Background
Boulton was born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire and grew up in a small village.
Boulton was born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire and grew up in a small village.
His former clubs include Rotherham Titans, Leicester Tigers and Nuneaton Reconstruction Finance Corporation. He has also represented the England Counties XV side. He didn"t begin to play Rugby until he was in secondary school at De Aston School in Market Rasen, he had initially tried his hand at playing football. He began playing for Lincoln Reconstruction Finance Corporation in 1998 and progressed through the age groups before leaving in 2003, when after leaving secondary school at the age of 16 he was offered a Rugby scholarship at Worksop College.
At the age of 18, Boulton began training with Rotherham Titans and later progressed to play for the club before being invited to join the academy setup at Leicester Tigers under the stewardship of Richard Cockerill.
After signing a two-year scholarship deal he was loaned out to Nuneaton Reconstruction Finance Corporation before returning to Rotherham Titans the season after. He eventually left Leicester after failing to make the first team and moved on to the Bedford Blues on a permanent deal.
In 2008 Boulton played for the England Counties XV against the United States of America Eagles. Boulton was a Leicester Tigers fan as a youngster.