Andy Saull (born 27 September 1988 in

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) is a

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player who plays at

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and was part of the

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team who won the English premiership in 2011. Saull also represented Oxford University in

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against Cambridge University.

Early life

He was educated at

Bancroft's School Bancroft's School is a co-educational private day school in Woodford Green, London. The school has around 1,100 pupils aged between 7 and 18, around 250 of whom are pupils of the Preparatory School and 850 of whom are pupils of the Senior Sch ...

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and

Kellogg College, Oxford Kellogg College is a graduate-only colleges of the University of Oxford, constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Founded in 1990 as Rewley House, Kellogg is the university's 36th college and the largest by number of students ...

. His formative years were spent playing for Woodford R.F.C. in Redbridge.

Club career

Saull made his debut for Saracens in an

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match against

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. He made his first Premiership start on 12 September 2008 against

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. He made his full debut for

in 2007–08 season against Bristol in the EDF Energy Cup. A regular in the team in the 2010/11 title winning season, he was a replacement as Saracens won their first Premiership. However a leg injury prevented him from joining up with

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that summer. Saull made his 100th appearance for Saracens on 27 December 2011, after replacing the injured Jacques Burger in the squad. On 18 April 2013, Newcastle Falcons signed Saull to a two-year contract from the 2013–14 season. On 17 April 2015, Saull signs for

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, competing in the

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on a two-year contract from the 2015–16 season. On 13 June 2017, Saull announced his retirement from professional rugby.

International career

Saull was a member of the grand slam winning England Under 20 team in 2008, although he missed much of the season with a broken leg. Saull made his

debut against

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in January 2009, winning the Churchill Cup with England Saxons in 2010.

Post career

Saull now researches real estate at Oxford University as part of the Future of Real Estate Initiative after undertaking a Masters in Sustainable Urban Development.

Publications

Saull, A., and Baum, A. 2019. The Future of Real Estate Transactions. Saïd Business School. Baum, A., Saull. A., Braesemann, F. 2020. PropTech 2020: the future of real estate. Saïd Business School.

References

External links

Saracens profileGuinness Premiership profileEngland profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Saull, Andy 1988 births Living people Alumni of Birkbeck, University of London English rugby union players People educated at Bancroft's School Rugby union flankers Rugby union players from London Saracens F.C. players Oxford University RFC players Alumni of Kellogg College, Oxford