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| Birth name | Luke Cole | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 November 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Halifax, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Prince Henry's Grammar School, Otley | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Luke Cole (born 7 November 1993) is an English rugby union player, who plays for Rotherham Titans in the RFU Championship.
Cole was part of Yorkshire Carnegie academy where he was an unused replacement for the game against Rotherham during the 2014–15 season but was dual-registered to Otley where he impressed everyone with his ability on the ball and carrying. Cole moved down south England to Gloucester Rugby academy system during the 2015–16 season.
On 6 May 2016, he signed his first professional contract with Rotherham Titans from the 2016–17 season.[1] On 21 March 2018, Cole signed for Championship rivals Nottingham ahead of the 2018–19 season.[2]
Current coaching placement is with Halifax RUFC as head coach trying to bring a new brand of rugby to the struggling but thriving Yorkshire 4 team. Luke's efforts this season and the rest of the coaching staff at the club have taken the team from strength to strength.
References
[edit]- ^ "Rotherham Titans sign Gloucester hooker Luke Cole". The Star. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ "Green and Whites sign Luke Cole". Nottingham Rugby. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.