Simon Holmes | |
Birth Name: | Simon David Holmes |
Birth Date: | 12 December 1966 |
Birth Place: | Workington, England |
Height: | 5feet |
Weight: | 16st |
University: | University of Cambridge |
Ru Position: | flanker |
Youthyears1: | |
Ru Clubyears: | 1998-1999 1999-2000 |
Ru Proclubs: | London Scottish Northampton Saints |
Super14years: | |
Ru Nationalyears: | 1998-1998 |
Ru Nationalcaps: | 3 |
Ru Nationalpoints: | 3 |
Repsevensyears1: |
Simon Holmes (born 12 December 1966) is an English-born former rugby union footballer, who made three appearances for Scotland, as a flanker.
Holmes was born in Workington, England.[1] In 1990 he captained the Cambridge University rugby team.[2]
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]