Joe Carpenter (rugby union)

Joseph Carpenter (born 19 August 2001) is an English rugby union player who plays for Premiership Rugby club Sale Sharks. He plays primarily as a fullback.

Joe Carpenter

Birth name	Joseph Carpenter
Date of birth	(2001-08-19) 19 August 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth	Leeds, England
School	Lawnswood School Woodhouse Grove School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback Current team Sale Sharks Youth career 2008–2016 West Park Leeds RUFC 2016–2020 Leeds Tykes Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2020– Sale Sharks 26 (40) 2021 → Nottingham (loan) 1 (0) 2021–2022 → Sale FC (loan) 11 (30) Correct as of 20 May 2023 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2017 England U16 1 (0) 2019 England U18 1 (0) Correct as of 4 October 2022

Early life

Carpenter was born in Leeds.^[1] He attended Lawnswood School before then moving to Woodhouse Grove School. He began playing rugby at the age of five, playing for West Park Leeds RUFC. Carpenter joined the Leeds Carnegie academy at the age of 15.

Club career

Carpenter signed for Sale Sharks in August 2019.^[2] He made his debut for the club off the bench in the European Rugby Champions Cup in January 2020, in a 30–23 loss to La Rochelle.^[3] He then made his first start on 18 January in the same competition against Glasgow Warriors.^[4]

In March 2021 he joined Nottingham Rugby on dual registration.^[5] He started in Nottingham's opening fixture against Ealing Trailfinders.^[6] He also featured for Sale in this time period, starting against Wasps in the Premiership Rugby Cup and scoring his first try for the club, on 29 March, in a win against Harlequins - also in the cup.^[7][8]

In October 2021 Carpenter was dual registered with Sale FC, making his debut against Taunton Titans.^[9]

Carpenter made his Premiership Rugby debut on 1 October 2022, playing at the Salford City Stadium against Exeter Chiefs. He scored his first Premiership try in the fixture, which Sale won 28–20.^[10]

Carpenter was voted the Rugby Player's Association 15 under 23 MVP of the month for October 2022, after scoring 3 tries in 5 appearances.^[11]

International career

Carpenter was selected for England U16 in April 2017, playing in a 41–22 win over Wales.^[12][13] He was then named in an England U17 training squad in February 2018, although he did not ultimately feature for the side.^[14]

In April 2019 Carpenter was named as part of England's squad for the U18 Six Nations festival, starting against Wales.^[15] He was then named as part of the England U20 elite player squad for 2021, although he did not feature for the side.^[16]

References

1. "Joe Carpenter". Sale Sharks. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
2. "Sale Sharks sign England U18 full-back Joe Carpenter". Sale Sharks. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
3. "La Rochelle v Sale - Rugby Union". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
4. "Heineken Champions Cup (Sky Sports)". SkySports. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
5. Rugby, Nottingham (3 March 2021). "EIGHT PLAYERS JOIN ON DUAL-REG". Nottingham Rugby. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
6. Rugby, Nottingham (5 March 2021). "TEAM NEWS VS EALING". Nottingham Rugby. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
7. "Preview: Sale Sharks v Wasps - Premiership Rugby Cup round 4". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
8. "Harlequins v Sale - Rugby Union". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
9. James (8 October 2021). "Joe Carpenter". Sale FC Rugby. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
10. "Sale inflict first loss of season on Exeter". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
11. "Joe Carpenter - October's MVP of the Month". The RPA. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
12. "Joe Carpenter England U16". Twitter. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
13. "England U16 v Wales U16". YouTube. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
14. . 26 February 2019. Archived from the original on 26 February 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
15. "Five Bath Rugby Academy players named in England U18s squad". Bath Rugby. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
16. "England announce men's U20 Elite Player Squad for 2021". Six Nations Rugby. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2022.