Phil Blakeway

Phil Blakeway

Birth name	Phillip John Blakeway
Date of birth	(1950-12-31) 31 December 1950 (age 74)
Place of birth	Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	16 st 0 lb (102 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1971–1985 Gloucester RFC 140 (16) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1980–1985 England 19 (0) 1980 British and Irish Lions 0 (0)

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]

Notes

1. Phil Blakeway player profile ESPN Scrum.com ^{[ dead link ‍]}
2. Chris Collier, 'Blakeway, Phil'. Gloucester Rugby Heritage, 26 June 2009. Retrieved 14 April 2025
3. 'Phil Blakeway, England'. Sporting Heroes undated. Retrieved 31 January 2025
4. Steven Pye, 'How England beat France in Paris in their 1980 Five Nations grand slam'. The Guardian, 27 January 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2025
5. 'My Life in Rugby: Former Gloucester, England and Lions prop Phil Blakeway'. The Rugby Player, 19 June 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2025