Gordon Sargent (rugby union)

Last updated
Gordon Sargent
Full nameGordon Alan Frank Sargent
Date of birth(1949-10-18)18 October 1949
Place of birth Gloucester, England
Date of death25 June 2013(2013-06-25) (aged 63)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1981 England 1 (0)

Gordon Alan Frank Sargent (18 October 1949 - 25 June 2013) was an English rugby union international. [1]

Contents

Sargent grew up in the town of Lydney near Gloucester and attended Lydney Secondary School. [2]

A prop, Sargent spent nine seasons at his hometown club Lydney RFC, before crossing to Gloucester in 1976. He featured in two John Player Cup title wins at Gloucester and was a Gloucestershire county captain. [3] His only England cap was earned off the bench against Ireland at Lansdowne Road in the 1981 Five Nations, after an injury to Phil Blakeway. [4]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lydney</span> Town and civil parish in Gloucestershire

Lydney is a town and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It is on the west bank of the River Severn in the Forest of Dean District, and is 16 miles (25 km) southwest of Gloucester. The town has been bypassed by the A48 road since 1995. The population was about 8,960 in the 2001 census, reducing to 8,766 at the 2011 census. Increasing to 10,043 at the 2021 Census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Charles Bathurst, 1st Viscount Bledisloe</span> British Conservative politician and colonial governor

Charles Bathurst, 1st Viscount Bledisloe, was a British Conservative politician and colonial governor. He was Governor-General of New Zealand from 1930 to 1935.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Phil Vickery (rugby union)</span> British Lions & England international rugby union footballer

Philip John Vickery MBE DL is a former English rugby union tighthead prop and member of the England squad. He was a member of England's World Cup winning squad in 2003, playing in all seven matches in the tournament, and is a former England captain. Vickery ended his club rugby career at London Wasps, joining the London side in 2006 after eleven years with Gloucester Rugby. Given the nickname "Raging Bull", he played in three Rugby World Cups, including as England captain in the 2007 tournament, and toured Australia and South Africa with the British & Irish Lions. Made his debut for Bolingey Barbarians Sunday 25th Sept 2022 vs Bude vets.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mike Tindall</span> England international rugby union player

Michael James Tindall, is an English former rugby union player and a member of the British royal family. Tindall played outside centre for Bath and Gloucester, and won 75 caps for England between 2000 and 2011. He was a member of the England squad which won the 2003 World Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gloucester Rugby</span> Rugby club in Gloucester, England

Gloucester Rugby are a professional rugby union club based in the West Country city of Gloucester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby, as well as in the European Rugby Challenge Cup.

Alex Brown is a former English rugby union player, who played at lock position.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dwayne Peel</span> Former Welsh rugby union player

Dwayne John Peel is a Welsh rugby union coach and former player. He was the most capped scrum-half for the Wales national rugby union team with 76 caps, until his record was surpassed by Mike Phillips on 16 March 2013.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu</span> Rugby player

Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu is a Samoan former rugby union footballer. He played at centre. During his career, he received considerably media attention for his constant criticism of the rugby establishment at what he perceived to be racism, post-colonialism, white supremacy and lack of accountability in rugby's governing bodies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lydney RFC</span> English rugby union club, based in Gloucestershire

Lydney Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in Lydney, Gloucestershire. The club currently play in Regional 1 South West at the fifth tier of the English rugby union system following their promotion after the 2021–22 season.

Dean Ryan is an English rugby union coach and former player. A former corporal in the Corp of Royal Engineers, he played for England as a Number 8. Since summer 2019 he has been head coach at the Welsh regional side, the Dragons, and was previously head coach or Director of Rugby at Guinness Premiership sides Gloucester Rugby and Worcester Warriors.

Counties 1 Western North is an English rugby union league. Originally a single division called Western Counties, in 1996 the division split into two regional leagues called Western Counties North and Western Counties West. Western Counties North was renamed Counties 1 Western North prior to the 2022–23 season and is currently a seventh tier league for clubs based in the south-west of England; mainly Bristol, Gloucestershire and Somerset. The champions are promoted to South West 1 West and the runner-up plays the second team in Western Counties West, with the winning team gaining promotion. The number of teams relegated depends on feedback following promotion and relegation in the leagues above, but is usually two or three to Gloucester Premier and Somerset Premier. Although 2nd XV rugby is part of the Somerset regional league system, only 1st XV teams are allowed in Tribute Western Counties North.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jonny May</span> England international rugby union player

Jonathan James May is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for Premiership Rugby club Gloucester and the England national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Matt Kvesic</span> England international rugby union player

Matthew Boris "Matt" Kvesic is an English professional rugby union player for Coventry. Born in Germany to English parents, he represented England at international level and played for several youth representative sides before making his debut for the senior team in 2013. Predominantly an openside flanker, he has also played on the blindside and at number eight.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gloucestershire Rugby Football Union</span> Rugby team

The Gloucestershire Rugby Football Union is the union responsible for rugby union in the county of Gloucestershire, England and is one of the constituent bodies of the national Rugby Football Union. Formed in 1878, it has won the county championship on numerous occasions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Billy Burns (rugby union)</span> Ireland international rugby union player

Billy Sean Burns is a professional rugby union player who plays for Ulster and Ireland. His favoured position is fly-half. He is the younger brother of England rugby union team fly-half Freddie Burns. Born in England, Burns represented England for youth rugby union teams, before choosing to represent Ireland at the 2020 Six Nations Championship

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ollie Thorley</span> England international rugby union player

Ollie Thorley is an English rugby union player who plays for Gloucester in the Premiership Rugby.

Anthony Thomas Voyce was an English rugby union player who played in the flanker position. Voyce played club rugby with Gloucester RFC, was capped 29 times for England, and was a member of the British Isles team that toured in 1924.

Christopher James Harris is a rugby union player who plays centre for Gloucester in Premiership Rugby and for Scotland.

Peter Kingston is an English former rugby union international.

Christopher Gareth Williams is an English former rugby union international.

References

  1. "Reward rugby clubs for making England stars". The Daily Telegraph . 3 November 2014.
  2. Bonner, George. "Sargent, Gordon". Gloucester Rugby Heritage.
  3. "Tributes paid to Gordon Sargent". Forest of Dean and Wye Valley Review. 25 June 2013.
  4. "England so enterprising..." Birmingham Evening Mail . 9 March 1981.