Simon Holmes (rugby union)
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Full name | Simon David Holmes | ||||||
Date of birth | 12 December 1966 | ||||||
Place of birth | Workington, England | ||||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||
Weight | 16 st 0 lb (102 kg) | ||||||
University | University of Cambridge | ||||||
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Simon Holmes (born 12 December 1966) is a retired rugby union player, who made three appearances for the Scotland national rugby union team. He played as flanker.
Early life
Holmes was born in Workington, England.[1] In 1990 he captained the Cambridge University rugby team.[2]
Rugby playing career
A former captain of Cambridge University ,in 1998 he was playing club rugby for London Scottish and captained the team in their inaugural season in the premiership.[3] In 1999 he moved to play for Northampton Saints and won a Heineken cup winners medal as part of the squad that beat Munster in the 2000 final.[4]
Holmes appeared three times for Scotland, all during the 1998 Five Nations Championship and was Vice Captain for 2 of these three appearances. He made his international debut against Italy at Treviso in January 1998. His last cap was against France at Murrayfield in February 1998.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Rugby: Player profile: Graham Shiel, Scotland". ESPN. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ↑ Wright, J (15 December 2006). "Simon gets his Cambridge blue". News and Star. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ↑ , "Players: Simon Holmes" Check
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value (help). London Scottish. Retrieved 4 October 2015. - ↑ "Sport: Rugby Union. Clubs wait on new-look league". BBC News. 10 September 1999.