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Raffi Quirke - Wikipedia

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Raffi Quirke

Birth name

Raphael Quirke

Date of birth

18 August 2001 (age 23)

Place of birth

Chorlton, England

Height

1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

Weight

85 kg (13 st 5 lb)

School

St Ambrose College

Rugby union career

Senior career
Position(s)	Scrum-half
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2018–	Sale Sharks	43	(35)
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2018–2019	England U18	8	(15)
2021–	England	2	(5)
Correct as of 20 November 2021

Raffi Quirke (born 18 August 2001) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for Sale Sharks in the Premiership.^[1]

Early life

Quirke started playing rugby when he was 5, inspired by his father Saul who coached him through his early years. He was part of a Broughton Park RFC side at U9s level, in which the side went unbeaten while scoring 267 tries.^[2]^[3] Quirke was also a triathlete, following in the footsteps of both of his parents, becoming North-West champion at triathlon when 12 or 13. However, it became increasingly difficult to consider pursuing both rugby and triathlons to a professional level, so he eventually decided to focus on rugby.^[2]

He was educated at Saint Ambrose College.^[4]^[5] Quirke of Irish ancestry through a maternal grandparent.^[6]

Club career

In 2019 Quirke spent a period on loan to Sale FC in National League One.^[2] On 20 February 2021 Quirke made his professional club debut for Sale Sharks in a Premiership game against Harlequins^[5]^[7] and in April of that year he scored his first try for the club in a European Rugby Champions Cup game away to Scarlets.^[8]

International career

Quirke represented England at both U16 and U18 level, scoring two tries against Wales for the under-16 squad.^[4] In 2018 he toured South Africa with the under-18 squad^[4] and scored a try in the defeat against France.^[9] Quirke was subsequently selected for the under-20 squad although did not participate in any of their fixtures.^[2]

In September 2021 coach Eddie Jones included Quirke in the senior England squad for a training camp.^[10] On 13 November 2021 Quirke made his Test debut for England, coming on as a replacement for Ben Youngs in the 72nd minute against Australia in the Autumn Nations Series, a game which England won 32-15.^[11] In doing so, he became England's youngest scrum-half since Nick Duncombe in 2002. Quirke then came off the bench in England's final test of the series against South Africa, scoring the winning try in England's 27-26 victory.^[12]

Quirke was named in the initial training squad for the 2022 Six Nations Championship.^[13]

International tries

As of 20 November 2021^[1]

Try	Opposing team	Location	Venue	Competition	Date	Result	Score
1	South Africa	London, England	Twickenham Stadium	2021 Autumn Nations Series	20 November 2021	Win	27 – 26

Personal life

As a keen outdoors sports fan, Quirke also enjoys middle-distance running, cross country running, swimming, and cycling. In his music tastes, Raffi enjoys hip-hop, Rhythm and Blues, reggae and rock, with his favourite artist being Bob Marley. Raffi is also a fan of Manchester United.^[3] He returns to Saint Ambrose to help coach the younger players.

References

^ ^a ^b "ESPN profile:Raffi Quirke". ESPN. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Harvey, Neale (14 February 2020). "Young Guns: Sale Sharks scrum-half Raphael Quirke". The Rugby Paper. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b "RFU". www.englandrugby.com. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "SHARKS SECURE SIGNATURES OF 4 PROMISING YOUNGSTERS". Sale Sharks. 27 November 2018. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b Ostick, Chris (14 October 2021). "Rising star Raffi Quirke admits to big miss as Sale Sharks contend with injury absences". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
^ Richardson, Charles (6 April 2021). "England consider call-up for unknown Sale prop Bevan Rodd". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
^ Diamond, Sam (20 February 2021). "Match Report: Harlequins 24 Sale Sharks 12". Sale Sharks. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
^ "Heineken Champions Cup: Scarlets 14-57 Sale". BBC Sport. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
^ Lawton, Andrew (11 August 2018). "England defeated by France in U18 International series opener". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
^ Jones, Chris (21 September 2021). "Louis Lynagh called up by England - Billy & Mako Vunipola plus George Ford left out". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
^ Latham-Coyle, Harry (13 November 2021). "England vs Australia LIVE: Rugby result, final score and reaction from 2021 Autumn internationals". The Independent. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
^ Henson, Mike (20 November 2021). "England clinch dramatic 27-26 win over South Africa at Twickenham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ "RFU". www.englandrugby.com. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

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