Archie McParland
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| Born | 17 February 2005[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (14 st 0 lb; 196 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Packwood Haugh Oundle School Stowe School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Archie McParland (born 17 February 2005) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum half for PREM Rugby club Northampton Saints.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Born in Birkenhead, he attended boarding school in Shropshire and then at Oundle School in Northamptonshire and then Stowe School. He joined the Northampton Saints academy at U13 level. Initially a fly-half he switched to scrum half in 2020.[3]
Career
[edit | edit source]He became the youngest player in the professional era to play for the Northampton Saints first-team when he played at the age of 17 years and 222 days old against London Irish in the Premiership Rugby Cup in September 2022.[4] In March 2023, he was promoted to the senior academy at Northampton.[5]
The following season he scored a hat trick of tries in the competition in an 82–12 win over Doncaster Knights.[6] He made his Premiership Rugby debut in October 2023 against Sale Sharks.[7] He spent time on loan at Bedford Blues in the Rugby Championship during the 2023–24 season.[8]
He signed a new long-term contract with Northampton in February 2025, having only missed one game in the Premiership that season.[9]
International career
[edit | edit source]In 2023, he played for the England U18.[10] He played as part the England national under-20 rugby union team which won the 2024 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[11][12] In November 2024, he was called up to the England A national rugby union team.[13] In June 2025, he was named in the England U20 squad for the 2025 World Rugby U20 Championship.[14] He was selected for the England A squad again in November 2025.[15]
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