Simon Holmes (rugby union)

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

Simon Holmes

Birth name	Simon David Holmes
Date of birth	12 December 1966
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 1999-2000 London Scottish Northampton Saints () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1998-1998  Scotland 3 3

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.
3. , "Players: Simon Holmes" Check |url= value (help). London Scottish. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
4. "Sport: Rugby Union. Clubs wait on new-look league". BBC News. 10 September 1999.