Nigel Redman

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Nigel Redman
Birth nameNigel Charles Redman
Date of birth (1964-08-16) 16 August 1964 (age 59)
Place of birth Cardiff
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight240 lb (110 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1982-1984 Weston-super-Mare RFC ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1984-1999 Bath 350 (175)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1984-1997 England 20 (4)

Nigel Charles Redman (born 16 August 1964) is a former professional rugby union player who played as a lock for Bath and the England national team.

Born in Cardiff, Redman left school at the age of 15 to become an apprentice electrician. [1]

He began his rugby career aged 15 playing for Weston-super-Mare RFC. [2] He made his England debut in November 1984 vs the Australia national rugby union team at Twickenham, losing 19-3. He made his final international appearance in July 1997 vs Australia in Sydney, losing 25-6. In total he won 20 caps and played in the front, second and back rows. [3] [2] He played in the 1987 and 1991 Rugby World Cups and was called up to the 1997 British and Irish Lions 1997 British Lions tour to South Africa. [1] He made 350 appearances in club rugby for Bath between 1984 and 1999. [1] He started for Bath in the victorious 1998 Heineken Cup Final as they defeated Brive. [4]

Since retiring from professional rugby he has coached Basingstoke R.F.C., England Under 19s, England Under 20s and Worcester Warriors rugby union teams and has been an after dinner speaker and commentator on Sky Sports. [5] [6] He has also appeared on BT Sport's weekly rugby television programme, Rugby Tonight.

In 2014 Redman was appointed by British Swimming as Elite Coach Development Manager. [7] Redman was responsible for selecting the five pool and two open-water coaches for the Rio Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Rio Olympics 2016: Meet the former rugby international on a quest to rejuvenate British swimming". The Telegraph. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Family crisis for England U-20 coach: 'Anguish of my son's fight for" . The Independent. 16 March 2008. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  3. ↑ Nigel Redman - England Rugby Player - Rugby-Heroes.net
  4. ↑ "The Third Heineken Cup Final". epcrugby.com. 31 January 1998. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  5. ↑ Nigel Redman - Former Bath and England Lock
  6. ↑ "Rio Olympics 2016: Meet the former rugby international on a quest to rejuvenate British swimming". The Telegraph. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "British Swimming role for former Lions lock Nigel Redman". BBC Sport. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
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