Zach Carr
| Born | 3 May 2004[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 114 kg (251 lb; 17 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Dulwich College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zach Carr (born 3 May 2004) is an English professional rugby union footballer who plays as a back row forward for Harlequins.
Early life
[edit]Carr attended Dulwich College, and played for Battersea Ironsides as a junior. Having joined the Harlequins talent pathway at the age of 15 years-old, he moved from the Under-18s and into the Senior Academy ahead of the 2022-23 season.[3][4]
Club career
[edit]During the 2022-23 season, Carr made his first-team debut for Harlequins against London Irish at The Stoop in the PREM Rugby Cup. He scored his first senior try the following week against Saracens in the same competition.[4] Carr played on-loan at RFU Championship club London Scottish in the 2024-25 season.[5][3]
During the 2025-26 season, he made his Rugby Premiership debut off the bench against Bath. In December 2025, he signed his first full professional contract with Harlequins having made 16 appearances for the first-team in all competitions.[3] Carr's performances in the 2025-26 season included scoring a try as a replacement in a 61-10 win against Stormers in the Rugby Champions Cup in January 2026.[6]
International career
[edit]Having played for England U19, Carr made his England U20 debut during the 2022-23 season and was part of the squad at the 2023 World Rugby U20 Championship.[7][4] He continued with England U20 in 2024.[8]
Style of play
[edit]Carr has been described as a "a versatile and athletic back-five forward" and a "tall and mobile back-rower". [9][8]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Zach Carr". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
- ↑ "Zach Carr". All.Rugby. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Home-grown talent signs first senior contract with Harlequins". Ruck.co.uk. 5 December 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
- 1 2 3 "ZACH CARR COMMITS TO QUINS". Quins.co.uk. 4 December 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
- ↑ Tunney, Jack (23 September 2025). "Why Danny Care is 'impossible' to replace as Harlequins boss challenges 'young leaders' to step up". Planet Rugby. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
- ↑ Aylwin, Michael (11 January 2026). "David hat-trick dismantles Stormers to send Harlequins into Champions Cup last 16". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
- ↑ "Young Guns: Harlequins & England U20 back row Zach Carr". Therugbypaper.co.uk. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
- 1 2 Morgan, Charlie (19 September 2026). "The England U20 World Cup winners about to take Prem by storm". The Times. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
- 1 2 Morgan, Charlie (11 February 2026). "How Steve Borthwick's DNA has bled into England A and under-20s". The Times. Retrieved 20 September 2026.