England international rugby union player
Rugby player
Curtis John Langdon (born 3 August 1997) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a hooker for Premiership Rugby club Northampton Saints .[ 1]
Club career
Langdon began playing rugby age six in Weston-super-Mare at Hornets Rugby club and joined London Irish aged fifteen.[ 2] [ 3] On 10 August 2016, he left London Irish to join Sale Sharks .[ 4] Langdon scored a try for the Sale side that defeated Harlequins in the 2019–20 Premiership Rugby Cup final.[ 5]
In March 2022, it was confirmed that Langdon would end his six-year spell with Sale to join Worcester Warriors .[ 6] Shortly after this transfer, Worcester encountered financial issues and in October 2022 his contract along with every other Warriors player was terminated.[ 7] He subsequently joined Montpellier for the remainder of their 2022–23 Top 14 season .[ 8]
After one campaign in France it was announced in January 2023 that Langdon would leave to join Northampton Saints .[ 8] In his first season at the club, he played in their 2023–24 European Rugby Champions Cup semi-final elimination against Leinster .[ 9] That same month, he was named in the Premiership Rugby Team of the Season for the 2023–24 campaign .[ 10] He then started in the 2023–24 Premiership Rugby final which saw Northampton defeat Bath to become league champions.[ 11]
Langdon scored a try during the 2024–25 European Rugby Champions Cup quarter-final victory over Castres .[ 12] He started in the 2025 European Rugby Champions Cup final at Millennium Stadium as Northampton lost to Bordeaux Bègles to finish runners up.[ 13]
International career
Langdon represented England under-18 at the 2015 Rugby Europe Under-18 Championship .[ 2] The following year saw him score a try for the England under-20 team against Italy in the 2016 Six Nations Under 20s Championship .[ 14] Langdon was a member of the side that completed a grand slam during the 2017 Six Nations Under 20s Championship .[ 15] [ 16]
In June 2021, Langdon was included in the senior England squad by coach Eddie Jones .[ 17] On 4 July 2021, he made his Test debut starting against the United States at Twickenham .[ 18] A week later, he made a second appearance in a victory over Canada .[ 19]
In January 2025, following an injury to Jamie George , Langdon was called into the senior training squad for the 2025 Six Nations .[ 20] On 21 February 2025, after not playing for England during the 2025 Six Nations despite being called up to the senior training squad,[ 20] Langdon was named as vice-captain for the England A game against Ireland Wolfhounds at Ashton Gate on 23 February 2025.[ 21] [ 22]
Langdon was included in the squad for the 2025 England rugby union tour of Argentina and the United States .[ 23] He replaced Theo Dan as a substitute to earn his first cap since 2021 in a 22–17 victory which completed a series win against Argentina .[ 24] [ 25] In their last tour fixture, Langdon scored his first try during a 40–5 victory over the United States .[ 26]
List of international tries
as of 19 July 2025[update] .
Honours
Northampton Saints
Sale Sharks
England U20
References
^ "Curtis Langdon" . ESPN . Retrieved 4 May 2019 .
^ a b "Young Gun: Curtis Langdon – St Paul's & London Irish hooker" . The Rugby Paper . 23 January 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2019 .
^ Kitson, Robert (11 October 2024). "Northampton's Curtis Langdon: 'The next England opportunity I get, I'll be in for good' " . The Guardian . Retrieved 27 November 2024 .
^ "Curtis Langdon: Sale Sharks sign ex-London Irish hooker" . BBC Sport. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2019 .
^ a b "Premiership Rugby Cup final: Sale Sharks edge out Harlequins thanks to late comeback" . BBC Sport . 21 September 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2021 .
^ "Worcester Warriors: Sale pair Curtis Langdon and Cameron Neild to move to Sixways" . BBC Sport . 31 March 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2023 .
^ Kitson, Robert (5 October 2022). "Worcester player and staff contracts terminated after high court ruling | Worcester |" . The Guardian . Retrieved 5 October 2022 .
^ a b "Curtis Langdon: Northampton sign England hooker from Montpellier" . BBC Sport . 5 January 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023 .
^ Bradley, Jonathan (4 May 2024). "Leinster beat Saints to make Euro final with Lowe treble" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 27 November 2024 .
^ "Premiership Rugby Team of the Season 2023/34" . Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 12 December 2024 .
^ a b Hurcom, Sophie (8 June 2024). "Northampton hold off 14-man Bath in Premiership final" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 27 November 2024 .
^ Mann, Mantej (11 April 2025). "Saints thrash Castres to set up Leinster rematch" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 24 July 2025 .
^ a b Henson, Mike (24 May 2025). "Bordeaux bulldoze Northampton to win Champions Cup" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 24 July 2025 .
^ "Two unbeaten U20 sides left" . Rugby365. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2024 .
^ "Under-20 Six Nations: Wales U20 21-37 England U20" . BBC Sport. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2024 .
^ a b "Under-20 Six Nations: Ireland U20s 10-14 England U20s" . BBC Sport . 17 March 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2024 .
^ "England squad for July Tests" . BBC Sport . 20 June 2021. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021 .
^ Grey, Becky (4 July 2021). "England 43-29 United States" . BBC Sport . Archived from the original on 4 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021 .
^ "England 70-14 Canada" . BBC Sport . 10 July 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2024 .
^ a b Kitson, Robert (21 January 2025). "England Six Nations injury worries grow with George out of Ireland opener" . The Guardian . Retrieved 21 January 2025 .
^ Raisey, Josh (21 February 2025). "Captain Jack van Poortvliet one of four Test players in England A side" . RugbyPass . Retrieved 21 February 2025 .
^ "Van Poortvliet stars as England A beat Ireland" . BBC Sport . 23 February 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025 .
^ "George Ford and Jamie George to co-captain 36-man England squad on summer tour of Argentina and USA" . Sky Sports . 24 June 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025 .
^ "England defeat Argentina to win Summer series" . England Rugby. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025 .
^ "Curtis Langdon Profile" . England Rugby. Retrieved 17 July 2025 .
^ a b Pengelly, Martin (20 July 2025). "England outclass USA in dominant win amid lightning delays in Washington DC" . The Guardian . Retrieved 20 July 2025 .
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