Birth name | Lewis Wyndham Ludlow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 11 September 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bedford, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 102 kg (16 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Redborne Upper School Hartpury College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lewis Ludlow (born 11 September 1994) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for Gloucester.[1]
Ludlow joined the academy of Gloucester Rugby at the age of 17.[2] In November 2013, Ludlow made his Gloucester debut in a friendly against Japan and competitive debut in an Anglo-Welsh Cup fixture against the Scarlets,[3] suffering a knee injury which ruled him out of the 2014 Junior World Cup.[3]
He was a member of the Gloucester squad that lost consecutive European Rugby Challenge Cup finals to Stade Français in 2017[4] and Cardiff Blues in 2018.[5] In November 2020 it was announced that he was the new club captain at Gloucester.[2] He will remain as club captain for the 2021-22 season.[6]
In the summer of 2013 Ludlow represented England under-18 on their tour of South Africa.[3] He had also been eligible for Wales qualifying through a grandfather.[7]
In October 2020 Ludlow was called up to a senior England training squad by head coach Eddie Jones.[8] On 4 July 2021 Ludlow made his Test debut for England against the United States at Twickenham[9][10] and became the fifth player in history to captain England on his debut.[11] He also captained the following weekend against Canada and subsequently received a four game suspension for foul play during this match.[11]