Birth name | Noah Cato | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 31 March 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Brighton, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School |
St. Aubyns School Hurstpierpoint College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of Hertfordshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Glenn Wilson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Noah Cato (born 31 March 1988) is an English rugby union player who plays as a wing and fullback for Wimbledon RFC in the National League 2 South. [2]
He was educated at St. Aubyns School, Rottingdean, Hurstpierpoint College and at the University of Hertfordshire. [3]
Cato made his full debut for Saracens against Leeds Carnegie during the 2007–08 season. [4] He signed a new contract in January 2010. [5] On 5 April 2011 it was announced that Cato would be joining Northampton Saints for the 2011–12 season. Before he departed he was a replacement as Saracens won their first Premiership title. [6] On 26 February 2013, he signed for Newcastle Falcons for the rest of the 2012–13 season, after leaving Northampton. [7] However, he signed a permanent deal to stay with Newcastle from the 2013–14 season. [8] His last game for Newcastle Falcons was on 28 March 2015 against London Irish. [9] In 2017 he returned to rugby playing for Wimbledon in National 2 South, level 4.
Cato represented England at the 2007 Under 19 Rugby World Championship. [10] In May 2007 he made his debut for the England Sevens team at the London Sevens. [11]
In 2008 he was a member of the England under-20 team that won the grand slam [12] and reached the final of the 2008 IRB Junior World Championship. [13]
In January 2009 Cato made his debut for the England Saxons against Portugal [14] and played at the 2009 Churchill Cup. [15]