Darren Garforth (born 9 April 1966) is a former international rugby union player who played tighthead prop for

Leicester Tigers Leicester Tigers (officially Leicester Football Club) are a professional rugby union club based in Leicester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. The club was founded in 1880 and since 1892 plays its hom ...

and England. Garforth was born in Coventry, signed for

and made his Leicester debut against Northampton Saints in 1991. He would go on to make over 300 appearances for the club. Wearing the C shirt, as part of the ABC club with Graham Rowntree (A) and

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(B). He was an important part of Tigers side which won the English league four times and the

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twice. Garforth made his England debut on 15 March 1997 against Wales. Garforth was eventually dropped from the England side in favour of Phil Vickery, but would continue to make some appearances, his 25th and final cap coming against in 2000. He was offered the chance to tour North America with England in 2001 but turned down the opportunity, which went to Leicester teammate

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instead. After leaving Leicester in 2003, he moved to second division

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as player-coach. Tigers signed England prop Julian White as a replacement.

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Sporting heroes
{{DEFAULTSORT:Garforth, Darren 1966 births Living people English rugby union players Rugby union props Rugby union players from Coventry Leicester Tigers players England international rugby union players