Aaron Liffchak London is a rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 footballer who plays at prop for London Welsh. He has also represented England Students and played for England at Under 18 and Under 16 levels.

Early life

Liffchak was born born 18 June 1985 and attended Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School for Boys

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School for Boys

Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet is a boys' grammar school in Barnet, North London, which was founded in 1573 by Edward Underne, Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester and others, in the name of Queen Elizabeth I..-Admissions:...

, Barnet

Barnet

High Barnet or Chipping Barnet is a place in the London Borough of Barnet, North London, England. It is a suburban development built around a twelfth-century settlement and is located north north-west of Charing Cross. Its name is often abbreviated to Barnet, which is also the name of the London...

 playing both for the school and for several representative sides including England at both under 18 and under 16 level. He then combined participation in the Saracens

Saracens F.C.

Saracens are a professional rugby union team based in St. Albans, England – although they play their home games at Vicarage Road, in Watford. They are currently members of the Aviva Premiership, the top level of domestic rugby union in England...

 academy system with studying at the University of Hertfordshire

University of Hertfordshire

The University of Hertfordshire is a new university based largely in Hatfield, in the county of Hertfordshire, England, from which the university takes its name. It has more than 27,500 students, over 2500 staff, with a turnover of over £181m...

, who he represented while playing for England Students.

Saracens 2002–2007

Liffchak joined the Saracens Academy system directly from school and having developed through the Saracens

Saracens F.C.

Saracens are a professional rugby union team based in St. Albans, England – although they play their home games at Vicarage Road, in Watford. They are currently members of the Aviva Premiership, the top level of domestic rugby union in England...

 Academy system, he began to take part in the main squad in the 2004–05 season, taking part in Saracens 'A' team sides.

The following season saw Liffchak make his first team debut against London Irish

London Irish

London Irish RFC is an English rugby union club based in Sunbury, Surrey, where the senior squad train, the youth teams and senior academy play home games, and the club maintain their administrative offices. The senior squad play home games at the Madejski Stadium in Reading and compete in the top...

 on 9 October 2005, one of four first team outings.

The 2006–07

2006-07 Guinness Premiership

The 2006–07 Guinness Premiership was the 20th season of the top flight of the English domestic rugby union competitions, played between September 2006 and May 2007. It was announced during the 2005-06 season that the 2006-07 competition would end two weeks early due to the 2007 Rugby World Cup in...

 season saw Liffchak make his Guinness Premiership

Guinness Premiership

The English Premiership, also currently known as the Aviva Premiership because of the league's sponsorship by Aviva, is a professional league competition for rugby union football clubs in the top division of the English rugby system. There are twelve clubs in the Premiership...

 debut amongst six first team appearances in all competitions.

The 2007–08

2007-08 Guinness Premiership

The 2007–08 Guinness Premiership was the 21st season of the top flight of the English domestic rugby union competitions, played between September 2007 and May 2008. Due to the 2007 Rugby World Cup the season started slightly later than normal, as England were trying to defend their title...

season has seen Liffchak making further first team appearances.

London Welsh 2007–

Liffchak joined London Welsh on loan in November 2007 and signed a contract with them at the end of the 2007/08 season.

External links

• London Welsh profile
• Saracens profile
• Guinness Premiership profile
• Player profile on Jewish Chronicle website.