| Birth name | Archie Vanes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 September 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Burton on Trent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Brooksby Melton College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Archie Vanes (born 16 September 2001)[1] is an English professional rugby union player for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby, his preferred position is hooker.[2]
Born in Burton on Trent Vanes first played rugby for Melbourne RFC in Derbyshire before joining Ashby RFC in Leicestershire.[3] He represented England at under 18s level,[3] and in 2021 played for England U20 in the 2021 Six Nations.[4]
Vanes made his Leicester debut on 13 November 2021 as a replacement in a game against Sale Sharks in the Premiership Rugby Cup. He made his league debut on 18 November 2023 as a late replacement against Northampton Saints, and made his European Rugby Champions Cup debut on 17 December 2023, where Vanes scored a hat trick of tries as Leicester beat Stade Francais Paris 27–24.[5] He was the first Leicester player to score a hat trick on their European debut.[6]