Lewis Bean

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Lewis Bean
Birth nameLewis Bean
Date of birth (1992-02-12) February 12, 1992 (age 32)[1][2]
Place of birthBeverley, England[1][2]
Height2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)[1][2]
Weight127 kg (20 st 0 lb; 280 lb)[1][2]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock[1][2]
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Army Rugby Union ()
2017-19 Birmingham Moseley ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019 Worcester Warriors 1 (0)
2019–21 Northampton Saints 15 (0)
2020-21 Glasgow Warriors 4 (0)
2021 Bedford Blues 7 (0)
2021-23 Glasgow Warriors 36 (20)
2023- Montauban ()

Lewis Bean (born 12 February 1992) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a Lock for Montauban. He previously played for Glasgow Warriors.[1][2] He currently serves in the British Army.

Rugby Union career[edit]

Amateur career[edit]

Bean played for the Army Rugby Union. He turned out for the Army against the Navy in the 100th anniversary match at Twickenham.[3]

Bean played for Birmingham Moseley from 2017 to 2019.[4]

Professional career[edit]

At the start of the 2019-20 season, he was training with Worcester Warriors. He played for the Warriors in the Premiership Rugby Cup and Premiership Shield.[4]

However Bean was instead signed for the Northampton Saints for their 2019/20 season.[5][6]

Bean was loaned to Glasgow Warriors in November 2020. He was named on the bench for the Warriors match away to Ulster.[7] He became Glasgow Warrior No. 317. On 10 February 2021 it was announced that the deal would be made permanent for the coming season.[8]

Bean returned to Northampton Saints for the rest of the season; but he was then loaned out to Bedford Blues. The Bedford side has a partnership deal with the Saints and this saw 12 Saints players, including Bean, move to the Blues for the close of the 2020–21 RFU Championship season.[9]

Back with Glasgow Warriors, Bean stayed with the club until the summer of 2023. He made 40 appearances in total for the club, scoring 4 tries.

He has now signed for French side Montauban for the 2023-24 season.

Army career[edit]

Bean is a Corporal in the British Army based with The Rifles and has completed two tours of Afghanistan.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Lewis Bean". Northampton Saints. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Lewis Bean". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Lewis Bean". www.ultimaterugby.com.
  4. ^ a b "In Focus: Lewis Bean - NCA Rugby". Archived from the original on 16 April 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Army's Lewis Bean Makes Northampton Saints Debut". Forces Network. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Saints sign Olowofela, Bean and Garside". BBC Sport.
  7. ^ "Seven alterations to starting XV for Ulster clash". Glasgow Warriors.
  8. ^ "Glasgow agree permanent deal with Bean". Glasgow Warriors.
  9. ^ "Twelve Saints players training with Bedford Blues". www.northamptonchron.co.uk.