Josh Ovens

Josh Ovens
Date of birth (1989-07-11) 11 July 1989
Place of birth Trowbridge, Wiltshire
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 96 kg (15 st 2 lb)
School Monkton Combe School
Milton Abbey School
University University of Bath
Rugby union career
Position(s) Back row
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008-2014
2011-2012
2014-		 Bath
→ Bristol (loan)
Bristol
21
5
10
10
Current local club Bristol

Josh Ovens (born 11 July 1989) is a rugby union player for Rosslyn Park RFC in National League 1. He plays as a back-row.

Education

Ovens was educated at the Prep School for Monkton Combe School,[1] an independent school for boys and girls up to the age of 13 in Combe Down, a village on the edge of Bath in Somerset. After Monkton Prep he went to Milton Abbey School,[2][3] an independent day and boarding school in Milton Abbas, near Blandford Forum in Dorset.

Rugby career

In 2008, Ovens joined Bath, enjoying a spell on loan to Bristol in the 2011 Aviva Championship season and returning to Bath for the start of the 2012 season. He re-signed with Bristol on a one-year deal after the club facilitated his rehabilitation by allowing him to train with the squad, almost two years after recovering from a potentially career-ending back injury in 2012. Ovens returned to the field in August 2014 against Clifton RFC for the annual pre-season friendly match between the two sides.[4]

After falling out of favour at Bristol RFC, Ovens decided to combine part-time work at his family farm with part-time rugby for Rosslyn Park RFC, where he joined former senior players such as Hugo Ellis and Mark Lilley, dropping down a division to prepare for a future career outside rugby. Ovens has left the door open to returning to professional rugby,continuing to work part-time on his farm while training two days a week before Saturday match days.

Family

Ovens' first cousin is Laurence Ovens.

References

  1. ↑ Rugby - Boys play at local, county and national level Publisher: Monkton Combe School. Retrieved: 20 April 2013.
  2. ↑ Ovens named in England Under-20 side Publisher: This is Bath.com - (The Bath Chronicle). Published: 2 February 2009. Retrieved: 20 April 2013.
  3. ↑ School's double honour Publisher: This is Dorset.com Published: 30 January 2009. Retrieved: 20 April 2013.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-30.


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