Selwyn St. Bernard

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Selwyn St. Bernard
Personal information
Born (1977-07-30) 30 July 1977 (age 46)
Playing information
Rugby union
PositionFlanker
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1999–04 Basingstoke R.F.C.
2006 Blaydon RFC
Total00000
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2008 Trinidad and Tobago
Rugby league
Position Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2005–06 Gateshead Thunder
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2004 West Indies 10000
As of 28 February 2021

Selwyn St. Bernard (born 30 July 1977) is a Trinidad and Tobago rugby union and rugby league footballer. As a rugby union player, his position is as a flanker. St. Bernard has represented Trinidad and Tobago and the West Indies in rugby union at 15-a-side and sevens, and the West Indies in rugby league at 13-a-side and nines.

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Playing career

He first played for Caribs RFC, in Trinidad, [1] then also played in England, where he represented Basingstoke R.F.C., in rugby union, from 1999/2000 to 2004. [2] In December 2001, St. Bernard was named as the Rugby Player of the Year at the Trinidad and Tobago Rugby Football Union annual awards following the success of Caribs in winning the Championship Division and several other competitions throughout the season. [3] In 2004, he switched to rugby league and joined Gateshead Thunder. [2] [4] In 2006, he signed for Blaydon RFC. [5]

Representative

Rugby union

In 2000, St. Bernard was in the West Indies rugby squad that toured England. [6] In June 2001, St. Bernard was in the West Indies rugby sevens team that took part in the 2001 Cardiff Sevens. [7] In August 2001, he represented the West Indies at the Cayman 7's [8] and in November he captained the Trinidad and Tobago national rugby sevens team at the Trinidad 7's tournament. [9]

In November 2001, St. Bernard was in the Trinidad and Tobago team that won the 2001 NACRA Rugby Championship (part of the qualification process for 2003 Rugby World Cup). [10] St. Bernard also represented Trinidad and Tobago in 2008 in the qualifiers for the 2011 Rugby World Cup. [11]

Rugby league

In 2004, St. Bernard represented the West Indies playing rugby league nines at the Middlesex 9s and at the York 9s where he scored the golden point try in the final for the West Indies to win the Fairfax Cup. [12] [13] [14] In October 2004, St Bernard played in the first 13-a-side international for the West Indies which they won 50–22 against South Africa. [15]


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References

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  2. 1 2 "Stoke lose St Bernard". The Daily Echo. 11 October 2004.
  3. ↑ "ST. BERNARD T&T; RUGBY PLAYER OF THE YEAR". TTRFU. 2 January 2002. Archived from the original on 26 March 2002.
  4. ↑ "Three Windies stars sign with Thunder". West Indies Rugby League Federation. Archived from the original on 8 May 2005.
  5. ↑ "Andrew in after Darlington hit by double injury blow". The Northern Echo. 30 September 2006. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "T&T; PLAYERS DEPART FOR ENGLAND". TTRFU. 20 October 2000. Archived from the original on 8 February 2004.
  7. ↑ "ST. BERNARD FOR WALES". TTRFU. 2 June 2001. Archived from the original on 8 February 2004.
  8. ↑ "TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO FOR CAYMAN 7'S". TTRFU. 15 August 2001. Archived from the original on 4 May 2004.
  9. ↑ "T&T; Senior Rugby Debut". TTRFU. 30 November 2001. Archived from the original on 8 February 2004.
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  11. ↑ "Brazil advance,T&T; out of 2011 Rugby World Cup". TTRFU. 19 October 2008. Archived from the original on 22 October 2008.
  12. ↑ "West Indies to make history this Sunday". League Unlimited. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  13. ↑ "Matt pressed up to the 9s". The Press . 24 June 2004. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  14. ↑ "Third time unlucky as Ironsides lose out again". The Press. 28 June 2004. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
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