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2002 England Rugby Union Tour Of Argentina
The 2002 England rugby union tour of Argentina was a series of matches played in June 2002 in Argentina by the England national rugby union team.Memoria y Balance 2002 on UAR The representative side played only two matches in Argentina, winning both of them, the first v the Argentina Second Team (''Jaguares'') and a test match at . In the test match, a young and inexperienced team beat the Argentina senior 26–18 in front of 40,000 people. The victory was praised by British media, remarking the "stunnin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clive Woodward
Sir Clive Ronald Woodward (born 6 January 1956) is an English former rugby union player and coach. He was coach of the team from 1997 to 2004, managing them to victory in the 2003 Rugby World Cup. He also coached the 2005 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand, losing the test series 3-0. He is currently a pundit for ITV Sport, working on their coverage of the Six Nations and Rugby World Cup. Early life Woodward was born in Ely, Cambridgeshire, the son of an RAF pilot. He started school at Corstorphine in Edinburgh and was later sent to the school ship HMS ''Conway'', as his father disapproved of his ambition to play professional football. At ''Conway'', he played rugby union at centre alongside fly-half Iain Duncan Smith, who would later become leader of the Conservative Party. According to Woodward, he was not selected to play for the Welsh Schoolboys side because he was English, but he was good enough to play rugby union for a Welsh school. According to his autobiograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariano Sambucetti
Mariano Sambucetti (born 23 October 1979 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) was a professional rugby union player for Bristol Bears (2004-2014) in the Aviva Premiership and IPA Championship. Mariano Sambucetti's position of choice is at lock Lock(s) may refer to: Common meanings *Lock and key, a mechanical device used to secure items of importance *Lock (water navigation), a device for boats to transit between different levels of water, as in a canal Arts and entertainment * ''Lock .... He has also represented Argentina getting his first cap in 2001, making 14 appearances for his country and taking part in the historic draw against British and Irish Lions in 2005 at The Millennium Stadium. Mariano played 199 (156 League) games for Bristol Bears Rugby - making him one of the most capped players for the club in its professional history and a definite fans favourite being voted Supporters Club Man of the year by the Bristolian fans. He was also a Sky Sports pundit for the Rugby C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Walshe
Nicholas Patrick James Walshe (born 1 November 1974 in Chiswick, London), is a rugby union coach and former player. He was capped twice for England, and was Head Coach of the England Under 20 taking them to successive victories in the 2013 and 2014 IRB Junior World Championship. Education Walshe was educated at Worth, an independent school in West Sussex. Playing career Walshe played at scrum-half. He moved from Saracens to Sale Sharks in 2002. He moved again in 2004 to Bath. Walshe was first called up to the senior England squad by Clive Woodward for the 2000 England rugby union tour of South Africa. He appeared several times over the years for the England A Team before winning his two full caps as a replacement on the 2006 tour to . Coaching career In 2007 Walshe began coaching part-time at a local Bath club, Old Sulians, laying the foundations for their promotion to the Somerset Premier. Walshe moved on again at the beginning of 2008 to a player/backs coach role at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Walder
David John Hume Walder (born 7 May 1978 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is a former rugby union footballer who is currently head coach at Newcastle Falcons from the 2017–18 season onwards, having been attack coach since 2015. Early life He was educated at Oundle School in Northamptonshire followed by Durham University. He matriculated at Hatfield College, Durham in 1997 for the Sport in the Community course, after being rejected by Hild Bede College. Having initially planned to focus on cricket, his change of college (Hatfield having a strong reputation for rugby) prompted a change of plans and he was eventually offered a professional contract with Newcastle Falcons to start when he finished his degree. During his final season as a student, 1999–2000, he was awarded a full palatinate by the university for achievements in rugby. This included: being selected to represent North East Universities for a match against a team representing the former Orange Free State in January, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Cueto
Mark John Cueto (born 26 December 1979 in Workington, Cumbria) is a former English international rugby union player. He played on the wing for Sale Sharks and England. He is currently the third leading try scorer in the Aviva Premiership. On 28 January 2015, it was announced Cueto was to retire at the end of the 2014-15 season Biography Mark Cueto was born to Frank and Anne Cueto. He has a sister called Rachel. He owes his surname to a Spaniard great-grandfather Antonio, who sailed from Santander in the 1900s and settled in Maryport, Cumbria, where he set up a fish-and-chip shop. His Cumbrian home town of Workington is in an area more associated with rugby league than union. Although he played his first rugby game as an eight-year-old in Workington, and played after he moved with his parents to Wolverhampton, he did not grow up playing the game. When he was 10 years old, his parents moved again to Crewe, where he took up football instead of rugby, becoming a keen Manchester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Sorrell
Kevin James Sorrell (born 6 March 1977, in Harold Wood) was a rugby union player who played as a centre for Saracens and is now on the coaching staff as backs coach. Sorrell was selected for the senior England squad for the 2002 tour of Argentina. After announcing his retirement after the 09/10 season, he took up an offer to coach Saracens academy with Mosese Rauluni Mosese Nasau Rauluni (born 26 June 1975) is a retired Fijian rugby union footballer. He usually plays at scrum half, and played for Saracens F.C., Saracens in the Guinness Premiership in England. He has played for Fiji national rugby union team, .... He is now the backs coach for the senior squad. In 2019 Sorrell launched his own tank top leisurewear brand #superKS. He is currently in training for the 2023 world logging championships in Finland and has recently gone into partnership brewing craft beers with Craig Gamble. He was Essex schools backgammon champion for 5 consecutive years from 1990-1995, and repr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom May (rugby Union)
Tom May (born 5 February 1979 in London, UK) is a former rugby union player. May enjoyed a nineteen-year career that incorporated spells at Newcastle Falcons, Toulon Rugby, Northampton Saints and London Welsh.Profile - Tom May ESPN Scrum May also won two caps for England, both in 2009. May was a utility back, his versatility enabling him to fill a number of positions behind the scrum. Since retiring, May's most notable media appearance has been on the rigbiz podcast, hosted by Clapham Falcon's fly half and london socialite, Archie Curzons. May also writes a regular column for scrum.com, and has also appeared as an analyst on BT Sport. May is also involved in the grassroots rugby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Rees (rugby Union, Born 1974)
David Rees (born 15 October 1974) is a former Bristol Rugby player, currently playing for Clifton, who gained 11 caps for England between 1997 and 1999, scoring three tries. Sale where he was first selected to play for England. Fourth cap on 6 December 1997 at Twickenham when facing legendary Jonah Lomu. With about 5 minutes gone, New Zealand won a penalty in their own 22. The All black fly-half Andrew Mehrtens kicked cross-field and found Rees on his right wing. Rees counter-attacked, chipped over the head of Lomu. He collected the ball, sidestepped round Zinzan Brooke's cover tackle and scored in the corner. The try sparked England on to a 23-9 half-time lead, though the All Blacks fought back in the second half with the match ending in a 26-26 draw. He also scored two tries against Wales in a 1998 Five Nations Championship game. In 1999 he moved to Bristol, and moved to Leeds Tykes in 2003 after Bristol were relegated. Later, in 2006, he moved to Newbury R.F.C. In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Beim
Tom Beim (born 11 December 1975 in Frimley, England) is a former rugby union footballer, who played on the wing for Sale, Gloucester, Viadana, Pertemps Bees, the Barbarians and England. He is now a professional polo player for Lodge Services Polo team for Stuart Lodge Club Rugby Beim was a prolific try scorer in the Premiership with Gloucester and Sale before moving to Italian side Viadana. Beim holds number of records to tries scored in a Heineken Cup game, he touching down five times against Italian club Roma. During his two seasons at Viadana he scored 31 tries. After a succession of injuries, Beim retired from professional rugby and has carved out a successful international polo career ever since. Whilst at Gloucester he started in the 2002 Zurich Championship Final (the year before winning the play-offs constituted winning the English title) in which Gloucester defeated Bristol Rugby. International Rugby Beim made two appearances for England during a summer tour at N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José María Núñez Piossek
José María Núñez Piossek (born 6 December 1976, in Tucumán) is an Argentine rugby union footballer, currently playing for Scottish club Glasgow Warriors in the Celtic League. He has also represented the Argentina national team, including being a part of their 2003 Rugby World Cup squad. His usual position is on the wing. He made his international debut for Argentina in May 2001 in a match against Uruguay. He played one other match that year; coming off the bench in a match against the All Blacks. In 2002, he played in four Tests including games against Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile and Australia. On 27 April 2003 Núñez Piossek scored 9 tries in a 144–0 victory over Paraguay. He played a number of Tests during the early part of 2003, and was then included in the Pumas' 2003 Rugby World Cup squad. he played in games against Australia, Romania and Ireland. He played four Tests in 2004, and in two the following season. He played in the 2006 June Tests against Wales W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Fernández Miranda
Juan de la Cruz Fernández Miranda (born November 11, 1974, in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine former rugby union footballer and a current coach. He played as a fly-half and as a centre. He won 29 caps for Argentina, from 1997 to 2007. He made his international test debut at the age of 22 on 27 September 1997 against Uruguay. He scored 165 points for Argentina including 5 tries. He played most of his career for the Hindú Club in Argentina, and the Buenos Aires Representative Team, where he was in charge of the strategic management of Hindú Club and the Buenos Aires representative team alongside his older brother, fellow Puma Nicolás Fernández Miranda. He was also an active sevens player and has represented Argentina in five tournaments. He finished his player career in 2009, becoming Hindú Club coach afterwards. Juan Fernández Miranda was awarded the prestigious Olimpia de Plata for Rugby in 1997. He went to represent Argentina at the 1999 Rugby World Cup final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martín Scelzo
Martín Alejandro Scelzo (born 5 February 1976 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine rugby union footballer, currently playing for ASM Clermont Auvergne in the Top 14. He usually plays as a prop. He has also represented Argentina, including at the 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2011 Rugby World Cups. He made his debut for Argentina in September 1996 in a match against the United States. He also played in one other match that season, against South Africa. He played four matches the following season, playing in games against Romania, Italy, France and Australia. After playing in a number of Tests in 1998 he was included in Argentina's 1999 Rugby World Cup squad. He played three internationals in June 2000. He next played for Argentina in June 2003, and was soon included in their 2003 Rugby World Cup squad. After the World Cup he next played internationals for the Pumas in November 2005, and then played a number of Tests in June 2006. He won the 1999-00 Heineken Cup while a player at the Northampt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
