Marshall Sykes

Marshall Sykes
Birth name Marshall Sykes
Date of birth (1999-12-29) 29 December 1999
Place of birth Woodbridge, England
Height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight 107 kg (16 st 12 lb)
School St Joseph's College, Ipswich
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018- Ayr ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)

2018-		 Northampton Saints
Glasgow Warriors		 ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Scottish Exiles ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)

2018		 Scotland U18
Scotland U20
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Marshall Sykes (born 29 December 1999 in Woodbridge, England) is a Scottish rugby union player who is a Stage 3 Scottish Rugby Academy player assigned to Glasgow Warriors. His usual position is at the Lock position. He was previously at Northampton Saints.[1][2]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Skyes plays for Ayr in the Scottish Premiership.[3]

Professional career

Sykes was part of the Northampton Saints academy.[4]

While he was part of the Saints set-up he became involved with the Scottish Exiles at age-grade level.[5]

Sykes graduated to be a Stage 3 player in the Fosroc Scottish Rugby Academy for the 2018-19 season. Stage 3 players are given a professional contract by the Academy. He was placed in the Glasgow academy and assigned to Glasgow Warriors for the season.[6]

International career

Sykes is Scottish qualified via his grandfather.[7]

Sykes has played for Scotland U18 and Scotland U20. He represented Scotland in the 2018 U20 World Championship.[7] With 31 tackles made and none missed in the tournament he was the top defensive player in the Under 20 tournament.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "World Rugby U20s Championship 2018 Review: Four to Follow - Scottish Rugby Blog". 8 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Marshall Sykes".
  3. ↑ User, Super. "Ayr Rugby Club - Ayr Sign U20s Duo". www.ayrrugbyclub.co.uk.
  4. ↑ "U20 6 Nations: Scotland name 3 Northampton Saints in 23 for Italy - Fifteen Rugby". www.fifteenrugby.com.
  5. ↑ "Dingwall tops Academy teammate Sykes as England U18 beat Scotland U18".
  6. ↑ "Fosroc Scottish Rugby Academy roster announced - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org.
  7. 1 2 "Scotland U20 (Marshall Sykes) - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org.
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