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John Brake (rugby union, born 1988)

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John Brake
Brake @ European Grand Prix 7's2012
Birth nameJohn Brake
Date of birth (1988-04-22) 22 April 1988 (age 36)
Place of birthLondon, England
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight14 st 0 lb (89 kg)
SchoolMillfield
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Current team Retired
Youth career
2006–2007 Northampton Saints Academy
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007–2010
2008–2010
Northampton Saints
Birmingham and Solihull
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National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2007–2016 England

John Brake (born 22 April 1988 in London, England) was a professional rugby union player for England Sevens in the IRB Sevens World Series. Brake's position of choice in the 15-a-side code is Scrum-half.

Club career

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After joining the academy side at Northampton Saints in 2006, Brake went on to make his National League debut for the senior side against Bedford Blues in the RFU Championship during the 2007–2008 campaign. He went on to make a further seven appearances throughout the season and scored a try against Launceston RUFC. At the end of his debut senior season Northampton achieved promotion back to the Guinness Premiership. Brake went onto represent Northampton Saint for 4 seasons. .In August 2010 Brake left Northampton Saints and signed for England Sevens and Birmingham and Solihull on a dual contract. He left the Bees at the end of the 2010–2011 season to pursue a central contract with the England Sevens Squad.

In 2021, Brake made the decision to convert codes and play Australian Rules Football. He made his debut for the London Swans and won the 2021 premiership in an undefeated side with a close to best on ground performance.

International career

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Brake represented England as a schoolboy at Millfield at under-16 and under-18 levels. After leaving and joining Northampton he progressed to the under-20 side and made his debut for the England Sevens team in San Diego in 2007.

Brake went on to represent England Sevens for 6 seasons, playing in 41 World Series Tournaments, 2 Commonwealth Games in Delhi 2010 and Glasgow 2014, 1 Sevens World Cup in Moscow 2013 and 10 European Tournaments

Brake captained the winning England Sevens team in the 2012 European Sevens Grand Prix.

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