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| Born | 15 January 2000 Winchester, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb; 231 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Canford School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Bath | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Will Butt (born 15 January 2000) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for Premiership Rugby club Exeter Chiefs.
Early life
[edit]He grew up in Dorset.[1] He played junior rugby for Wimborne RFC in Wimborne, Dorset, in 2012.[2] He studied at Canford School in the county. Butt started playing age group rugby union for Bath Rugby at the age of fourteen years-old and captained Bath at under-18 level during the 2017-18 season. He attended the University of Bath where he played first-XV rugby in BUCS Super Rugby.[3][4]
Club career
[edit]He plays at centre. In April 2021, Butt joined Coventry of the RFU Championship on loan from the Bath Rugby academy.[5] During that loan spell he made six appearances, and equalled the Coventry club record for tries in a single match when he scored four tries in a league game against the Jersey Reds, in May 2021.[6][4]
He graduated from the Bath Rugby academy to the senior squad in the summer of 2021, ahead of the 2021-22 season.[4][7] He made his Premiership Rugby debut in December 2021 away against Northampton Saints at Franklin's Gardens.[8] On 11 November 2022, Butt scored a last minute try to secure for Bath a 19-18 home league win over Leicester Tigers at The Rec.[9][10]
In February 2025, he made his fiftieth appearance for Bath against Ampthill in the Premiership Rugby Cup.[11] The following month, on 16 March 2025, he played in the 2024–25 Premiership Rugby Cup final as Bath beat Exeter Chiefs 48-14 to lift the trophy.[12] He also started Bath's 2024–25 EPCR Challenge Cup final win that season.[13]
On 29 January 2026, Butt confirmed a summer move to West County rivals Exeter Chiefs on a three-year contract from the 2026-27 season.[14][15]
International career
[edit]In February 2025, Butt started for England A in a victory against Ireland Wolfhounds at Ashton Gate.[16]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Johann Van Graan backing Will Butt to take his chance in the centre". The Rugby Paper. 29 September 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ↑ "Rugby: Havant heroics from reigning champions Wimborne". Bournemouth Echo. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ↑ "Will Butt". Bath Rugby. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- 1 2 3 "SENIOR ACADEMY TRIO GRADUATE TO BATH RUGBY SENIOR SQUAD". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ↑ Evely, John (9 April 2021). "Bath Rugby duo head to Championship side on loan". Somerset Live. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ↑ Bridge, Bobby (15 May 2021). "Bath Rugby on-loan ace Will Butt equals Coventry Rugby try-scoring record". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ↑ "I want to be wearing that Bath shirt out on the Rec as much as possible - Butt". Bath Rugby. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ↑ "Butt set for Premiership debut at Franklin's Gardens". Bath Rugby. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ↑ Jess, Sam (11 November 2022). "Will Butt scores sensational late try to see Bath Rugby beat Leicester Tigers". Somerset Live. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ↑ Fitzgerald, Gary (11 November 2022). "Will Butt completes smash and grab raid to finish off Leicester". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ↑ "Butt to make 50th appearance for Bath". Bathrugby.com. 8 February 2025. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ↑ Harby, Chris (16 March 2025). "Bath win Premiership Cup to end trophy drought". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ↑ "Exeter agree deal to sign Bath centre Butt". BBC Sport. 29 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ↑ "Will Butt: Exeter sign Bath centre on three-year contract". BBC Sport. 29 January 2026. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ↑ Clark, Daniel (29 August 2026). "Will Butt on exciting Exeter Chiefs move and getting used to life in Devon". Devon Live. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
- ↑ "Van Poortvliet stars as England A beat Ireland". BBC Sport. 23 February 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2025.