In 2008, Ovens joined Bath, and went on loan to Newbury in the 2008–09 season, where the club won the Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier. He later had a spell on loan to Bristol in the 2011 Aviva Championship season, before returning to Bath for the start of the 2012 season. He re-signed with Bristol on a one-year deal after the club facilitated his rehabilitation by allowing him to train with the squad, almost two years after recovering from a potentially career-ending back injury in 2012. Ovens returned to the field in August 2014 against Clifton RFC for the annual pre-season friendly match between the two sides.[4] In March 2016, he went on loan to London Welsh until the end of the season.[5]
After falling out of favour at Bristol, Ovens decided to combine part-time work at his family farm with part-time rugby for Rosslyn Park, where he joined former senior players such as Hugo Ellis and Mark Lilley, dropping down a division to prepare for a future career outside rugby. Ovens has left the door open to returning to professional rugby, continuing to work part-time on his farm while training two days a week before Saturday match days.
References
^Rugby - Boys play at local, county and national level Publisher: Monkton Combe School. Retrieved: 20 April 2013.
^Ovens named in England Under-20 side Publisher: This is Bath.com - (The Bath Chronicle). Published: 2 February 2009. Retrieved: 20 April 2013.
^School's double honour Publisher: This is Dorset.com Published: 30 January 2009. Retrieved: 20 April 2013.
^. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
^"OVENS JOINS LONDON WELSH ON LOAN AGREEMENT". Bristol Bears RFC. 3 March 2016.
josh, ovens, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, especially, potentia. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Josh Ovens news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Joshua James McLaren Ovens born 11 July 1989 is an English former rugby union player who played as a flanker Josh OvensDate of birth 1989 07 11 11 July 1989 age 33 Place of birthTrowbridge WiltshireHeight1 88 m 6 ft 2 in Weight96 kg 15 st 2 lb SchoolMonkton Combe SchoolMilton Abbey SchoolUniversityUniversity of BathNotable relative s Laurence Ovens cousin Rugby union careerPosition s FlankerSenior careerYearsTeamApps Points 2008 20142009 20102011 20122014 201620162016 2018Bath Newbury loan Bristol loan Bristol London Welsh loan Rosslyn Park335215130 12 10 10 10 0 15 National team s YearsTeamApps Points 2009England U203 5 Contents 1 Education 2 Rugby career 3 References 4 External linksEducation EditOvens was educated at the Prep School for Monkton Combe School 1 an independent school for boys and girls up to the age of 13 in Combe Down a village on the edge of Bath in Somerset After Monkton Prep he went to Milton Abbey School 2 3 an independent day and boarding school in Milton Abbas near Blandford Forum in Dorset Rugby career EditIn 2008 Ovens joined Bath and went on loan to Newbury in the 2008 09 season where the club won the Berks Bucks amp Oxon Premier He later had a spell on loan to Bristol in the 2011 Aviva Championship season before returning to Bath for the start of the 2012 season He re signed with Bristol on a one year deal after the club facilitated his rehabilitation by allowing him to train with the squad almost two years after recovering from a potentially career ending back injury in 2012 Ovens returned to the field in August 2014 against Clifton RFC for the annual pre season friendly match between the two sides 4 In March 2016 he went on loan to London Welsh until the end of the season 5 After falling out of favour at Bristol Ovens decided to combine part time work at his family farm with part time rugby for Rosslyn Park where he joined former senior players such as Hugo Ellis and Mark Lilley dropping down a division to prepare for a future career outside rugby Ovens has left the door open to returning to professional rugby continuing to work part time on his farm while training two days a week before Saturday match days References Edit Rugby Boys play at local county and national level Publisher Monkton Combe School Retrieved 20 April 2013 Ovens named in England Under 20 side Publisher This is Bath com The Bath Chronicle Published 2 February 2009 Retrieved 20 April 2013 School s double honour Publisher This is Dorset com Published 30 January 2009 Retrieved 20 April 2013 OVENS PENS ONE YEAR DEAL Archived from the original on 6 October 2014 Retrieved 30 September 2014 OVENS JOINS LONDON WELSH ON LOAN AGREEMENT Bristol Bears RFC 3 March 2016 External links EditJosh Ovens at ESPNscrum Statbunker profile This English rugby union biography is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Josh Ovens amp oldid 1079361773, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
