Warren Spragg (born 1 November 1982 in Manchester) is an English-born Italian

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international. He is a versatile back and goalkicker.

Education

Warren Spragg was educated at

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, he then went on to Kirkham Grammar School. He played for the school

first XV in 1999/00 and 2000/01 when the school side went unbeaten.

Clubs

He started his career at Aldwinians RUFC before moving to

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where he made his

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debut. He also helped Sale Sharks win the

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and Caldy 7s tournaments in 2003. He then moved to

Wakefield RFC Wakefield RFC was an English rugby union club, founded in 1901 and folded in 2004 as a result of poor finances, with a trading loss of £105,000 for the season and unsecured creditors' loans of approximately £640,000. The club's final season w ...

where he won the 2003/04 Eva Orbell Trophy for best newcomer. On Wakefield's demise he moved to Orrell R.U.F.C. He then played for Petrarca Padova Rugby in the

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. After moving to Fylde RFC to play he is now the head coach of the team playing in RFU National 2 North

Representative honours

While at Kirkham Grammar School, Warren was a member of the England Schools 18 group team that toured Australia and New Zealand in 2001. He scored a try in the England victory over the Australia Schoolboys.Rugby.Com.Au , England Schoolboys Defeat Australians
/ref> He then represented the England under 21s in the 2002-03 U21 Six Nations Championship. In the summer of 2004, he was a member of the

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squad that toured Canada. In November 2006, he made his debut for

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for whom he qualifies through an

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grandmother. He has also represented Italy in the

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in 2007. He also played for Lancashire Senior Team when they won the BIll Beaumont County Championship.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Spragg, Warren 1982 births Living people British emigrants to Italy English people of Italian descent Sportspeople of Italian descent English rugby union players Italian people of English descent Italian rugby union players Italy international rugby union players Lancashire County RFU players People educated at Kirkham Grammar School Petrarca Rugby players Rugby Calvisano players Rugby union players from Manchester Sale Sharks players Wakefield RFC players Rugby union wings