Date of birth | 13 September 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Chelsea, London, England [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb; 254 lb) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Gunnersbury Boys' School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tarek Haffar (born 13 September 2001) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a loose-head prop for Premiership Rugby club Northampton Saints.
Haffar was born in West London to parents from Ghana and Lebanon. [3] He played much of his junior rugby as a back row forward before moving to loose-head prop in the front row. [4]
Haffar attended Gunnersbury Boys' School in Brentford, and played for club side Grasshoppers RFC. He joined the London Irish Academy set-up at the age of fourteen. [5]
Haffar made his debut for London Irish against Harlequins in September 2022 and went on to make ten appearances in total during the 2022-23 season. [6] [7] He scored his first try in the Premiership against Sale Sharks in March 2023. [8] A week later he was a second-half substitute as they lost to Exeter Chiefs after extra time in the final of the Premiership Rugby Cup. [9]
In the summer of 2023 London Irish encountered financial issues and it was announced that Haffar had joined Northampton Saints. [7] [10] He made his debut for Northampton in the European Champions Cup against Glasgow Warriors in December 2023. [11]
In August 2019 Haffar represented England under-18. [3] He was a member of the England U20 squad which completed a junior grand slam during the 2021 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [12] [13] In February 2024 Haffar played for the England A side against Portugal. [14]
Date of birth | 13 September 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Chelsea, London, England [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb; 254 lb) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Gunnersbury Boys' School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tarek Haffar (born 13 September 2001) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a loose-head prop for Premiership Rugby club Northampton Saints.
Haffar was born in West London to parents from Ghana and Lebanon. [3] He played much of his junior rugby as a back row forward before moving to loose-head prop in the front row. [4]
Haffar attended Gunnersbury Boys' School in Brentford, and played for club side Grasshoppers RFC. He joined the London Irish Academy set-up at the age of fourteen. [5]
Haffar made his debut for London Irish against Harlequins in September 2022 and went on to make ten appearances in total during the 2022-23 season. [6] [7] He scored his first try in the Premiership against Sale Sharks in March 2023. [8] A week later he was a second-half substitute as they lost to Exeter Chiefs after extra time in the final of the Premiership Rugby Cup. [9]
In the summer of 2023 London Irish encountered financial issues and it was announced that Haffar had joined Northampton Saints. [7] [10] He made his debut for Northampton in the European Champions Cup against Glasgow Warriors in December 2023. [11]
In August 2019 Haffar represented England under-18. [3] He was a member of the England U20 squad which completed a junior grand slam during the 2021 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [12] [13] In February 2024 Haffar played for the England A side against Portugal. [14]