Shaun Perry

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Shaun Perry
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Shaun Perry in possession of the ball
Birth nameShaun Andrew Perry
Date of birth (1978-05-04) 4 May 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Wolverhampton
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight98 kg (15 st 6 lb) [1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1985–2003 Dudley Kingswinford RFC ()
2003–2005 Coventry RFC ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2000-2003 Dudley Kingswinford 72 (276)
2003-2005 Coventry 39 (40)
2005–2009 Bristol 57 (50)
2009–2011 CA Brive 51 (20)
2011–2013 Worcester Warriors 29 (5)
Correct as of 23 July 2013
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2006–2007 England Saxons
2006–2007 England 14 (10)
Correct as of 23 July 2013

Shaun Perry (born 4 May 1978) is a former English rugby union footballer, who last played for Worcester Warriors in the Aviva Premiership. His usual position was at scrum half.

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Shaun Perry in action for England against Argentina in 2006 Perry, Shaun.JPG
Shaun Perry in action for England against Argentina in 2006
Perry at the base of the scrum Shaun Perry.JPG
Perry at the base of the scrum

Perry began playing rugby in the Youth Section of Dudley Kingswinford RFC at age 7. He rose through the age groups to eventually make his senior debut in the DKRFC Colts team. The next year at age 18 he was playing for the 1st XV, where he played for seven seasons before joining Coventry.

Biography

Born 4 May 1978 in Wolverhampton, Perry started his career at Dudley Kingswinford in tier 4 of the English club game. He scored over 270 points for the Midlands team including 52 tries with the highlight of his stay being the 2001-02 season where he was the league's top scorer with 25 tries, helping Dudley Kingswinford to a runners up spot and almost gaining promotion (they lost the playoff match). [2] [3] Perry's point scoring exploits saw him be picked up by another Midlands team, Coventry, whom he played for in National Division One for two seasons, during which time he scored a try in a match against his future club, Bristol. [4] After eleven games for Bristol during the 2005–06 season, Perry was called up into the England A squad. He was given the captaincy for the match against Ireland A. [5]

Towards the end of the 2005–06 season, Perry sustained a wrist injury which ruled him out for approximately eight weeks of play, and therefore also put him out of contention to represent England during the summer tests to Australia, for a two-test Cook Cup series. [6] In August 2006, Perry was included in the 2006–07 England Elite Player Squad. [7]

In October 2006, Perry was named in the squad that would compete in the 2006 Autumn Internationals against New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Argentina. Perry scored a try for England on his debut against New Zealand on 5 November 2006, though England were defeated 41–20. [8]

Perry made another appearance for England on 24 February against Ireland in the 2007 Six Nations match at Croke Park. He came on as a substitute replacing Harry Ellis. Perry gave away a try and a conversion after having his pass intercepted, providing an easy touch down for the Irish. [9] However, having lost a stone in preparation for fighting for a World Cup place, [10] his next game for England was a Man-of-the-Match performance against Wales in a World Cup warm-up match at Twickenham on 4 August 2007. [11] A poor performance against South Africa in the 2007 Rugby World Cup led to Perry being dropped from the 22 by England coach Brian Ashton. [12]

He missed the 2008 Six Nations Championship after sustaining a fractured windpipe against Harlequin F.C. where he was caught with a stray boot. [13] Perry was a welder before turning to a career in professional rugby. [14] Perry joined French club CA Brive for the 2009–10 Top 14 season. [15]

In February 2011, it was announced that Perry has signed for Worcester Warriors for the 2011-12 season. [16]

Injury and retirement

In October 2012, he went down with a knee injury which required an operation and he was out for six months. In June 2013, he announced his retirement from rugby and a high contributing factor was the knee injury and operation from earlier in the year.

Honours

Dudley Kingswinford

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References

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  2. 1 2 "National Three North 01/02 Leading try scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 27 April 2002.
  3. ↑ "Rugby Union results and details". The Daily Telegraph. 27 April 2002.
  4. ↑ "Bristol overturn the form book to clinch vital win at Coventry". Bristol official site. 12 March 2005. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
  5. ↑ "Perry handed England A captaincy". BBC. 15 March 2006. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
  6. ↑ "Perry forced out of England tour". BBC. 10 May 2006. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
  7. ↑ "Voyce dropped from England elite". BBC. 1 August 2006. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
  8. ↑ "England 20–41 New Zealand". BBC. 5 November 2006. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
  9. ↑ "Ireland 43–13 England". BBC. 24 February 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
  10. ↑ Gallagher, Brendan (2 August 2007). "England World Cup incentive for Shaun Perry". The Daily Telegraph . London. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
  11. ↑ "England 62–5 Wales". BBC. 4 August 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
  12. ↑ "England 0–36 South Africa". BBC. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
  13. ↑ "England worry over injured Perry". BBC. 19 December 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
  14. ↑ Baldock, Andrew (7 October 2006). "Welder Perry has sights set on sparking England". The Guardian . London. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
  15. ↑ "High-profile trio leaving Bristol". BBC. 23 April 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
  16. ↑ "Shaun Perry to leave Brive this summer for Worcester". BBC Sport. 17 February 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
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