Alec Hepburn

Alec Hepburn (born 30 March 1993) is an English rugby union player who plays as a loosehead prop for Exeter Chiefs in the Aviva Premiership.

Alec Hepburn
Birth nameAlec Hepburn
Date of birth (1993-03-30) 30 March 1993
Place of birthPerth, Australia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight108 kg (17 st 0 lb; 238 lb)
SchoolGillotts School
Henley College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loosehead Prop
Current team Exeter Chiefs
Youth career
Henley Hawks
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013–2014
2015–		 London Welsh
Exeter Chiefs		 17
68		 (0)
(15)
Correct as of 7 January 2018
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012–2013
2016–
2018–		 England U20
England Saxons
England		 15
2
4		 (0)
(5)
(0)
Correct as of 16 November 2018

Early Life

Hepburn was born in Perth, Australia. When he was young, his family moved to Hopetoun, a small town on the south coast of Western Australia.[1]

Club career

During the 2013–14 season, Hepburn had a spell with London Welsh in the RFU Championship.[2]

In 2014, Hepburn returned to his native Perth and joined Cottesloe Rugby Club.

In January 2015, Hepburn joined Exeter Chiefs.[3] Hepburn was part of the side that lost to Saracens in the final of the 2015–16 Premiership.[4] The following season saw Exeter defeat Wasps to win their first Premiership title.[5] Hepburn was ruled out of the final through injury.[6]

International career

Hepburn started for the England U20 side that defeated Wales in the final of the 2013 Junior World Cup.[7]

In June 2016, Hepburn scored a try for England Saxons in a tour game against South Africa A.[8]

In January 2018 he was named in the England squad for the 2018 Six Nations Championship.[9]

References
  1. "Listen to The England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line on TuneIn". TuneIn. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  2. "Hepburn given first league start in crunch". Witney Gazette. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. "Exeter bolster front-row resources". ESPN Scrum. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  4. "Saracens beat Exeter in Premiership final to seal double". ESPN Scrum. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  5. "Premiership final: Wasps 20-23 Exeter Chiefs (aet)". BBC Sport. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  6. "Hepburn added to injury list". Exeter Chiefs official website. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  7. "Junior World Championship: Wales U20 15-23 England U20". BBC Sport. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  8. "England Saxons beat South Africa A in opening tour match". BBC Sport. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  9. "Six Nations 2018: England name eight uncapped players in squad for Italy". BBC Sport. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
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