Kevin Yates
Kevin Yates (born 6 November 1972 in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada) is an English rugby union player who plays at Prop for Nice in the French Fédérale 1.
Birth name | Kevin Peter Yates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 6 November 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 114 kg (17 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | John Bentley School, Calne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yates professional career began at Bath. He was a member of the side that won the 1995/96 Zurich Premiership. He also played in the 1998 Heineken Cup Semi-final against Pau, but did not feature in the final against CA Brive. Yates made his England debut on the 1997 tour of Argentina.[1]
Yates received a 6-month ban he received for biting the ear of London Scottish flanker Simon Fenn on 10 January 1998 whilst playing for Bath.[2] He subsequently moved to play for the Super 12 side Wellington Hurricanes, making his debut against the Sharks in the opening round of the 2000 Super 12.[2]
Yates also helped the Wellington Lions win the 2000 National Provincial Championship.[3] He joined Sale Sharks in 2001,[4] winning the 2002 Parker Pen Shield.[5]
Yates joined Saracens in 2004.[6] In 2007 he was called up for England's tour of South Africa alongside Saracens teammates Matt Cairns and Andy Farrell.[7]
Due to Nick Wood being injured, Yates started against South Africa, a record period of time between caps.[8] On this tour he was capped twice; his first senior England caps for 10 years.
At the end of the 2007–08 season he moved to Nice, where he plays alongside Dan Luger and Will Johnson.[9]
References
- "Argentina 20–46 England". ESPN Scrum. 31 May 1997. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- Llewellyn, David (24 February 2000). "Yates set to make history in Super 12 match". London: The Independent. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
- "Hurricanes player profile". Hurricanes official site. 22 November 2005. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- "SALE SIGNS KEVIN YATES". ARU Rugby. 29 August 2001. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- Moore, Jonathon (26 May 2002). "Sale claim Shield glory". BBC. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- "Yates joins Sale exodus". BBC. 20 April 2004. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- "Details of squad announcement". BBC. 1 May 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- "Details of Yates start". BBC. 26 May 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- "Saracens bid farewell to trio". Saracens official site. 8 May 2008. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2010.