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Philip John Vickery MBE (born 14 March 1976) is an English rugby union footballer who plays prop for Wasps and England, and was part of the England side that won the 2003 Rugby World Cup. He is currently England captain, having taken over from Martin Corry Statistics Population: 34,000 (April 2006 Est. ...
Part of the seafront of Torquay, south Devon, at high tide Devon is a large county in South West England, bordered by Cornwall to the west, and Dorset and Somerset to the east. ...
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A rugby union team is made up of 15 players: eight forwards, numbered from 1 to 8; and seven backs, numbered from 9 to 15[1]. Depending upon the competition, there may be up to seven replacements. ...
A rugby union team is made up of 15 players: eight forwards, numbered from 1 to 8; and seven backs, numbered from 9 to 15[1]. Depending upon the competition, there may be up to seven replacements. ...
Gloucester RFC is an English rugby union team which plays in the Zurich Premiership. ...
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The following is a list of international rugby union teams: Any team added to this list should have a corresponding Category:International rugby union teams or Category:National rugby union teams link put into the bottom the article to keep the Category database up to date. ...
A cap is an appearance for a select team, such as a school, county or international team in sports. ...
First international (also the worlds first) Scotland 4â1 England (27 March 1871) Largest win England 134â0 Romania (17 November 2001) Worst defeat Australia 76â0 England (6 June 1998) World Cup Appearances 6 (First in 1987) Best result Champions, 2003 The England national rugby union team is...
First match Otago 3 - 8 Lions (as Great Britain) (28 April 1888) Largest win Manawatu 6 - 109 Lions (28 June 2005) Worst defeat New Zealand 38 - 6 Lions (16 July 1983) Jonny Wilkinson taking a penalty for the Lions The British and Irish Lions (until 2001 known as the British...
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander...
is the 73rd day of the year (74th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
A rugby union team is made up of 15 players: eight forwards, numbered from 1 to 8; and seven backs, numbered from 9 to 15[1]. Depending upon the competition, there may be up to seven replacements. ...
Official website www. ...
First international (also the worlds first) Scotland 4â1 England (27 March 1871) Largest win England 134â0 Romania (17 November 2001) Worst defeat Australia 76â0 England (6 June 1998) World Cup Appearances 6 (First in 1987) Best result Champions, 2003 The England national rugby union team is...
The 2003 Rugby Union World Cup was the fifth world cup in rugby history. ...
Martin Edward Corry (born 12 October 1973) is an English rugby union footballer who plays number eight, blindside flanker or lock for Leicester Tigers, England, and has represented the British and Irish Lions. ...
The son of a farmer, Vickery was born in Barnstaple, Devon. Statistics Population: 34,000 (April 2006 Est. ...
Part of the seafront of Torquay, south Devon, at high tide Devon is a large county in South West England, bordered by Cornwall to the west, and Dorset and Somerset to the east. ...
Career
He started with the Cornish club Bude, then moved to Redruth, during which time he first appeared in an England Colts side. He graduated to Gloucester, where he became known as "The Raging Bull". For the town in the United States, see Bude, Mississippi. ...
Map sources for Redruth at grid reference SW700420 Redruth (Cornish: Rysrudh) is a town in the south-west of Cornwall, Britain. ...
Gloucester RFC is an English rugby union team which plays in the Zurich Premiership. ...
In April 2006 he announced he was quitting Gloucester after 11 years and signed for Wasps in a 3 year deal. Vickery made his Wasps debut in their 23 - 13 win over London Irish on October 8th 2006. Gloucester RFC is an English rugby union team which plays in the Zurich Premiership. ...
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Phil is managed by The Stellar Group Ltd [1], contact Matt or Mark on 0207 298 0080
Representative Career He made his England debut against Wales aged 21 on 21 February 1998, replacing Darren Garforth. It was the completion of a rapid rise through the England set-up, after only 34 first team games for his club and just 81 days after his England A debut. is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...
Darren Garforth (born 9 April 1966) is a former international rugby union footballer who played tighthead prop for Leicester Tigers and England. ...
He recovered from a neck injury in April 1999 and played in that year’s Rugby World Cup. A shoulder injury, however, kept him out of the 2000 South Africa tour. Vickery toured Australia with the British and Irish Lions in 2001 and played in all three tests. The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth rugby union world cup. ...
First match Otago 3 - 8 Lions (as Great Britain) (28 April 1888) Largest win Manawatu 6 - 109 Lions (28 June 2005) Worst defeat New Zealand 38 - 6 Lions (16 July 1983) Jonny Wilkinson taking a penalty for the Lions The British and Irish Lions (until 2001 known as the British...
Vickery was appointed captain of the England squad that toured Argentina in 2002. With many of the top players rested, Vickery led the side to victory against The Pumas in Buenos Aires. First international Argentina 3 - 28 British Isles (12 June 1910) Largest win Paraguay 0 - 152 Argentina (1 May 2002) Worst defeat New Zealand 93 - 8 Argentina (21 June 1997) World Cup Appearances 6 (First in 1987) Best result Semi-Finals, 2007 The Argentina national rugby team, nicknamed Los Pumas, is...
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Vickery missed the 2003 Six Nations tournament because of a back injury, but having returned to the team he did well for England on the road to the 2003 World Cup. He played in all seven games in the tournament and captained the side against Uruguay. He scored his first international try when he came off the bench against Samoa in England’s third game of the tournament. The 2003 Six Nations Championship was played between February and March. ...
The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth rugby union world cup. ...
A rib injury prevented him from captaining the non capped match against the New Zealand Barbarians in December 2003. Although he took a full part in the 2004 Six Nations, another back operation in May ruled him out of the summer tour to New Zealand and Australia. He returned to rugby only in late October 2004. The New Zealand Barbarians, nicknamed the Little Baa-Baas, are an invitational rugby union team. ...
The 2004 Six Nations Championship was the fifth series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship to be held since the competition expanded in 2000 to include Italy. ...
Making his international comeback, he came on as a replacement against South Africa for the first Autumn Test between the two sides on 18th November 2006. After playing well, he drove over to score the winning try, which was converted by Andy Goode, and England won their first game since February that month. Andy Goode (born 3 April 1980) is an English rugby union footballer who plays fly-half (and occasionally full back) for Leicester Tigers. ...
He was selected on January 2 by new England Head Coach Brian Ashton to captain the side during the 2007 Six Nations and 2007 Rugby World Cup. W. Brian Ashton (born 3 September 1946 in Leigh, Lancashire) is the current England national rugby union teams Head Coach, appointed 20 December 2006. ...
The 2007 Six Nations Championship will be the eighth series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship to be held since the competition expanded in 2000 to include Italy. ...
The 2007 Rugby World Cup is the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union world championship inaugurated in 1987. ...
External links - England profile
- London Cornish RFC
- Planet-rugby
- sporting heroes Phil Vickery photo 1 by sportingheroes.net
- sporting heroes Phil Vickery photo 2 by sportingheroes.net
- Profile at scrum.com
Preceded by Martin Corry | English national rugby union captain 2007 | Succeeded by Martin Corry | |