Date of birth | 13 June 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Carlisle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Sedbergh School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Louie Johnson (born 13 June 2003) is an English rugby union player who plays as a fly-half for Newcastle Falcons and the England national under-20 rugby union team.
Born in Carlisle, he played age-group rugby for Penrith RUFC from the age of six, where his father Gary worked as a coach, prior to joining up with the Newcastle academy aged 13. He attended Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith and captained Sedbergh School, and also ran nationally in the 800 metres athletics at age-group level. [3] [4]
Johnson was promoted to the Newcastle Falcons senior academy ahead of the 2021-22 season. [5] He made his Newcastle debut in the Premiership Rugby Cup against Northampton Saints in March 2022. [6] [7]
In October 2022, he scored a last minute conversion to seal a 32-31 win over Leicester Tigers in the Premiership Rugby Cup. [8]
In April 2024, having made 16 league appearances for Newcastle, Johnson was announced to be joining Saracens on a long-term contract. [9]
In February 2022 he was given his debut for England national under-20 rugby union team against Scotland in the 2022 U-20 Six Nations. [10] He played for England at the 2023 World Rugby U20 Championship, starting the semi-final against France. [11] In the game Johnson showed "sharp thinking" to intercept the ball which led to England’s second try. [12]
Johnson's position is listed as full-back or fly-half. [13]