Austin Emens (born 9 October 2002) 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

Bath Rugby Bath Rugby is a professional rugby union club in Bath, Somerset, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. Founded in 1865 as Bath Football Club, since 1894 the club has played at the Recreation Ground, Bath, Rec ...

and the

Great Britain national rugby sevens team The Great Britain men's national rugby sevens team is the men's international rugby 7s team that is the representative team of Great Britain. The team competes in the annual World Rugby Sevens Series as well as the Olympic Games and Europe ...

Early life

Between 2016 and 2021 he attended

Brighton College Brighton College is a fee-charging, co-educational, boarding and day public school for boys and girls aged 3 to 18 in Brighton and Hove, England. The school has three sites: Brighton College (the senior school, ages 11 to 18), Brighton Co ...

and played club rugby for Horsham Rugby Club. He then studied for a business degree at the

University of Bath The University of Bath is a public research university in Bath, England. Bath received its royal charter in 1966 as Bath University of Technology, along with a number of other institutions following the Robbins Report. Like the University ...

whilst playing BUCS Super Rugby and joined the

academy.

Career

He signed a senior academy contract with

in April 2024. He was named in the starting XV for his Rugby Premiership debut away against

Gloucester Rugby Gloucester Rugby are a professional rugby union club based in the West Country city of Gloucester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. The club was formed in 1873 and since 1891 has played its home matches ...

on 12 October 2024. On 26 April 2025, he scored the try for Bath in the Rugby Premiership against

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 ...

that set a new club record for the amount of tries scored in the regular league season. He scored two in the game as they won 55-19 to guarantee their position at the top of the league prior to the play-offs. In May 2025, he had his contract extended by Bath.

International career

He made his debut for the

at the

Dubai Sevens The Dubai 7s is an annual rugby sevens and social event held at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai, UAE. Founded in 1970, the event is the longest running sports event in the Middle East. Events The Dubai 7s has six competitions each year: * World ...

in December 2023.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Emens, Austin 2002 births Living people English rugby union players Rugby union wings Bath Rugby players Alumni of the University of Bath People educated at Brighton College 21st-century English sportsmen