William James Stuart (born 12 July 1996) is an English professional

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player who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the England national team.

Early life

Stuart started playing rugby at Andover RFC in

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before moving on to Salisbury RFC in

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. He was schooled at Radley College in

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. He went to a prep school called Farleigh School.

Club career

Stuart joined the Wasps academy after school. He spent time on loan in

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and the RFU Championship with Blackheath,

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and

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. Stuart made his Wasps debut on 4 November 2016 against

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. On 18 January 2019 his signing for the 2019–20 season was announced by

International career

England

Stuart represented England at the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship and came off the bench in the final as England defeated

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to become junior World champions. In January 2020 he received his first call up to the senior

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squad for the 2020 Six Nations Championship and on 2 February 2020 made his debut as a replacement for

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in the opening round defeat away to

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. He also played in the final round as England beat

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to win the tournament. In November 2020 Stuart made his first start for England in their opening game of the Autumn Nations Cup against

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and subsequently came off the bench in the final as England defeated France in extra-time to win the competition. On November 19, 2022, Stuart came off the bench against New Zealand to score his first 2 senior international tries which would subsequently draw the game 25–25, with England having been 17–3 down at half time. This made him the first England prop to score twice in a test match.

British & Irish Lions

On May 8 2025 it was announced that he had been selected for the British & Irish Lions squad for their 2025 tour of Australia.

Career statistics

List of international tries

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Will Stuart
at England Rugby * 1996 births Living people English rugby union players Bath Rugby players Wasps RFC players Nottingham R.F.C. players Blackheath F.C. players Rugby union props England international rugby union players People from Westminster Rugby union players from the City of Westminster People educated at Radley College 2023 Rugby World Cup players {{England-rugbyunion-bio-1990s-stub