Position
Prop
U20 Caps
5
Club
Sale Sharks
Age
19
U18 Caps
4
Ralph McEachran
Prop Ralph McEachran began playing rugby at Guildford Rugby Club and joined London Irish's Academy aged 14, then in 2023 he joined the Sale Sharks Senior Academy. He has converted to loosehead from the back-row and represented England at age-grade level, taking to the field in the 2023 u18 Six Nations Festival and also in friendly ties against both France and Wales. He played for England U19 last season, before progressing to the U20 set-up in their games against Bath United and Cambridge. He was recently named in Mark Mapletoft's squad for the 2025 U20 Six Nations.
- Career Path
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2021 London Irish U17 The Bishop Wand Church of England School U18
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2022 London Irish U18
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2023 England U18 Lymm
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2024 Sale FC Sale Sharks England U19 Coventry
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2025 England U20
Matches played
The props prop the hooker on both sides in the front row, push against the opposition props and anchor the scrum. The loose-head prop is on the hooker’s left, his head outside the scrum when it engages, the tighthead packs down to the hooker’s right on the inside, shoring up the scrum with strength.
