Position
Lock
Test Caps
7
Club
Northampton Saints
Age
25
Height
203
Weight
120.5
U20 Caps
10
U18 Caps
2
Alex Coles
Alex Coles plays for Premiership side Northampton Saints – A club which he has been involved with since the age of 13. He joined the Saints’ senior academy in the summer of 2017 before making his senior debut in November the following year. Capable of playing across the second and back rows, Coles represented his country from U16 level all the way through to U20, when he wore the rose in the U20 Six Nations and World Rugby U20 Championship. He was called up to the England senior Men’s squad ahead of the 2022 Autumn Nations Series and made his debut in their 30-29 loss to Argentina. Coles featured in the 2024 Guinness Men’s Six Nations and played in the Summer Series tour of Japan and New Zealand. He won the Gallagher Premiership with Northampton Saints in 2024 and was recently named in Steve Borthwick’s training squad ahead of England's summer tour of Argentina and the USA.
- Career Path
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2016 England U16 Northampton U18
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2017 England U17 England U18 Northampton A Perse School
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2018 Ampthill & District Northampton Saints
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2019 England U20
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2022 England
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2025 England XV
Matches played
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- T - Tries scored
- C - Conversion scored
- D - Drop goals scored
- P - Penalties
- Y - Yellow cards
- R - Red cards
- P - Points
| DATE | MATCH | COMPETITION | T C D P Y R P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 24 | New Zealand vs England | International |
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Jul 6, 24 | New Zealand vs England | International |
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| DATE | MATCH | COMPETITION | T C D P Y R P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 24 | England vs Wales | Six Nations |
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Feb 3, 24 | Italy vs England | Six Nations |
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| DATE | MATCH | COMPETITION | T C D P Y R P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 22 | England vs South Africa | International |
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Nov 12, 22 | England vs Japan | International |
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Nov 6, 22 | England vs Argentina | International |
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
The second row, or locks, are usually among the biggest physical presences on a team, required to provide power in the scrum, a jumper in the lineout and a big ball-carrying option. Renowned for their physicality, work rate and mobility.
