Simon Holmes (rugby union)

Simon Holmes

Birth name	Simon David Holmes
Date of birth	(1966-12-12) 12 December 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth	Workington, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	16 st 0 lb (102 kg)
University	University of Cambridge
Rugby union career
Position(s) flanker Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1998-1999 London Scottish () 1999-2000 Northampton Saints () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1998-1998 Scotland 3 (3)

Simon Holmes (born 12 December 1966) is an English-born former rugby union footballer, who made three appearances for Scotland, as a flanker.

Early life

Holmes was born in Workington, England. ^[1] In 1990 he captained the Cambridge University rugby team. ^[2]

Rugby playing career

A former captain of Cambridge University, in 1998 he was playing club rugby for London Scottish and captained the team in their inaugural season in the premiership. ^[3] In 1999 he moved to play for Northampton Saints and won a Heineken cup winners medal as part of the squad that beat Munster in the 2000 final. ^[4]

Holmes appeared three times for Scotland, all during the 1998 Five Nations Championship and was Vice Captain for 2 of these three appearances. He made his international debut against Italy at Treviso in January 1998. His last cap was against France at Murrayfield in February 1998. ^[1]

References

1. "Rugby: Player profile: Graham Shiel, Scotland". ESPN . Retrieved 4 October 2015.
2. Wright, J (15 December 2006). "Simon gets his Cambridge blue". News and Star . Retrieved 4 October 2015.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
3. "Players: Simon Holmes". London Scottish . Retrieved 4 October 2015.
4. "Sport: Rugby Union. Clubs wait on new-look league". BBC News . 10 September 1999.