Piers Francis
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Piers Francis | ||
| Born |
20 June 1990 Gravesend, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb) | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | First-five | ||
| Current club | Auckland Blues | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Maidstone FC | ||
| 2005–08 | Saracens | ||
| 2010 | Auckland | ||
| Amateur team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2009 | Auckland Marists | () | |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2011 | Auckland | 7 | (7) |
| 2012 | Waikato | 8 | (10) |
| 2012–14 | Edinburgh | 15 | (33) |
| 2014−15 | Doncaster Knights | 7 | (0) |
| 2015− | Counties Manukau | 19 | (191) |
| 2016− | Blues | 11 | (41) |
|
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 23 October 2016. | |||
Piers Francis (born 20 June 1990) is an English rugby union footballer who plays as a stand-off.
Career
Francis was born in Gravesend, Kent and was a member of the Saracens Academy for three years during his teens. He moved to New Zealand at the age of 18 and played ITM Cup rugby for both Auckland and Waikato before returning to the UK in 2012 to sign with Edinburgh.
He spent two years with the Edinburgh outfit, but suffered an injury in the pre-season ahead of the 2013-14 campaign which effectively kept him out of action for the whole season.
He was released in the summer of 2014 along with other fly-halves Harry Leonard and Gregor Hunter.
It was announced in November 2014 that he had signed with RFU Championship side Doncaster Knights, with the contract running until March 2015.
For the remainder of 2015 Francis returned to New Zealand, where he linked with the ITM Cup team Counties Manukau on a two-year deal.[1] After a strong showing in a Tana Umaga coached side, he followed his coach and signed a deal with the Super Rugby team the Blues for the 2016 Super Rugby season.[2]
References
External links
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/26867892
- http://www.drfc.co.uk/news/piers-pens-with-knights/