Ali Hepher

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Ali Hepher
Birth nameAlistair Hepher
Date of birth (1974-10-03) 3 October 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Ashington, England
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight95 kg (14 st 13 lb; 209 lb) [1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Head Coach
Current team Exeter Chiefs
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1997–2002 Northampton Saints 50 (285)
Coaching career
YearsTeam
2009– Exeter Chiefs (Head Coach)

Alistair "Ali" Hepher (born 3 October 1974) is a rugby union player and coach. He played at Fly-half for Northampton. Since retiring from playing he has worked as a coach at Bedford RFC, Northampton and Exeter Chiefs. [2]

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Club career

Hepher was part of the Northampton team that won the 2000 Heineken Cup Final. [3]

International career

Hepher was called up to the senior England squad by Clive Woodward for the 2000 England rugby union tour of South Africa as a replacement for Alex King. [4] However he was ultimately never capped at this level.

References

  1. "Alistair Hepher". ESPN. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  2. "My Life in Rugby: Ali Hepher – former Northampton and Bedford fly-half". therugbypaper.co.uk. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  3. "Saints secure historic victory". BBC. 27 May 2000. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  4. "Woodward calls up Hepher". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 7 June 2000. Retrieved 9 February 2016.