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| Born | 17 February 2005[1] Birkenhead, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (14 st 0 lb; 196 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Packwood Haugh School Oundle School Stowe School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Archie McParland (born 17 February 2005) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for PREM Rugby club Northampton Saints.
Early life
[edit]Born in Birkenhead, McParland attended boarding school in Shropshire and then at Oundle School in Northamptonshire and then Stowe School. He joined the Northampton Saints academy at U13 level. Initially a fly-half or full-back, he switched to scrum half in 2020.[3][4]
Club career
[edit]McParland became the youngest player in the professional era to play for the Northampton Saints first-team when he played at the age of 17 years and 222 days old against London Irish in the Premiership Rugby Cup in September 2022.[5] In March 2023, he was promoted to the senior academy at Northampton.[6]
The following season he scored a hat trick of tries in the competition in an 82–12 win over Doncaster Knights.[7] He made his Premiership Rugby debut in October 2023 against Sale Sharks.[8] He spent time on loan at Bedford Blues in the RFU Championship during the 2023–24 season.[9]
He signed a new long-term contract with Northampton in February 2025, having only missed one game in the Premiership that season.[10] In May 2026, he was nominated for Prem breakthrough player of the year.[11]
International career
[edit]In 2023, McParland represented England U18.[12] He played for the England U20 side which won the 2024 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[13][14] At the end of that year in November 2024, McParland made his first appearance for England A in a victory over Australia A.[15][16]
In June 2025, McParland was named in the squad for the 2025 World Rugby U20 Championship and scored two tries in a game against Wales as England ultimately finished sixth.[17][18] He was selected for the England A squad again in November 2025.[19]
In May 2026, McParland was called up to a training camp for the senior England squad by Steve Borthwick.[20]
Honours
[edit]- Northampton
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "A.McParland". itsrugby. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ↑ "A.McParland". All.Rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ↑ Heagney, Liam (7 February 2024). "Archie McParland: 'Competing with Alex Mitchell is quite nice'". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ↑ Newcombe, Jon (27 January 2026). "Archie McParland's no fan of Austin Healey, nor TikTok, but loves Dupont". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ Sansom, Tom (27 February 2024). "England U20s: Archie McParland – Northampton Saints' Youngest Ever Player Is Igniting the U20 Six Nations". Ruck. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ↑ Vickers, Tom (13 March 2023). "Saints confirm six talented youngsters will join Senior Academy". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ↑ "Archie McParland: Northampton coach predicts big future for teenage scrum-half". BBC Sport. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ↑ Vickers, Tom (15 October 2023). "Saints left to rue missed opportunity as Sale grind out win in Premiership opener". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ↑ Jaycock, Ben (10 December 2023). "Young Guns: Northampton scrum-half Archie McParland". The Rugby Paper. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ↑ "Scrum-half McParland signs new Northampton contract". BBC Sport. 12 February 2025. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- ↑ "Freeman nominated for Prem and England men's awards". BBC Sport. 21 May 2026. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
- ↑ Vickers, Tom (28 February 2023). "Saints trio selected by England Under-18s as coach Parkin also gets the call". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ↑ "Under-20 Six Nations: England come from behind to beat France and clinch title". BBC Sport. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ↑ Kelleher, Will (14 March 2024). "'They're all freaks' – the England pack driving towards Under-20 title". The Times. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ↑ Morgan, Charlie (6 November 2024). "Gabriel Ibitoye called up to England A squad for Australia fixture". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ↑ Telfer, Alastair (17 November 2024). "Murley scores twice as England A beat Australia A". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ↑ Raisey, Josh (19 June 2025). "England name squad for U20 world title defence with 8 champions returning". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ↑ "Wales U20s suffer seven-try thumping by 14-man England". BBC Sport. 12 July 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ↑ Newcombe, Jon (3 November 2025). "England A name 30-man squad for All Blacks XV clash". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ↑ "England call up ex-'Baby Bok' Janse van Rensburg". BBC. 18 May 2026. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ↑ "Premiership final: Northampton 25-21 Bath - Saints edge 14-man battlers". BBC Sport. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ↑ "The Prem final: Northampton 26-17 Exeter: George Hendy's double helps Saints to title". BBC Sport. 20 June 2026. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ Henson, Mike (24 May 2025). "Bordeaux bulldoze Northampton to win Champions Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 July 2025.