Nathan Fowles


Nathan Shane Fowles is a professional rugby union player who plays Scrum-half for Ealing Trailfinders in the English RFU Championship.

Club career

Fowles progressed through the Sale Sharks academy and made his first ten appearances for the club while still a teenager. While on loan to Preston Grasshoppers during the 2011–12 season, he was named in the National [League 2 North] Team of the Year. He subsequently spent the summer of 2012 at Border Bulldogs competing in the under-21 Currie Cup. In March 2013, Fowles scored the winning try against Saracens in the semi-final of the Anglo-Welsh Cup. He started the defeat against Harlequin F.C. in the final.
In February 2015, Fowles joined Edinburgh on loan. In April 2015 the deal was made permanent. In May 2015, Fowles was an unused substitute in the final of the 2014–15 European [Rugby Challenge Cup|European Challenge Cup] against Gloucester.
It was confirmed in March 2019 that Fowles would be leaving Edinburgh at the end of the season to join RFU Championship side Ealing Trailfinders on a two-year deal.

International career

Fowles represented England national [under-20 rugby union team|England under-20] in the 2013 [Six Nations Under 20s Championship]. In October 2016, Fowles received his first call up to the senior Scotland squad by coach Gregor Townsend for the Autumn Internationals. He is Scottish qualified through his Edinburgh born grandfather.