Luke Arscott

{{Short description|English rugby union player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}

{{Use British English|date=January 2018}}

{{Infobox rugby biography

| name = Luke Arscott

| image =

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|7|7|df=y}}

| birth_place = Plymouth, England, UK

| height = {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|106|kg|stlb|abbr=on}} {{cite web|url=http://www.premiershiprugby.com/premiership/rugby/exeter_chiefs.php?section=1 |title=Aviva Premiership Rugby - Exeter Chiefs |work=web page |publisher=Premier Rugby |accessdate=25 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206111700/http://www.premiershiprugby.com/premiership/rugby/exeter_chiefs.php?section=1 |archivedate=6 February 2012 }}

| relatives = Tom Arscott

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| position = Fullback

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| years1 = 2000–2003

| years2 = 2003–2006

| years3 = 2006–2010

| years4 = 2010–2014

| years5 = 2014–2016

| years6 = 2015-2016

| years7 = 2016-2017

| clubs1 = Exeter Chiefs

| clubs2 = Plymouth Albion

| clubs3 = Bristol

| clubs4 = Exeter Chiefs

| clubs5 = Bath

| clubs6 = Bristol Rugby (loan)

| clubs7 = Bristol Rugby

| apps1 = 5

| apps2 = 57

| apps3 = 82

| apps4 = 98

| apps5 = 9

| apps6 = 15

| apps7 = 0

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| points2 = 57

| points3 = 60

| points4 = 50

| points5 = 0

| points6 = 5

| points7 = 0

| ru_clubupdate = 7 February 2015

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Luke Arscott (born 7 July 1984 in Plymouth, Devon) is a rugby union player for Bristol Rugby in the RFU Championship.

His position of choice is as a full-back. He previously played for Plymouth Albion in National League 1, before joining Bristol for the 2006–07 season. In February 2010, Arscott extended his contract at Bristol{{cite news|title=Arscott signs new deal|url=http://www1.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/12321/3067245/|publisher=Sky Sports|accessdate=21 January 2008}} However, he signed for Exeter Chiefs in June 2010, following Bristol's loss (to Exeter Chiefs) in the Championship final.{{cite news|title=Exeter sign Luke Arscott and James Phillips from Bristol|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/jun/08/exeter-luke-arscott-james-phillips-bristol|publisher=Guardian.co.uk|accessdate=8 June 2010|location=London|date=8 June 2010}}

Arscott first started playing rugby for Devonport Services RFC in Plymouth before joining the Exeter Chiefs colts teams in 2000. He made his first team debut for Exeter Chiefs as a replacement in 2002. He went on to make four further appearances that season before joining Plymouth Albion.{{cite web|title=Luke Arscott says he is "massively excited" about returning to play for Exeter Chiefs|url=http://www.thisisexeter.co.uk/Undefined-Headline/story-11708520-detail/story.html#axzz2WaZmXw00|publisher=Thisisexeter.co.uk|accessdate=24 June 2010}}

On 3 June 2014 Luke joined Bath Rugby after leaving Exeter Chiefs. He was subsequently on loan from Bath Rugby to Bristol Rugby for the 2015–2016 season and rejoined Bristol on a permanent basis in the summer of 2016 on a 1-year contract.{{cite news|title=Luke Arscott: Bath full-back signs Bristol contract for 2016-17 season|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/35773789|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=17 January 2017}}