Adam Radwan (born 30 December 1997) is an
English professional
rugby union
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player who plays as a
winger for
Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers (officially Leicester Football Club) are a professional rugby union club based in Leicester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby.
The club was founded in 1880 and since 1892 plays its home ...
in
Premiership Rugby
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.
Early career
In his early rugby days Adam Radwan played for Middlesbrough R.U.F.C. Due to Billingham R.U.F.C. being in a higher league, he decided to transfer there. He re-joined the Falcons' senior academy in the summer of 2017 after a string of impressive performances for the A-Team and in the Premiership 7s.
The former
Billingham RUFC,
Middlesbrough RUFC
Middlesbrough Rugby Union Football Club is an English rugby union team. One of two clubs of the area of Middlesbrough, the club runs five senior sides and ten junior teams.
The initial club was formed in 1872, but it was not until 1892 when th ...
and
Hartlepool Sixth Form College man is renowned for his pace and finishing ability.
He is of
Egyptian
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** Egyptian culture, a complex and stable culture with thousands of year ...
ancestry.
Club career
A star for the Falcons in the 2016 Singha 7s, Radwan spent the latter part of the 2016-17 season with
National League 1
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side
Darlington Mowden Park, having made his Falcons first team debut in the
Anglo-Welsh Cup
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trip to
Saracens
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.
Radwan's progress continued during the 2017-18 campaign, during which he won the Anglo-Welsh Cup Breakthrough Player Award. His pace and evasive running saw him as the top try-scorer during the
European Rugby Challenge Cup
The EPCR Challenge Cup is an annual rugby union competition organised by European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR). It is the second-tier competition for clubs based in European leagues behind the European Rugby Champions Cup. From its inception i ...
, including back-to-back hat-tricks against
Enisei-STM.
Radwan made his Premiership debut during 2017-18, capping off a memorable year by winning Falcons' Academy Player of the Season and helping the Falcons to the final of the World Club 10s in Mauritius. During 2018-19 Radwan scored his first Premiership try during an away game at
Bristol Bears
Bristol Bears (officially Bristol Rugby Club or Bristol Rugby) are a professional rugby union club based in Bristol, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby.
The club was founded as Bristol Football Club in 18 ...
, and also scored his first
Heineken Champions Cup
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try away to
Edinburgh
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.
Helping the Falcons to promotion from the
RFU Championship
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during the 2019-20 campaign with a string of eye-catching tries, he continued his progression with seven tries in 11 games during the 2020-21 season, earning a call-up for England's 2021 summer internationals.
On 29 November 2024, he scored a try off the bench for only a second win of the season for the club and their first win over
Saracens
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since 2009.
In January 2025, he joined
Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers (officially Leicester Football Club) are a professional rugby union club based in Leicester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby.
The club was founded in 1880 and since 1892 plays its home ...
with immediate effect. He signed on a multi-year deal with
Newcastle Falcons
Newcastle Falcons is a rugby union team that play in Premiership Rugby, England's highest division of rugby union.
The club was established in 1877 as the Gosforth Football Club. Around 1882 the club merged with the Northumberland Football Cl ...
being compensated given the transfer took place mid-season. He scored a try on his debut with his first touch of the ball in defeat against
Gloucester
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.
International career
On 10 July 2021 Radwan made his full
England
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debut and scored a hat-trick of tries in a 70-14 victory against
Canada
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at
Twickenham
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.
On 18 October 2021 he was named in England's squad for the
2021 Autumn Nations Series. Radwan started on the wing in England's first game of the series against
Tonga
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, scoring a try in the third minute as part of England's 69-3 win.
International tries
External links
*
Newcastle Falcons Profile*
Ultimate Rugby Profile
References
1997 births
Living people
England international rugby union players
English people of Egyptian descent
English rugby union players
Leicester Tigers players
Newcastle Falcons players
Rugby union players from North Yorkshire
Rugby union wings
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