Birth name | Nathan Shane Fowles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 8 April 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Rochdale, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 87 kg (13 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nathan Shane Fowles (born 8 April 1993 in Rochdale, England) is a professional rugby union player who plays Scrum-half for Ealing Trailfinders in the English RFU Championship.
Fowles progressed through the Sale Sharks academy and made his first ten appearances for the club while still a teenager. [1] While on loan to Preston Grasshoppers during the 2011–12 season, he was named in the National League 2 North Team of the Year. [1] He subsequently spent the summer of 2012 at Border Bulldogs competing in the under-21 Currie Cup. [1] In March 2013, Fowles scored the winning try against Saracens in the semi-final of the Anglo-Welsh Cup. [2] He started the defeat against Harlequin F.C. in the final. [3]
In February 2015, Fowles joined Edinburgh on loan. [4] In April 2015 the deal was made permanent. [5] In May 2015, Fowles was an unused substitute in the final of the European Challenge Cup against Gloucester. [6]
It was confirmed in March 2019 that Fowles would be leaving Edinburgh at the end of the season to join RFU Championship side Ealing Trailfinders on a two-year deal. [7]
Fowles represented England under-20 in the 2013 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [8] In October 2016, Fowles received his first call up to the senior Scotland squad by coach Gregor Townsend for the Autumn Internationals. [9] He is Scottish qualified through his Edinburgh born grandfather. [10]