Alec Hepburn (born 30 March 1993) is an

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rugby union player who plays as a loosehead prop for

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in the

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Early life

Hepburn was born in

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, Australia. When he was young, his family moved to Hopetoun, a small town on the south coast of

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Club career

During the 2013–14 season, Hepburn had a spell with

London Welsh London Welsh Rugby Football Club ( cy, Clwb Rygbi Cymry Llundain) was a rugby union club formed in 1885. Based in Old Deer Park, Richmond-upon-Thames, London Welsh RFC played in the English Premiership in the 2012–13 and 2014–15 seasons ...

in the

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. In 2014, Hepburn returned to his native Perth and joined Cottesloe Rugby Club. In January 2015, Hepburn joined

. Hepburn was part of the side that lost to

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in the final of the 2015–16 Premiership. The following season saw Exeter defeat

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to win their first Premiership title. Hepburn was ruled out of the final through injury.

International career

Hepburn started for the England U20 side that defeated

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in the final of the 2013 Junior World Cup. In June 2016, Hepburn scored a try for

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in a tour game against

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. In January 2018 Hepburn was named in the

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squad for the

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References

External links

Exeter Chiefs Profile
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