Alec Clarey (born 8 February 1994) is an English

rugby union Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ...

player who plays for

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in the

RFU Championship The RFU Championship is an English rugby union competition comprising twelve clubs. It is the second level of men's English rugby and is played by both professional and semi-professional players. The competition has existed since 1987, when Eng ...

. After graduating from

Barnard Castle School Barnard Castle School (colloquially Barney School or locally the County School) is a co-educational private day and boarding school in the market town of Barnard Castle, County Durham, in the North East of England. It is a member of The Head ...

, he moved to

Hartpury College Hartpury University and Hartpury College, formerly Hartpury College, is a provider of further and higher education The university and college is set in a 360-hectare estate located in Hartpury, near Gloucester, in Gloucestershire, England. The ...

on a scholarship whilst previously represented England Students, where he helped Hartpury win the

National League 1 National One, up until 2023 known as National League 1 and previously known before September 2009 as National Division Two), is the third of three national leagues in the domestic rugby union competition of England. It was known as Courage Lea ...

Championship during the 2016–17 season, thus promoted to the

next season. He was also a part of

Bristol Bristol () is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region. Built around the River Avon, Bristol, River Avon, it is bordered by t ...

academy system, where he was featured in their Aviva 'A' League competition, whilst playing for Hartpury. On 27 April 2017, Clarey signed his first professional contract with

Jersey Reds Jersey Reds was a rugby union club based in Jersey, Channel Islands. On 28th September 2023, the club ceased trading and shortly thereafter went into liquidation following the withdrawal of financial support from a key investor. Until seaso ...

to stay in the

from the 2017–18 season. On 30 June 2020, Clarey has left Jersey to signed for

from the 2020–21 season.

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* 1994 births Living people Alumni of Hartpury College Bristol Bears players English rugby union players Jersey Reds players People educated at Barnard Castle School Rugby union players from Bishop Auckland Rugby union props Saracens F.C. players {{England-rugbyunion-bio-1990s-stub