Birth name | Adam Belal A. Radwan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 30 December 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Osmotherley, North Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 86 kg (13 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Hartlepool Sixth Form College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Adam Radwan (born 30 December 1997) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a winger for Newcastle Falcons in Premiership Rugby.[1]
Early career
In his early rugby days Adam Radwan played for Middlesbrough R.U.F.C. Due to Billingham R.U.F.C. being in a higher league, he decided to transfer there>Winger Adam Radwan re-joined the Falcons' senior academy in the summer of 2017 after a string of impressive performances for the A-Team and in the Premiership 7s.[2] The former Billingham RUFC, Middlesbrough RUFC and Hartlepool Sixth Form College man is renowned for his pace and finishing ability.[2] He is of Egyptian ancestry.[3]
Club career
A star for the Falcons in the 2016 Singha 7s, Radwan spent the latter part of the 2016-17 season with National League 1 side Darlington Mowden Park, having made his Falcons first team debut in the Anglo-Welsh Cup trip to Saracens.[2] Radwan's progress continued during the 2017-18 campaign, during which he won the Anglo-Welsh Cup Breakthrough Player Award. His pace and evasive running saw him as the top try-scorer during the European Rugby Challenge Cup, including back-to-back hat-tricks against Enisei-STM.[2] Radwan made his Premiership debut during 2017-18, capping off a memorable year by winning Falcons' Academy Player of the Season and helping the Falcons to the final of the World Club 10s in Mauritius. During 2018-19 Radwan scored his first Premiership try during an away game at Bristol Bears, and also scored his first Heineken Champions Cup try away to Edinburgh.[2] Helping the Falcons to promotion from the RFU Championship during the 2019-20 campaign with a string of eye-catching tries, he continued his progression with seven tries in 11 games during the 2020-21 season, earning a call-up for England's 2021 summer internationals.[4]
International career
On 10 July 2021 Radwan made his full England debut and scored a hat-trick of tries in a 70-14 victory against Canada at Twickenham.[5]
On 18 October 2021 he was named in England's squad for the 2021 Autumn Nations Series.[6] Radwan started on the wing in England's first game of the series against Tonga, scoring a try in the third minute as part of England's 69-3 win.[7]
International tries
- As of 16 November 2021 [8]
Try | Opposing team | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result | Score |
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1 | ![]() |
London, England | Twickenham Stadium | 2021 July rugby union tests | 20 July 2021 | Win | 70 – 14 |
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London, England | Twickenham Stadium | 2021 Autumn Nations Series | 6 November 2021 | Win | 69 – 3 |
External links
References
- ^ "Adam Radwan He recently beat Adam Brothwood in the dads sports day race". ESPN. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Newcastle Falcons profile". Newcastle Falcons. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ Heagney, Liam (9 July 2021). "He's probably the first Egyptian going to play for England". Rugby Pass. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "England squad for July Tests". BBC Sport. 20 June 2021. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "England 70-14 Canada: Adam Radwan and Jamie Blamire score hat-tricks in big win". BBC Sport. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "Quirke in but big names left out". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "England claim 11-try win against Tonga". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Adam Radwan". 16 November 2021.