Noah Cato

Noah Cato
Full name Noah Cato
Date of birth (1988-03-31) 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
Current status
Current team Newcastle Falcons
Playing career
Position Wing, Fullback
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2007–2011
2011–2013
2013–2015
Saracens
Northampton Saints
Newcastle Falcons
56
1
28
(70)
(0)
(40)
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2008
2009
England U20
England Saxons
10
4
(45)
(10)
Sevens national teams
Years Club / team Comps
2007 England

Noah Cato (born 31 March 1988 in Brighton) is a rugby union player who currently plays as a wing and Fullback for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership.

He was educated at St. Aubyns School, Rottingdean, Hurstpierpoint College and at the University of Hertfordshire.[2]

Club career

Cato made his full debut for Saracens against Leeds Carnegie during the 2007–08 season.[3] He signed a new contract in January 2010.[4] On 5 April 2011 it was announced that Cato would be joining Northampton Saints for the 2011/12 season. On 26 February 2013, Cato signed for Newcastle Falcons for the rest of the 2012-13 season, after leaving Northampton.[5] However, Cato signed a permanent deal to stay with Newcastle from the 2013-14 season.[6]

International career

Cato represented England at the 2007 Under 19 Rugby World Championship.[7] In May 2007 he made his debut for the England Sevens team at the London Sevens.[8]

In 2008 Cato was a member of the England under-20 team that won the grand slam[9] and reached the final of the 2008 IRB Junior World Championship.[10]

In January 2009 Cato made his debut for the England Saxons against Portugal[11] and played at the 2009 Churchill Cup.[12]

References

  1. "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Northampton Saints". web page. Premier Rugby. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  2. "Noah Cato". http://www.rfu.com/. Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 18 September 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  3. "Leeds 7–31 Saracens". BBC. 30 September 2007. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
  4. "Sarries stars extend deals". Sky Sports. 12 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
  5. "Newcastle sign Northampton Saints winger Noah Cato". BBC Sport. 26 February 2013.
  6. "Noah Cato sign new contract with Newcastle Falcons". The Journal. 4 July 2013.
  7. "England U19 31–13 Argentina U19". BBC. 17 April 2007. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
  8. "England Sevens call on youngster for London debut". RFU. 24 May 2007. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
  9. "Grand Slam glory for England Under 20s". RFU. 14 March 2008. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
  10. "England U20 3–38 NZ U20". BBC. 22 June 2008. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
  11. "England Saxons 66–0 Portugal". BBC. 30 January 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
  12. "Ireland A 49–22 England Saxons". BBC. 21 June 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-13.

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