,Scotland.[12]Kerr scored forty points overall for England,[13]including one try. England won the2024 U20 Six Nations Championship,clinching the title by table point overIreland.[14]
Following from his performances and status with England, Kerr was again in theEngland U20squad for the2024 U20 ChampionshipinSouth Africa.[15]Aside from a pool stage fixture againstFiji U20,Kerr started and played every England U20 match, and proved vital in both knockout stage matches, scoring a combined thirty-two points (including one try) in theSemi-finalsandFinal.England won the2024 U20 Championship,defeatingFrance U2021–13.[16][17]
References
[edit]- ^abcd"Sean Kerr – Harlequins FC".quins.co.uk.Archivedfrom the original on 22 August 2024.
- ^abcdef"Sean Kerr Player Profile – England U20".englandrugby.Archivedfrom the original on 22 August 2024.
- ^abcMorgan, Charlie (16 March 2024)."England win Under-20 Six Nations: Here are five players to watch out for".The Daily Telegraph.Archivedfrom the original on 29 March 2024.
- ^"Harlequins are excited to confirm the first year Academy players joining the Club ahead of the 2023/24 season".Fab UK.23 June 2023. Archived fromthe originalon 23 June 2023.
- ^ab"Two Quins to join England U18 tour of South Africa".quins.co.uk.26 May 2022.Archivedfrom the original on 22 August 2024.
- ^"Premiership Rugby – Nottingham vs. Harlequins".premiershiprugby.7 October 2023.Archivedfrom the original on 9 October 2023.
- ^"Sean Kerr – Richmond Men 1st XV".richmondfc.co.uk.Archivedfrom the original on 22 August 2024.
- ^"England U19: Alan Dickens names Men's side to face Italy – Bedford Blues host U19 International on Friday Night".nextgenxv.27 April 2023.Archivedfrom the original on 16 December 2023.
- ^"England U19s men's team announced ahead of fixture versus France at Doncaster Knight's Castle Park".drfc.co.uk.29 March 2024.Archivedfrom the original on 16 April 2024.
- ^"Four Quins named in England U20 side for Italy match".quins.co.uk.31 January 2024.Archivedfrom the original on 22 August 2024.
- ^abc"Italy v England – U6N20".sixnationsrugby.Archivedfrom the original on 5 March 2024.
- ^"Sean Kerr Player of the Match 👏🏼 #SixNationsRugby #U6N20".TikTok.24 February 2024.
- ^"Sean Kerr – All Rugby".all.rugby.Archivedfrom the original on 22 August 2024.
- ^"Under-20 Six Nations: England come from behind to beat France and clinch title".BBC Sport.BBC.15 March 2024.Archivedfrom the original on 16 April 2024.
- ^"Mapletoft confirms squad for World Rugby U20 Championship".englandrugby.17 June 2024.Archivedfrom the original on 22 August 2024.
- ^Morgan, Charlie (20 July 2024)."Bruising England physically dominate France to be crowned Under-20 world champions".The Daily Telegraph.Archivedfrom the original on 20 July 2024.
- ^Meagher, Gerard (20 July 2024)."England dominate France to claim fourth World Rugby under-20 title".The Guardian.