Birth name | Phillip John Blakeway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 31 December 1950 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cheltenham, Gloucestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 16 st 0 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Phillip John Blakeway (born 31 December 1950) [1] is a former England international rugby union player who played for Gloucester. He was normally a tighthead prop but also turned out at loosehead [2] Blakeway broke his neck in 1977 but went on to represent his country 19 times. [3] After being part of England's Grand Slam in 1980, including a first win in Paris since 1964, [4] the prop toured South Africa in 1980 with the British Lions but was forced to return home early due to a rib injury sustained in the Five Nations Championship. [5]