Stuart Edward Russell (born 29 May 1963) is a Welsh former
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 ...
international.
Russell, a
Nairobi
Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper ha ...
-born lock, attended
Burford School in Oxfordshire and played for
London Welsh.
Capped once for
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
, in a 1987 win over the United States, Russell was the first London Welsh player to debut for Wales since
Clive Rees back in 1974. He moved to
Bishop's Stortford
Bishop's Stortford is a historic market town in Hertfordshire, England, just west of the M11 motorway on the county boundary with Essex, north-east of central London, and by rail from Liverpool Street station. Stortford had an estimated po ...
in 1988, but was forced to retire from top level rugby within a year due to an eye injury, having twice suffered a detached retina.
See also
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List of Wales national rugby union players
List of Wales national rugby union players is a list of players who have represented Wales at rugby union. The list only includes players who have played in a Test match for the senior men's team. The players are listed in order of chronological ...
References
External links
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1963 births
Living people
Welsh rugby union players
Wales international rugby union players
Kenyan people of Welsh descent
Sportspeople from Nairobi
London Welsh RFC players
Rugby union locks