Tristan Woodman
| Born | 12 February 2004[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (234 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | AKS Lytham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tristan Woodman (born 12 February 2004) is an English professional rugby union footballer who plays as a flanker for Premiership Rugby club Sale Sharks.
Early life
Woodman was born in Lytham St Annes and was educated at AKS Lytham.[3]
Club career
As a teenager he played at Fylde RFC in the National League 2 North, playing in a dual-registration with the Sale Sharks Academy, his performances including four tries in his first six appearances in the 2022-23 season.[4][3] Woodman made his senior professional debut playing at flanker for Sale Sharks later that season on his nineteenth birthday, starting against Exeter Chiefs in the semi-final of the Premiership Rugby Cup on 12 February 2023.[5][3]
The following seasons, Woodman combined playing for Sale with also gaining playing time with Champ Rugby club Caldy RFC.[6]
Woodman made his starts for Sale in the Rugby Premiership in consecutive weeks against Newcastle Red Bulls and Saracens in October 2025.[7][8]
International career
After representing England at under-18 level in 2022 Six Nations Festival, he was named in the NextGenXV list of the leading U18 players in the world.[4][3] He went on to make his debut for the England national under-20 rugby union team in February 2023 against Wales U20 in the 2022 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[3] He was included in the England U20 squad for the 2023 World Rugby U20 Championship.[9]
References
- ^ "Tristan Woodman". Its Rugby. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ "Tristan Woodman". All Rugby. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ a b c d e Harvey, Joe (24 February 2023). "Exclusive – Sale Sharks and England flanker Tristan Woodman ahead of first U20s start". Talking Rugby Union. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ a b Moore, Andy (1 November 2022). "Fylde RFC forward Tristan Woodman named in World Under-18 squad". Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ "Premiership Rugby Cup: Exeter Chiefs 46-3 Sale Sharks - hosts cruise into final". BBC Sport. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ "Basement battle sees Caldy take the honours". The Rugby Paper. 22 Dec 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ "Louw and Woodman to earn first Prem start for Sale". Ultimate Rugby. October 9, 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ "One change for Sale ahead of Saracens clash". Ultimate Rugby. 17 October 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ Martin, Paul (19 June 2023). "WORLD RUGBY UNDER-20 CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW: ENGLAND". Sixnations. Retrieved 19 October 2025.