Simon Holmes (rugby union)

Simon Holmes

Personal information
Full 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
Senior clubs*
Years Club Apps (points) 1998-1999 1999-2000 London Scottish Northampton Saints
Representative teams
1998-1998  Scotland 3
* Professional club appearances and points counted for domestic first grade only.

Simon Holmes (born 12 December 1966) is a retired rugby union player, who made three appearances for the Scotland national rugby union team. He played as flanker.

Early life

Holmes was born in Workington, England.^[1] In 1990 he captained the Cambridge University rugby team.^[2]

Rugby playing career

In 1998 he was playing club rugby for London Scottish.^[3] In 1999 he moved to play for Northampton Saints.^[4]

Holmes appeared three times for Scotland, all during the 1998 Five Nations Championship. 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". London Scottish. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
4. "Sport: Rugby Union. Clubs wait on new-look league". BBC News. 10 September 1999.