George Furbank
GEORGE FURBANK
Rugby Union
George was born in Huntingdon in 1996 which is where his rugby journey began. He played for Huntingdon Stags RFC from the age of 5 to 16.
At the time, George attended Kimbolton School where he was an avid cricketer and played in the hockey and football teams as well.
The full back honed his skills at Bedford School – alongside several other members of the Northampton's Junior Academy – and joined the Senior Academy in 2015.
Furbank lifted the Premiership Rugby U18s League trophy before becoming Saint #1986 in November 2017, adding a debut try to his record as he faced Exeter Chiefs in the Anglo-Welsh Cup. He then broke into Northampton’s senior side during the 2018/19 campaign, making 18 appearances that season and claiming the Club’s Player of the Month award for February.
Furbank also started the side’s European Challenge Cup quarter-final outing in Clermont Auvergne, and Saints’ Premiership Rugby Cup final victory in 2019, helping the side claim a first piece of silverware in five seasons.
That form saw him called up for the 2020 Guinness Six Nations where he started the first two games at full back, making is Test debut in Paris against France.
Furbank has since been selected for the England Squad ahead of the 2021 Autumn Series.