Jon Goodridge (born 26 February 1981) is a professional

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player for

Bristol Rugby Bristol Bears (officially Bristol Rugby Club or Bristol Rugby) are a professional rugby union club based in Bristol, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. The club was founded as Bristol Football Club in 18 ...

. He tends to play at Fullback. He possesses an excellent long range kicking game and being left footed he gives the team plenty of options. Goodridge, who is also comfortable as a winger, spent six years with

Gloucester Gloucester ( ) is a cathedral city and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean to the west, east of Monmouth and east ...

before a three-year spell at his hometown club,

Leeds Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by populati ...

. Goodridge made his debut for Gloucester in 2001, scoring 7 tries in 54 appearances. He then moved to Leeds where he played a key role during the clubs National One promotion season, scoring four tries in a memorable performance during Leeds' victory over

Moseley Moseley is a suburb of south Birmingham, England, south of the city centre. The area is a popular cosmopolitan residential location and leisure destination, with a number of bars and restaurants. The area also has a number of boutiques and ot ...

. He was first-choice fullback during Leeds' survival in the 2009-10 Aviva Premiership. Goodridge made 18 Premiership appearances at Leeds before departing in 2010 when he joined

Esher RFC Esher Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union club based in Surrey, England. Esher currently play in the third division of the English league system; National League 1, following the club's promotion from National League 2 South at the e ...

. Goodridge signed for

Bristol Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in ...

in June 2011.

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1981 births Living people English rugby union players Leeds Tykes players Esher RFC players People educated at St Edward's School, Oxford Rugby union players from Oxford Rugby union fullbacks {{English-rugbyunion-bio-stub