Every Gallagher Premiership club's youngest-ever player: - Page 2 of 3 - Ruck

Every Gallagher Premiership club’s youngest-ever player:

HARLEQUINS: Marcus Smith (18 years, 200 days)


LEICESTER TIGERS: Ben White (17 years, 151 days)

White made his Premiership debut for Tigers against Harlequins on 25 October 2015; meaning he knocked George Ford off the top spot to become the youngest player to play for Leicester in the Premiership.

The scrum-half is also the youngest professional player in Doncaster Knights history having made his debut against London Welsh on 23 April 2016.

He’s now back at Leicester and will be hoping for another opportunity in the first team in the coming months when Ben Youngs is on international duty.


NEWCASTLE FALCONS: Matthew Tait (18 years, 86 days)

The 31-year-old, who left Newcastle in 2008, joined Sale Sharks before making a move to Leicester Tigers in 2011 where he remains as a senior player.

Tait made his international debut for England in 2005.  At just under 19 years of age, he was the second-youngest player to have played for England since World War II, with only his Newcastle teammate Jonny Wilkinson having played at a younger age.

The speedster went on to establish himself as an England regular, playing in the 2007 Rugby World Cup final but hasn’t added to his 38 caps since being dropped by Martin Johnson in 2011.


NORTHAMPTON SAINTS: Jamie Elliott (18 years, 80 days)

Having made his Saints bow against Saracens in the LV= Cup, Elliott made a try-scoring Aviva Premiership debut on the wing against Sale Sharks in 2011.

He’s since gone on to make over 100 appearances for Northampton, featuring strongly in Saints’ double winning season, but his career has been somewhat marred by injuries in recent years.

In July 2018, Elliott left Northampton to sign for RFU Championship side Bedford Blues ahead of the 2018-19 season

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