Callum Braley (born 23 March 1994) is an English rugby union player who plays for

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in the

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. Braley played his early rugby with St Mary's Old Boys RFC. His first taste of senior rugby came when he made his full debut at the age of 17, playing in two

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games for his home city club

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against

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and

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. Braley has been an England age group international from U16 level upwards where, selected for England U20s, his team won the

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with a 23–15 win over Wales in the final held at

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. He also skippered the successful defence of England U20s Junior World Championship at the

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. On 18 June 2014, Braley left Bristol to sign for

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from the 2014–15 season. In 2019, Braley gained his first senior international caps for Italy off the bench against Ireland and Russia in World Cup warm-up matches. Italy's final warm-up match gave Braley his first start against England. Braley qualifies for the Italian team through his Italian grandfather. Braley was part of the Italy squad for the

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, and the

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. He has represented

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on over 15 occasions with a try from 2019 to 2022. Braley left Gloucester for

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side Benetton at the end of the 2019–20 season. He played with Benetton until the 2021–22 season. On 23 February 2022, Braley returns to England to join

back in the

ahead of the 2022-23 season.

Career honours

England U20 *

champions *

2013 Six Nations Under 20s Championship The 2013 Six Nations Under 20s Championship was a rugby union competition held between February and March 2013. England won the tournament. Final table Results Round one Round two Round three Round four Round five References ...

champions *

2014 Six Nations Under 20s Championship The 2014 Six Nations Under 20s Championship was a rugby union competition held in January, February and March 2014. France won the tournament and the Grand Slam while England won a Triple Crown. Final table Results Round 1 Round 2 Ro ...

triple crown

References

External links

Gloucester Rugby Profile
*
England Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Braley, Callum 1994 births Living people Italy international rugby union players English rugby union players English people of Italian descent Rugby union scrum-halves Gloucester Rugby players Bristol Bears players Rugby union players from Bristol Hartpury University R.F.C. players Benetton Rugby players People educated at Colston's School