Birth name | Stuart James Legg | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 27 September 1975 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Solihull | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 89 kg (14 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
School | Solihull School | ||||||||||||||||
University | Durham University | ||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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Stuart James Legg (born 27 September 1975) is an English former rugby union footballer who played 54 games for Newcastle Falcons. [1]
Legg learned his rugby at Solihull School. He matriculated at Durham University in 1994 and represented the university rugby team, where he was a teammate of Will Greenwood. [2]
After university Legg turned professional with Newcastle, making his debut against Bath Rugby in the first match of the season, where he played 54 minutes and scored a try. [3] He soon became the first choice fullback, reducing the more experienced Tim Stimpson to the bench and ultimately the transfer list. [4] He made 21 appearances [3] during the 1997-98 season, which saw his team win the league for the first time - having been promoted from National Division 2 the year before.
By the 1999-2000 season Legg found opportunities were more limited and he made only 10 starts. [3] He then signed for Biarritz, where he won the Championship title during the 2001-2002 season. [5] The following season he joined Treviso, playing another four years before retiring from rugby. [5]
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