Javan Sebastian
Date of birth | (1994-09-02) 2 September 1994 (age 30) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 118 kg (260 lb; 18 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Queen Elizabeth High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Javan Sebastian (born 2 September 1994) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for United Rugby Championship club Edinburgh Rugby.
Club career
Sebastian has played for Carmarthen Athletic, Llanelli RFC and Carmarthen Quins.[1][2][3]
Sebastian has represented Wales at under-16 and under-18 level.[4] He was then signed as part of the Scarlets academy programme[5] and made one competitive appearance for the Scarlets against Sale in the LV Cup.[6]
Sebastian has signed a one-year partnership contract with the Glasgow Warriors which ran until May 2016. It was a full-time professional contract that allowed Sebastian to play for Ayr RFC when not on Warriors duty.[7]
On 21 February 2023, it was announced that Sebastian would depart the Scarlets and join Edinburgh for the 2023–24 season.[8]
International career
Born in England , Sebastian is eligible to play for Wales, but also for Scotland through his father, who was born and raised in Edinburgh.[9]
In June 2021, Sebastian was called up to the Scotland squad for the summer internationals against England A, Romania and Georgia.[10] He was called up again for the Autumn internationals following the withdrawal of Rory Sutherland due to injury. He won his first cap by coming on as a second half substitute during the Autumn Internationals in a match against Japan on the 20th Nov 2021.[11]
In 2023 Sebastian was selected in Scotland's 33 player squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.[12]
References
- ^ Liam Dolan. "Wales Name u18s Squad". In At The Side. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ^ "Javan Sebastian". Llanelli RFC. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ^ "Match Report". Cardiff RFC. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ^ "Glasgow snap up young Scarlets prop". South Wales Evening Post. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ^ Griffiths, Gareth (6 February 2015). "Wales scrum-half Rhodri Williams leads Scarlets for first time in Sale Sharks mission". Wales Online. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ^ "Carmarthen prop Javan Sebastian looking forward to playing for Glasgow Warriors". Carmarthen Journal. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ^ "Ayr Rugby Club Latest News: Partnership contracts for Bordill and Sebastian". Ayrrugbyclubnews.blogspot.co.uk. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ^ "Prop Sebastian to leave Scarlets for Edinburgh". BBC Sport. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ "Quartet pen Glasgow deals". Glasgow Warriors. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ^ "Scotland: Seventeen uncapped players in squad for summer Tests". BBC. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Scotland 29-20 Japan". Scottish Rugby Union. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Scotland squad named for Rugby World Cup 2023". Scottish Rugby Union.
External links
- Javan Sebastian at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Quartet pen Glasgow deals
- Player biography
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