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Joe Launchbury

Joe Launchbury
England
England
Joe Launchbury

Nationality

England

Age

35

Position

Lock

Height

198cm

Weight

125kg

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Joe Launchbury Performance Analysis

Investec Champions Cup 2025/2026

Joe Launchbury featured in 1 matches during the 2025/2026 Investec Champions Cup, representing Harlequins on their way to being crowned champions. Results included 1 win and 0 losses.

Joe Launchbury represented Harlequins in the 2025/2026 Investec Champions Cup season, where Harlequins were crowned champions.

Joe Launchbury played 42 minutes across the Investec Champions Cup 2025/2026. In attack he made 1m with ball in hand, beating 0 defenders and scoring 0 tries. Defensively he completed 10 tackles at a rate of 10 per game.

In the Investec Champions Cup 2025/2026, Joe Launchbury completed 2 passes at an accuracy of 100%, contributing 0 try assists and making 3 touches.

His tackle completion rate of 100% was among the highest of any Lock's in the Investec Champions Cup.

Gallagher Premiership 2025/2026

Joe Launchbury has featured in 4 matches during the 2025/2026 Gallagher Premiership to date, representing Harlequins, with 1 win and 3 losses.

Joe Launchbury is representing Harlequins in the 2025/2026 Gallagher Premiership season, who currently sit 9th in the table with 18 matches played.

Joe Launchbury has played 95 minutes across the 2025/2026 Gallagher Premiership so far. In attack he has made 5m with ball in hand, beating 0 defenders and scoring 0 tries. Defensively he has completed 16 tackles at a rate of 4 per game.

In the Gallagher Premiership 2025/2026, Joe Launchbury has completed 7 passes at an accuracy of 100%, contributing 0 try assists and making 10 touches.

His tackle completion rate of 94% was among the highest of any Lock's in the Gallagher Premiership.

Joe Launchbury Bio

Joe Launchbury is a highly talented lock who currently represents Wasps and England. Although he primarily plays in the second row, he can also operate as a blindside flanker.

Born in Exeter on 12 April 1991, Joe Launchbury enjoyed a stellar junior career. After excelling at school level, he joined the Harlequins academy at the age of 15 and showed a great amount of promise. However, Harlequins failed to offer him professional terms at the age of 18, so he joined National League 2 South side Worthing for the 2009-10 season.

Joe Launchbury's performances for Worthing were outstanding, and he only stayed at the club for one season before he moved to Wasps, initially as an academy player. After spending half a season on loan at Rosslyn Park and representing the Wasps 'A' team, Joe Launchbury was given his senior debut in January 2011.

Since then, he's never looked back and has recorded a whopping 150 appearances for Wasps. Ahead of the 2016-17 season, Joe Launchbury was even named as the club's captain. He's held the role ever since and has guided the side to two runners-up finishes in the Premiership.

Thanks to his impressive performances for Wasps, Joe Launchbury was selected to play for England for the first time in 2012. Since then, he's amassed more than 60 caps and was named as the England Player of the Year for the 2012-13 season.

Still young and with plenty more to achieve with both England and Wasps, we can't wait to see what else Joe Launchbury can achieve in the game. 

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