Ross Batty
Ross Batty (born 20 September 1986, in England) a former Barnard Castle School pupil, is an English rugby union player whose primary position is hooker. Batty is currently at Bath in Premiership Rugby.
| Date of birth | 20 September 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | North Tyneside, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 102 kg (16 st 1 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A regular in the scrum for Bath after joining from Rotherham in 2010. Batty celebrated his 150th appearance for the Somerset side, on 2 February 2018. The record takes into account cup matches.[2]
On 25 April 2019 Batty renewed his contract with Bath. The Bath regular agreed on an 'undisclosed-length' contract. With the club he had spent nine seasons with, at the end of the 2018-2019 season. [3] He will retire on medical grounds at the end of the 2020–21 season.[4]
References
- "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Bath Rugby". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- "Ross Batty to make 150th appearance for Bath Rugby against Ospreys". PremiershipRugby.com. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- "Ross Batty: Bath hooker signs new contract with Premiership club". BBC Sport. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- "Longstanding Bath Rugby man Batty to retire at the end of the season". Bath Rugby. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
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