Ed Shervington (born 11 March 1985, in

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), is a

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player, in the position of

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for

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Born in Newport, Shervington debuted for Neath RFC 2003. After signing for

Ospreys The osprey (''Pandion haliaetus''), , also called sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range. It is a large raptor reaching more than in length and across the wings. It is brown o ...

, he made his debut in September 2006, as a replacement against

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. Shervington was also allocated to play for Neath RFC in the

Principality Premiership The Welsh Premier Division, () known for sponsorship reasons as the Indigo Group Premiership, (''Uwch Gynghrair grŵp indigo'') is a rugby union league in Wales first implemented by the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) for the 1990–91 season. Compe ...

. Shervington has represented Wales at U18, U19 and U21 levels. Shervington then joined Worcester Warriors. He enjoyed a memorable debut season during the 2010/11 campaign. He has gone on to make 65 appearances for Worcester Warriors during his first three seasons at the club and signed contract extensions in 2011 and 2013. Shervington signed for

in 2014 leaving Worcester Warriors after four seasons, making 95 appearances for the Midlands club. Shervington is noted in rugby circles for his unusually massive head.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shervington, Ed 1985 births Living people Rugby union players from Newport, Wales Welsh rugby union players Gloucester Rugby players Worcester Warriors players Rugby union players from Gloucestershire Ospreys (rugby union) players Wasps RFC players Bristol Bears players Rugby union hookers