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Player profiles 2008/09
Season |
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selected for the Royal
Engineers Rugby Club are drawn
from units in the UK and British Army (Germany). Players range
from 'Sapper' rank to Commissioned Officer. In this years
squad we have several 'Sappers' and a number of Officers playing
regularly. The full squad for both union and league is detailed
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Supports:
The Osprays
Favourite Food: Sunday
dinner
Favourite Band: Stereophonics
Best Movie Viewed:
Lord of the Rings / Braveheart
Best Rugby Moment (you):
Selected for the Army
Best Rugby Moment:
Wales Grand Slam
Most inspired player:
Gareth Thomas / Matin
Williams
If you could change one thing
about yourself ? Get a bit faster
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Position:
Half Back Civilian
Club: N/A
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Supports:
England!
Favourite Food: Bacon
Sarnies!
Favourite Band: Meat
Loaf
Best Movie Viewed:Gladiator
Best Rugby Moment (you):
Selected for Devon U19
v Cornwall!
Best Rugby Moment:
Hastings missing his
kick against England in 91!
Most inspired player:
Jason Leonard
If you could change one thing
about yourself?: Loose
the beer gut!
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Position:
Prop
Civilian Club:Andover |
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Position:!
Supports:
Favourite Food:
Favourite Band:
Best Movie Viewed:
Best Rugby Moment (you):
Best Rugby Moment:
Most inspired player:
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Position:
Civilian
Club: N/A |
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Supports:
Wales
Favourite Food: Anything!
Favourite Band: Country
& western
Best Movie Viewed:
Twin Towns
Best Rugby Moment (you):
Facing the Haka!
Best Rugby Moment:
Wales beating England
at Wembley!
Most inspired player:
Ian Black
If you could change one thing
about yourself?: Nothing!
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Position:Forwards
Coach Civilian Club:
Pen - Y - Graig |
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Supports:
Gloucester!
Favourite Food: Fry
up!
Favourite Band: Lionel
Richie
Best Movie Viewed:
Twin Towns
Best Rugby Moment (you):
Selection for the RE
Squad
Best Rugby Moment:
Beating the Gunners
at Chatham
Most inspired player:
Blackie - I luv him!
If you could change one thing
about yourself?: Stop
using Gel in my hair and not be the smallest person
in the squad (by a long way !)
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Position:
Scrum Half
Civilian Club: Gorden
League |
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Supports: New Zealand
Favourite Food:Chicken Chow Mein with Dalo
Favourite Band: Dokidoki Gospel
Best Movie Viewed: Rambo 4
Best Rugby Moment (you) Being selected for Fiji U19s for the World Cup in Zimbabwe in 1998
Best Rugby Moment: Fiji beating Wales in the 2007 World Cup (take note Mr Sanger!)
Most inspired player Dan Carter
If you could change one thing
about yourself? To thank the Lord every moment for what he has done in my life
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Position: Scrum Half
Civilian Club: |
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Supports:
Gloucester
Favourite Food: Pasta
Favourite Band: Kinks
Best Movie Viewed:
Glos V Bath
Best Rugby Moment (you):
Playing for Combined
Services against PSW in Berlin!
Best Rugby Moment:
Chris Fowke refereeing
me in Germany when he was drunk!
Most inspired player:
Ian Jones
If you could change one thing
about yourself?: -
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Position:
Forwards coach
Civilian Club: Aldershot
& Fleet |
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Supports:
Wigan
Favourite Food: Pasta
Favourite Band:
Best Movie Viewed: Platoon
Best Rugby Moment (you):
Winning the Yorkshire Cup
Best Rugby Momen: Hull
FC winning any time
Most inspired player: Adrian
Morley
If you could change one thing
about yourself: Get faster
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Position:
Loose forward
Civilian Club: |
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Supports:
Favourite Food:
Favourite Band:
Best Movie Viewed:
Best Rugby Moment (you):
Best Rugby Moment:
Most inspired player:
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If you could change one thing
about yourself?:
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Position:
Utility Back
Civilian Club :Westcombe
Park |
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London Irish
Favourite Food: Chicken
Fajitas
Favourite Band: The
Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Best Movie Viewed:
Best Rugby Moment (you):
Scoring in the last minute of
the Army v Navy @ Twickenham - 2004:
Best Rugby Moment: Jason
Robinson scoring his try in the 2003 World Cup Final
Most inspired player:
Jason Robinson - Jeremy
Guscott
If you could change one thing
about yourself?: I wish I was
more like Vic Reeve or as funny as Eugene Viljoen (thats
really nice!)
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Position:
Back Three
Civilian Club: Rosslyn
Park |
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Combined
Service (both codes) & Army player.
Supports: England!
Favourite Food: Fish
and Chips!
Favourite Band: Dance,
Pop and Hip Hop
Best Movie Viewed:
Zulu
Best Rugby Moment (you):
Army v Navy anytime!
Best Rugby Moment:
1st Cap for the Army
Most inspired player:
Dean Richards
If you could change one thing
about yourself?: My
looks!
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Position:
6, 5 or 8
Civilian Club:Reading
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Supports:
Wales!
Favourite Food: Meat!
Favourite Band: Phonics
Best Movie Viewed:
Twin Towns
Best Rugby Moment (you):
Captaining the Corps
against the Gunners
Best Rugby Moment:
Scott Gibbs try against
England
Most inspired player:
Keith Woods
If you could change one thing
about yourself?: More
body piercings!
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Position:
Hooker
Civilian Club: |
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Supports:
Northampton!
Favourite Food: Chips,
Peas and gravy!
Favourite Band: Sterophonics
Best Movie Viewed:
A beautiful mind
Best Rugby Moment (you):
Playing for the Army
at Twickenham!
Best Rugby Moment:
Beating the NZ Army
in NZ
Most inspired player:
Jean Baptiste Le Fonte
If you could change one thing
about yourself?: -
Stop getting injured
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Position:
Back Row
Civilian
Club: London Welsh |
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Supports:
Fiji
Favourite Food: Chineese
Favourite Band:
Best Movie Viewed: Remember
the Titan
Best Rugby Moment (you):
Winning the Army 9s
Best Rugby Moment: Scotland
beating England
Most inspired player: Jona
Lomu
If you could change one thing
about yourself?:
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Position:
2nd row Civilian
Club: |
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Supports:
Salford RLC
Favourite Food: Subway
Favourite Band: Oasis
Best Movie Viewed:
Love, Honour & Obay
Best Rugby Moment (you):
Winning Army RL cup
3 times in a row
Best Rugby Moment:
Salford promoted to
the Super League
Most inspired player:
Andy Gregory
If you could change one thing
about yourself?: To
have never met Blackie!
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Head coach (League)
Defence Coach (Union)
Civilian Club: -
Ulster |
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Supports:
Wigan & Wasps
Favourite Food: Steak
& Chips
Favourite Band: Red
Hot Chilli Peppers
Best Movie Viewed:
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Best Rugby Moment (you):
- Winning
the World Cup with BARL and playing at Twickenham in
front of 40,000
Best Rugby Moment: - Englands
World Cup win.
Most inspired player:
Jason Robinson
If you could change one thing
about yourself?: Being
taller and faster
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Position:
Back row Civilian
Club: - |
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Amatuer International, Combined Service & Army player
Supports: Bradford
Bulls
Favourite Food: Chips
& Gravey
Favourite Band: Abba
Best Movie Viewed:
Rocky I
Best Rugby Moment (you):Winning
the RLA World Cup.
Best Rugby Moment:
As above
Most inspired player:
Lyon Price
If you could change one thing
about yourself?: Nothing
at present
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Position:
Wing / Full Back
Civilian Club: None
at present |
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Supports:
Northampton!
Favourite Food: Steak
and Chips!
Favourite Band: Any
Rock
Best Movie Viewed:
Rocky
Best Rugby Moment (you):-Playing
for the Combined Services U21 atTwickeham
Best Rugby Moment:
Lewsey’s tackle on the
Aussies.
Most inspired player:
Richard Hill
If you could change one thing
about yourself?: My
feet
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Position:
2nd Row
Civilian Club:
Westcombe Park |
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Supports:
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Wales!
Favourite Food:Pasties
Favourite Band::Sugababes
Best Movie Viewed: Snow
White
Best Rugby Moment (you) Playing
in Australia
Best Rugby Moment: Wales
winning
Most inspired player: Gareth
Evans
If you could change one thing
about yourself?:
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Position:
Prop Civilian Club:
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Supports:
Wales!
Favourite Food: Leeks
and Port!
Favourite Band: Max
Boyce
Best Movie Viewed:
Snow White
Best Rugby Moment (you):
Playing for the Army
at Twickenham
Best Rugby Moment:
Wales loosing to England
‘2s@ in 2003!
Most inspired player:
Gareth Edwards
If you could change one thing
about yourself?: Stop
going bald and grey - thats impossible
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Position:
Senior
Coach.
Civilian Club: Old
Welsh Boys |
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Supports:
England!
Favourite Food: Home
cooking!
Favourite Band: The
Corps Band
Best Movie Viewed:- We
were soldiers
Best Rugby Moment (you):Being
part of 21 ER RFC - 83-86
Best Rugby Moment:-
England winning the World Cup
Most inspired player:
Gareth Edwards
If you could change one thing
about yourself?: A
few more inches
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Position:
Director of Rugby (Union)
Civilian Club: |
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Supports:
South Africa (another
bloody one !)
Favourite Food: Beans
on toast
Favourite Band: Boyzone!
Best Movie Viewed:
Best Rugby Moment (you):
Best Rugby Moment:
Most inspired player:
If you could change one thing
about yourself?:
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Position:
Physio
Civilian Club: -
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Supports:
Gloucester!
Favourite Food: Sunday
Roast!
Favourite Band: Dance
Best Movie Viewed:
Snatch
Best Rugby Moment (you):
Winning county final
Best Rugby Moment:
Lions South Africa tour
Most inspired player:
Neil Back
If you could change one thing
about yourself?: More
hair!
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Position:
Flanker in Afghan
Civilian Club: Barnstaple
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Supports:
Scotland (sad lad)(1
of 8)
Favourite Food: Haggis
Favourite Band: Sugababes
Best Movie Viewed:
Team America
Best Rugby Moment (you):
Scoring a 80mtr try
against Uraguay in Melrose 7s in 2003
Best Rugby Moment:
Scotlands Grand Slam
in 1990 (can you remember that far!)
Most inspired player:
Any scotland player
If you could change one thing
about yourself?: nothing..
(thats not what the boys say)
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Position:
Centre Civilian
Club: Stewarts
Melville FP |
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Supports:
Andy Sanger
Favourite Food: My
mums curry
Favourite Band: Any
heavy metal
Best Movie Viewed:
Happy Gilmore
Best Rugby Moment (you):
Representing the Army
against the African Leopards
Best Rugby Moment:
Most inspired player:
Blackie
If you could change one thing
about yourself?; Grow my hair
longer..
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Position:
Back Row Civilian
Club: None at present
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Supports:
Ben Hughes
Favourite Food:
Favourite Band: The
Carpenters
Best Movie Viewed:
Best Rugby Moment (you):Man
of the match in the Merit League Final
Best Rugby Moment:
Most inspired player: Ben
Hughes
If you could change one thing
about yourself?:
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Position:
Prop
Civilian Club: Reading |
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Supports:
Fiji, Suva
Favourite Food: Dalo
Favourite Band: Match
Boxtu
Best Movie Viewed:
The God Father
Best Rugby Moment (you):
Winning the Army Cup
Best Rugby Moment:
Winning the Army 9s
in 2006
Most inspired player:
Johns (Australia)
If you could change one thing
about yourself?: Get
massive!
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Position:
Second row
Civilian Club: |
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Supports:
England
Favourite Food: Fish
& Chips
Favourite Band: -Boyzone
Best Movie Viewed: Lassie
Best Rugby Moment (you):
Scoring against the gunners
Best Rugby Moment:Theres
too many...
Most inspired player:
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If you could change one thing
about yourself?: Stop Teko getting
into trouble and be more like Frankie Green.
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Position:
Utility Back
Civilian Club: Newbury
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Supports:
Wasps and Newbury
Favourite Food: Steak
and Chips
Favourite Band: Wagner
Best Movie Viewed:
Gladiator
Best Rugby Moment (you):
Being selected for the
Corps
Best Rugby Moment: Winning
the Fern Cup in December
Most inspired player:
Ginge Windle
If you could change one thing
about yourself?: Get
more chest hair
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Position:
Prop Civilian
Club: -
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Supports:
England
Favourite Food:
Favourite Band: Girls
Aloud!
Best Movie Viewed:
Sleeping Beauty
Best Rugby Moment (you):
Best Rugby Moment:
Most inspired player:
Blackie
If you could change one thing
about yourself?: Have
Blond Hair and Blue Eyes (It can be arranged!)
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Position:
Senior Physio
Civilian Club: |
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Supports:
- The Hurricanes
Favourite Food - Jelly
Favourite Band:- Too
many (Rock)
Best Movie Viewed:- The
Rock
Best Rugby Moment: - you
- School rugby
Best Rugby Moment:
World Cup Final 1995
Most inspired player:
- Christian Cullen
If you could change one thing
about yourself?:- Improve my fitness
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Position:
Wing Civilian
Club: London Welsh
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Supports:
Fiji
Favourite Food: Range
Stew!
Favourite Band: -
UB 40
Best Movie Viewed:
Home alone
Best Rugby Moment (you):
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Best Rugby Moment:
- Any
Final
Most inspired player:
- Serevi
/ Frank Bunce
If you could change one thing
about yourself?: Start
enjoying ice baths!
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Position:
Wing / Full Back
Civilian Club: Darlington
MP / Oldham RL |
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Supports: Guess who?
Favourite Food: Cornedbeef Hash (Compo!)
Favourite Band:
Best Movie Viewed:
Best Rugby Moment (you):Being selected for Fiji U19s for the World Cup in Zimbabwe in 1998
Best Rugby Moment:Fiji beating Wales in the 2007 World Cup (take note Mr Sanger!)
Most inspired player: Zinzanne Brooke
If you could change one thing
about yourself? Loose Weight |
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Position;
Back Row
Civilian
Club: Havant |
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Supports:
Cambridge
Favourite Food: Best
Bitter!
Favourite Band:
I always liked the Bay City Rollers!
Best Movie Viewed: Care
Bears The Movie
Best Rugby Moment (you):
Playing for the Corps
Best Rugby Moment: England
winning the World Cup
Most inspired player: Easy
- Andy Sanger
If you could change one thing
about yourself: Change my 'best
food' !
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Position:
Prop Civilian Club:
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Supports:
New Zealand
Favourite Food: Lovo
Food
Favourite Band: Bob
Marley
Best Movie Viewed:
Gladiator
Best Rugby Moment (you):
Winning U21 comp for
3 years with Suva RFC
Best Rugby Moment:
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Most inspired player:
Tana Umaga
If you could change one thing
about yourself?: -
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Position:
Lock Civilian
Club: -
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Supports:
Fiji
Favourite Food: Fish
and Lolo
Favourite Band:
Best Movie Viewed: Police
Academy
Best Rugby Moment (you):Being
chosen to represent Fiji 7s in the Hong Kong 7s 2003
Best Rugby Moment: Winning
the Army Cup with 1 RGBW against the Royal Scots and
being voted player of the year by the Army senior squad
2007
Most inspired player:
Waisale Serevi
If you could change one thing
about yourself? Try to live a
life that is enjoyable for me and my family
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Position:
No 8
Civilian Club:
Reading |
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Supports-
Northampton
Favourite Food: Chineese
Favourite Band: Killers
Best Movie Viewed:
Gladiator
Best Rugby Moment (you):
Playing for west Midlands
Colts
Best Rugby Moment:
World Cup Final 2003
Most inspired player:
Martin Johnstone
If you could change one thing
about yourself?: I
would like to'get bigger' |
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Row / Lock Civilian
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Supports:
South Africa (Another
one!)
Favourite Food:
Favourite Band:
Best Movie Viewed:
Best Rugby Moment (you):
First Cap for the Army
Best Rugby Momen: Watching
Frankie Green
Most inspired player:
If you could change one thing
about yourself?: Grow
more hair
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Position:
Full Back / Fly Half
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Captain and Combined Services player Supports:
- Halifax
Favourite Food: Jaffa
Cakes
Favourite Band: Abba
Best Movie Viewed: Shaw
Shank Redemption
Best Rugby Moment (you):Captaining
my Regt, Corps, Army & The CS in the same year.
Best Rugby Moment: Winning
all trophies in one year
Most inspired player: Kevin
Sinfield
If you could change one thing
about yourself? Be bigger and better
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Position:
Loose forward - Half back Civilian
Club: -
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