Alex joined us for the 2013/4 season and scored, as left wing, on his full League debut against Dings Crusaders in N2S.
He quickly established himself as a 1st XVer largely on the wing but anywhere really, outside fly-half. In 2014/4 was Man of the Match, FB/2tc4p v Old Patesians h 38-31. In his third season Alex was awarded a 1st XV Honours tie, passed 50 starts and scored 100 career points. He was also selected as full-back for Hampshire in the County Championship Shield campaign, playing full-back in the final at Twickenham when they won 33-11 against Staffordshire and kicking four out of five conversions.
Alex wasn’t around much for the next three seasons but did play for the 75th time against Dings Crusaders in January 2018.
In 2019/0, now largely established as the full-back, Alex played his 100th League game when he was full-back against Bury St Edmunds in March.
This season, which has proved to be his last, his two tries against Old Centralians in March took him past 200 points. Man of the Match, FB v Royal Wootton Bassett, 9 April 2022.
Alex has been a loyal supporter of the Bournemouth cause over these past nine seasons although latterly, for reasons outside anyone’s control, we have not seen as much of him as we would have liked. This loss has only been compounded by Alex hanging up his boots so early in his career, perhaps even prematurely. ‘Thank you’ Alex for being with us and we wish you well for the future.
Doug Warren
Career Stats
Full-back: 46/12t20c6p
Right Wing: 13
OS Centre: 20/4t4c
IS Centre: 6/3t
Left Wing: 5/t
Started: 90/23t28c6p
Substitute: 38/3t
Played: 118/26t28c6p
1st XV Honours Tie: 12 Sep 2015
