Alexander Moon (born 6 September 1996) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for Premiership club Northampton Saints.
Birth name | Alexander James Moon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 6 September 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Ipswich, Suffolk, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 123 kg (19 st 5 lb; 271 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | St Joseph’s College Sedbergh School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Moon began playing rugby during his time at St Joseph's College, Ipswich where he studied from age five to fifteen.[1] He earned a three-year scholarship to Sedbergh School to complete his A Levels and further his rugby development.[2]
Moon comes from a strong rugby family with his father, Jon, coaching Ipswich rugby club and aunt, Vickie, a former physiotherapist for Leeds Rhinos and Yorkshire Carnegie. His uncle played for the rugby league side, Bradford Bulls.[3]
In 2015 Northampton Saints confirmed that Moon would join their senior academy and he was subsequently awarded a senior academy contract at the start of the 2015/16 season.[1][4] In November 2016 he made his senior club debut against Newcastle Falcons in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.[1][5] Moon was also a member of the Northampton Wanderers side that beat Gloucester United 36–15 to win the 2017 Premiership A League[6] and Exeter Braves the following season to retain the title.[1][7]
In February 2019 Moon signed his first professional senior contract with the Saints[8] and later that season started for the Northampton side that defeated Saracens in the final of the Premiership Rugby Cup.[9]
Moon represented the England under-20 team in the 2016 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[10] In January 2020 Moon received his first call-up to the senior England squad for the 2020 Six Nations Championship.[11]