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Bevan Rodd
Date of birth (2000-08-26) 26 August 2000 (age 24)
Place of birthDunoon, Scotland
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight118 kg (260 lb; 18 st 8 lb)
SchoolThe Buchan School
Sedbergh School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Sale Sharks
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019– Sale Sharks 106 (60)
Correct as of 7 June 2025
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017–2018 England U18 7 (0)
2021– England 10 (5)
Correct as of 19 July 2025

Bevan Rodd (born 26 August 2000) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for Premiership Rugby club Sale Sharks. He represents England at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds.[1][2]

Club career

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Born in Scotland,[2] Rodd grew up on the Isle of Man and was educated at The Buchan School.[3] He later attended Sedbergh School[4] and subsequently came through the Sale Sharks academy, making his professional debut against Northampton Saints in a Premiership Rugby Cup match under Steve Diamond in 2019.[5][6] Rodd really made his professional breakthrough the following season under the management of Paul Deacon and Alex Sanderson.[5][7]

Having become a regular starter for Sale at the age of twenty, on 4 April 2021 Rodd was a starter against Scarlets in Sale's 57–14 away Champions Cup victory.[8] He still figured in the starting XV a week later, for the quarter-final defeat against La Rochelle.[9][10]

Rodd scored a try during the 2022–23 Premiership Rugby final which Sale lost against Saracens to finish league runners up.[11]

International career

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Rodd represented the England Under-16[4] and England under-18 team.[12] He was also a member of the squad that lost to Ireland in the opening round of the 2019 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[13] Eligible for both Scotland and England national teams, in April 2021 he was reportedly reviewed by former England manager Eddie Jones and coach Matt Proudfoot for future selection.[5][7] In June 2021 Rodd was included in the England senior squad for the 2021 Summer Internationals, but did not feature in either of the tests.[14]

On 10 November 2021 Rodd was called up to the England squad during the 2021 Autumn Nations Series for England's match against Australia. He replaced Joe Marler, who had tested positive for COVID-19 and was forced to pull out of the match.[15] Rodd was initially named on the bench against Australia, before being moved to the starting line up after starting loosehead Ellis Genge also had to withdraw due to COVID-19.[16] On 13 November 2021 Rodd earned his first England cap in the 32–15 victory over the Wallabies.[17]

A week after making his international debut Rodd started in their next match against South Africa, with Genge still unavailable for selection and Marler only coming out of isolation a few days before.[18] Rodd finished his 2021 Autumn Nations Series with a 27–26 win over the world champions.[19] Rodd was included in the initial 36-man England training squad for the 2022 Six Nations Championship but did not feature in the tournament.[20] Later that year Rodd was recalled to the England squad for their 2022 summer tour of Australia and 2022 Autumn Internationals but did not add to his two caps.[21][22]

Rodd made his next international appearance as a replacement in a warm-up defeat against Wales at the Millennium Stadium.[23] He was subsequently named in England's squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[24] Rodd scored his international try during their pool stage victory over Chile.[25] He was not selected for either the quarter-final against Fiji or semi-final elimination against champions South Africa.[26] Rodd played in their last fixture of the tournament as England defeated Argentina to finish third with the Bronze medal.[27]

List of international tries

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As of 23 September 2023[28]

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 23 September 2023 Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France  Chile 22–0 71–0 2023 Rugby World Cup [25]

Honours

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Sale Sharks
England

References

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  1. ^ "Bevan Rodd profile". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Bevan Rodd". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Buchan pupils in North of England Prep School trial". BBC Sport. 4 November 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b Murphy, Tom (14 April 2016). "Five Sedbergh School rugby players turn out for national teams". The Westmorland Gazette. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c Heagney, Liam (7 April 2021). "'They are on the radar': The unheralded Sale players England are considering as potential summer tour picks". Rugby Pass. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Impressive Sale Sharks debut for Rodd". Manx Radio. 23 September 2019. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  7. ^ a b Richardson, Charles (6 April 2021). "England consider call-up for unknown Sale prop Bevan Rodd - and keep him out of Scotland's hands". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Match Centre: Scarlets 14-57 Sale Sharks". Talking Rugby Union. 5 April 2021. Archived from the original on 5 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  9. ^ Smith, Sam (9 April 2021). "Sale keep the faith but La Rochelle make six changes for Saturday's quarter-final". Rugby Pass. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  10. ^ Oscroft, Tim (10 April 2021). "Heineken Champions Cup: Sale knocked out by La Rochelle in quarter-finals". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  11. ^ a b Hurcom, Sophie (27 May 2023). "Premiership final: Saracens 35-25 Sale - Sarries win sixth title in Twickenham thriller". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  12. ^ "Match report: England U18 31-17 Scotland U18". Scottish Rugby. 12 March 2017. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  13. ^ Mervyn, Dave (1 February 2019). "Ireland U20s come from 11 points down to earn bonus-point win over England U20s". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Manu Tuilagi: England coach Eddie Jones adds Sale centre to squad for July Tests". BBC Sport. 20 June 2021. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  15. ^ "England v Australia: Bevan Rodd in squad in place of isolating Joe Marler". BBC Sport. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  16. ^ "England's Genge out of Australia Test". BBC Sport. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  17. ^ Bazeley, Marc (14 November 2021). "England 32-15 Australia". Sky Sports. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  18. ^ "England v South Africa: Bevan Rodd and Jamie Blamire 'can change course of rugby history'". BBC Sport. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  19. ^ Henson, Mike (20 November 2021). "England clinch dramatic 27-26 win over South Africa at Twickenham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  20. ^ "England Six Nations squad: Alfie Barbeary among six uncapped players". BBC Sport. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  21. ^ "JONES NAMES ENGLAND SQUAD FOR AUSTRALIA TOUR". www.englandrugby.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  22. ^ Godwin, Hugh (17 October 2022). "Slade, Watson, Marchant and Daly all miss out on England squad as Jones favours form". The i Paper. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  23. ^ Griffiths, Gareth (5 August 2023). "Wales defeat disappointing England in Cardiff". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  24. ^ "England World Cup squad: Henry Slade & Alex Dombrandt miss out, Joe Marchant & Theo Dan in". BBC Sport. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  25. ^ a b Henson, Mike (23 September 2023). "England 71-0 Chile". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  26. ^ Henson, Mike (22 October 2023). "England 15-16 South Africa: Springboks fightback settles World Cup semi-final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  27. ^ a b Henson, Mike (27 October 2023). "Argentina 23-26 England: England overcome Pumas to win Rugby World Cup bronze-medal match". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  28. ^ "Bevan RODD profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
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