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Further Personal Information | |
| Languages | English |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Saracens: London, ENG |
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| Higher education | Geography - Royal Holloway University of London: London, ENG |
General Interest | |
| Injuries | In February 2010 he was unavailable to play for Saracens due to injury. (skysports.com, 28 Feb 2010) |
| Hero / Idol | Former Irish rugby player Simon Geoghegan. (rfu.com, 20 Jul 2010) |
| Awards and honours | He was named Exeter Chiefs Player's Player of the Year for the 2006/07 season. (thisisexeter.co.uk, 15 Apr 2009) |
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| Name of coach | Mark McCall |
| Preferred position / style / stance / technique | Scrum half |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2002 |
| Competing for | England |
| Location | Malaysia |
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| Coach from which country? | Northern Ireland |
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| Other information | BACK TO THE BIG TIME He returned to the top flight of professional rugby when he signed for Saracens in 2009, after four years playing for Exeter Chiefs in the second tier of English rugby. He had previously played for Premiership side London Irish between 1999-2004. (premiershiprugby.com, 20 Jul 2010; thisisexeter.co.uk, 15 Apr 2009) IN THE WILDERNESS After making his debut in 2002 he had to wait eight years for his second call-up to the national side when he was named as a replacement for England's series against USA in 2008. (saracens.com, 20 Jul 2010) CAPTAINCY He described himself as '"very privileged" when he was named captain of England in 2010 for the Seven World Series in Dubai and South Africa. (rfu.com, 20 Jul 2010) |