Alex Goode
England
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Full name Alexander David Goode
Born May 5, 1988, Cambridge
Current age 35 years 319 days
Major teams Barbarians, England A, Saracens, England
Position Fly-half
Height 5 ft 11 in
Weight 198 lb

Test career
Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Won Lost Draw %
All Tests 2012-2016 21 14 7 8 1 0 1 0 13 7 1 64.28
Five/Six Nations 2013-2016 10 6 4 3 0 0 1 0 7 3 0 70
IRB Rugby World Cup 2015-2015 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 100

Career statistics
Test debut South Africa v England at Johannesburg, Jun 16, 2012 match details
Last Test England v Fiji at Twickenham, Nov 19, 2016 match details
Test Statsguru Main menu | Career summary | Match list | Most points | Most tries | Tournament list

English Premiership
Team Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Won Lost Draw %
All matches 2008-2021 215 208 7 542 27 52 99 2 150 59 6 71.16
Saracens 2008-2021 215 208 7 542 27 52 99 2 150 59 6 71.16
Profile

Alex Goode is equally adept at fullback and fly-half but is usually used at the back of the field at Saracens.

Goode was an all rounder as a younger man and played county tennis, reached the National Schools athletics finals and played football for the Ipswich FC academy. But he opted to turn his attentions to rugby. Highly rated by coach Brendan Venter when he was in charge of Saracens, Goode impressed as the club switched to a free running style in the second half of the 2009-10 season.

Goode played a pivotal role as Saracens reached the Aviva Premiership Grand Final, where they beat Leicester Tigers. Despite his fine form, Goode was overlooked for England's squad for the World Cup in New Zealand.

Goode once again shone throughout the 2011-12 campaign playing at both fly-half and fullback and it was his versatility which helped propel him into the England reckoning after he was included in their 42-man squad for the tour to South Africa. He made his debut as a replacement in the second Test and impressed sufficiently to be handed a first start in the final Test of the series. Goode was solid under the high ball at fullback but had stern competition for a place in the side going forward in the guise of both Ben Foden and Mike Brown.

However with Foden injured and Brown thrust onto the wing, Goode was given the No.15 shirt for the autumn internationals and excelled to the extent that he continued in the role for England's subsequent Six Nations campaign.

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Mar 28, 2015
Alex Goode of Saracens and Harlequins' Nick Evans compete for a high ball
Alex Goode of Saracens and Harlequins' Nick Evans compete for a high ball
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Mar 8, 2015
Christian Wade beats Alex Goode to touch down
Christian Wade beats Alex Goode to touch down
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Feb 28, 2015
Alex Goode catches a ball during the England Captain's run
Alex Goode catches a ball during the England Captain's run
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Feb 27, 2015
Alex Goode takes a high ball in England training
Alex Goode takes a high ball in England training
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