Player Profiles
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Joeri Decae
| Name: |
Joeri Decae |
| AKA: |
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| Position: |
Back row |
| Height: |
1800mm |
| Weight: |
88 |
| Day Job: |
Sales Director |
| Hometown: |
Rotterdam, The Netherlands |
| Time At Club: |
Since 2003 |
| Previous Clubs: |
Rotterdam RC, The Elephants, Leiden Students, Gordonians RFC, Casuals |
| Best Moment: |
Played every position on the field in a single season |
Robert Hirsch
| Name: |
Robert Hirsch |
| AKA: |
Hirsch, Bobby Hirsch - creative, I know... |
| Position: |
Back row |
| Height: |
5 foot 11 |
| Weight: |
98 kg |
| Day Job: |
Day Services Coordinator - Autistic adults |
| Hometown: |
London |
| Time At Club: |
3 years |
| Previous Clubs: |
Rosslyn Park RFC, Univ. Leicester RUFC/RLFC |
| Best Moment: |
I can flip upwards of 20 beer mats. True story. |
Joe England
| Name: |
Joe England |
| AKA: |
Jengland |
| Position: |
Back row |
| Height: |
5'9" |
| Weight: |
80kg |
| Day Job: |
Student |
| Hometown: |
Wisbech |
| Time At Club: |
2 years |
| Previous Clubs: |
Wisbech, Cambridgeshire |
| Best Moment: |
seeing burrows starting a fight in a bannana suit |
SCRIM
| Name: |
SCRIM |
| AKA: |
SCRIM |
| Position: |
Back row |
| Height: |
LACK OF |
| Weight: |
Too much to mention |
| Day Job: |
GRAVE DIGGER |
| Hometown: |
WB |
| Time At Club: |
3000 YEARS PLUS |
| Previous Clubs: |
USED FOR HUNTING |
| Best Moment: |
TOO MANY TO MENTION |
Joe Collis
| Name: |
Joe Collis |
| AKA: |
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| Position: |
Back row |
| Height: |
6' (182 cm) |
| Weight: |
95 kg |
| Day Job: |
PhD Student |
| Hometown: |
Chesterfield |
| Time At Club: |
1 Season |
| Previous Clubs: |
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| Best Moment: |
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Richie McCaw
| Name: |
Richie McCaw |
| AKA: |
Tackles |
| Position: |
Back row |
| Height: |
6ft 4" |
| Weight: |
105kg |
| Day Job: |
Being awesome |
| Hometown: |
Canterbury |
| Time At Club: |
has been disapointing |
| Previous Clubs: |
All Blacks |
| Best Moment: |
Getting to a world cup quater final. |
Austin Hayes
| Name: |
Austin Hayes |
| AKA: |
Oz |
| Position: |
Back row |
| Height: |
6"3 |
| Weight: |
17stone |
| Day Job: |
Phones |
| Hometown: |
Doncaster |
| Time At Club: |
3 years |
| Previous Clubs: |
Doncaster |
| Best Moment: |
Chip and chase try scored in training last year...it will never be matched again...by me anyway. |
James Armstrong-Holmes
| Name: |
James Armstrong-Holmes |
| AKA: |
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| Position: |
Back row |
| Height: |
6'1" |
| Weight: |
112kg |
| Day Job: |
Lawyer type |
| Hometown: |
Nottingham |
| Time At Club: |
4 years I think |
| Previous Clubs: |
Nottingham Casuals |
| Best Moment: |
Stamping on....I mean watching Matt Parr get stamped on regularly |
Matt Hines
| Name: |
Matt Hines |
| AKA: |
Fatty Matty |
| Position: |
Back row |
| Height: |
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| Weight: |
98kg |
| Day Job: |
Student |
| Hometown: |
Spalding |
| Time At Club: |
2 seasons |
| Previous Clubs: |
Spalding RFC |
| Best Moment: |
Often mistaken for a walrus |
Mark Holmes
| Name: |
Mark Holmes |
| AKA: |
Holmesy |
| Position: |
Back row |
| Height: |
6ft 4 |
| Weight: |
89 |
| Day Job: |
Designer |
| Hometown: |
Nottingham |
| Time At Club: |
6 years |
| Previous Clubs: |
Leos Leeds |
| Best Moment: |
Winning County cup and shield 2007 |
James Mudie
| Name: |
James Mudie |
| AKA: |
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| Position: |
Back row |
| Height: |
6' |
| Weight: |
84kg |
| Day Job: |
Student |
| Hometown: |
Norwich |
| Time At Club: |
6 months |
| Previous Clubs: |
Norwich RFU |
| Best Moment: |
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Mark Humphries
| Name: |
Mark Humphries |
| AKA: |
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| Position: |
Back row |
| Height: |
6'1 |
| Weight: |
105 |
| Day Job: |
Student |
| Hometown: |
Nottingham |
| Time At Club: |
6 Months |
| Previous Clubs: |
None |
| Best Moment: |
Whellan dropping the ball over the line... |
Simon Pope
| Name: |
Simon Pope |
| AKA: |
Popey |
| Position: |
Back row |
| Height: |
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| Weight: |
85 |
| Day Job: |
Teacher |
| Hometown: |
Washington |
| Time At Club: |
1 year 6 months |
| Previous Clubs: |
Chester Le Street, Gateshead Fell & Wigan |
| Best Moment: |
Every Saturday when we have a game as it gets me out of the house |
Jim McNiven
| Name: |
Jim McNiven |
| AKA: |
McLovin |
| Position: |
Back row |
| Height: |
6'2" |
| Weight: |
90 |
| Day Job: |
Police Officer |
| Hometown: |
Dumbarton |
| Time At Club: |
6 years |
| Previous Clubs: |
East Leake |
| Best Moment: |
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david marriott
| Name: |
david marriott |
| AKA: |
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| Position: |
Back row |
| Height: |
6 foot |
| Weight: |
16 stone |
| Day Job: |
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| Hometown: |
nottingham |
| Time At Club: |
3 1/2 years |
| Previous Clubs: |
keyworth |
| Best Moment: |
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Harry Alexander
| Name: |
Harry Alexander |
| AKA: |
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| Position: |
Back row |
| Height: |
5'10 |
| Weight: |
75kg |
| Day Job: |
Student |
| Hometown: |
Chichester |
| Time At Club: |
1 year |
| Previous Clubs: |
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| Best Moment: |
Touring Australia and coming away with good wins |
Mike Gubb
| Name: |
Mike Gubb |
| AKA: |
Gubby |
| Position: |
Centre |
| Height: |
178 cm |
| Weight: |
89kg |
| Day Job: |
Teacher |
| Hometown: |
Gloucester |
| Time At Club: |
5 months |
| Previous Clubs: |
Queensland, Cirencester, Mumbles |
| Best Moment: |
Representing Swansea in the Welsh Varsity match |
Piers Gaunt
| Name: |
Piers Gaunt |
| AKA: |
Monty |
| Position: |
Centre |
| Height: |
6"2 |
| Weight: |
93kg |
| Day Job: |
Bin man |
| Hometown: |
Worcester |
| Time At Club: |
7-8 years |
| Previous Clubs: |
Worcester Juniors, Upton RFC, Bromyard RFC |
| Best Moment: |
England winning World Cup in 2003 or any moment Jo Slacks face goes red and he turns into 'a bit of an animal!' |
James Bloor
| Name: |
James Bloor |
| AKA: |
JB |
| Position: |
Centre |
| Height: |
182 cm |
| Weight: |
95 kg |
| Day Job: |
Online marketing |
| Hometown: |
Nottingham |
| Time At Club: |
2 years |
| Previous Clubs: |
Nottingham High School, University of Sheffield |
| Best Moment: |
Playing against Mike Tindall back in 1996. He was a big lad even then. |
Andrew Rollings
| Name: |
Andrew Rollings |
| AKA: |
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| Position: |
Centre |
| Height: |
6 foot |
| Weight: |
92kg |
| Day Job: |
Police Officer |
| Hometown: |
Alsager |
| Time At Club: |
3 and half years |
| Previous Clubs: |
Sandbach |
| Best Moment: |
Winning county championships with Cheshire at under 18s level |
BENTLEY
| Name: |
BENTLEY |
| AKA: |
JB |
| Position: |
Front row |
| Height: |
4FT 6IN |
| Weight: |
250kg (including belly) |
| Day Job: |
DOSSER |
| Hometown: |
WB |
| Time At Club: |
FOR EVER |
| Previous Clubs: |
9 IRON |
| Best Moment: |
LISTENING TO TURBO |
Gareth Darbon
| Name: |
Gareth Darbon |
| AKA: |
Doorman destroyer |
| Position: |
Front row |
| Height: |
6' 1" |
| Weight: |
100kg |
| Day Job: |
Analytical Scientist |
| Hometown: |
Oxford |
| Time At Club: |
4 years |
| Previous Clubs: |
Nottingham Trent University |
| Best Moment: |
Scoring my one glorious try for the Mighty! |
geoff harrison
| Name: |
geoff harrison |
| AKA: |
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| Position: |
Front row |
| Height: |
5,11 |
| Weight: |
122.73 |
| Day Job: |
public realm opperative (the new p.c. name for council gardener) |
| Hometown: |
nottingham |
| Time At Club: |
3 month |
| Previous Clubs: |
nottingham casuals |
| Best Moment: |
finding out that i could still drag my backside around a rugby pitch after eighteen years in retirement. |
Phil Yates
| Name: |
Phil Yates |
| AKA: |
Yatesy |
| Position: |
Front row |
| Height: |
5ft 5 |
| Weight: |
93 kg |
| Day Job: |
Dogs body |
| Hometown: |
Nottingham |
| Time At Club: |
4th season |
| Previous Clubs: |
East leaker rfc |
| Best Moment: |
2008 season with the mighty ( great team spirit) |
Mat Burrows
| Name: |
Mat Burrows |
| AKA: |
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| Position: |
Front row |
| Height: |
5'6 |
| Weight: |
19.7 kg |
| Day Job: |
Event Manager |
| Hometown: |
Llanfairpwll |
| Time At Club: |
2 years |
| Previous Clubs: |
Menai Bridge, Llangefni, North Wales |
| Best Moment: |
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Sam Burkey
| Name: |
Sam Burkey |
| AKA: |
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| Position: |
Front row |
| Height: |
6' 1'' |
| Weight: |
125.7 |
| Day Job: |
Chef |
| Hometown: |
Nottingham |
| Time At Club: |
This is my first year. |
| Previous Clubs: |
Nottingham, Derby |
| Best Moment: |
Touring Australia with NLD. |
Rich Marnell
| Name: |
Rich Marnell |
| AKA: |
Fat Prop |
| Position: |
Front row |
| Height: |
5'11" |
| Weight: |
92 |
| Day Job: |
Quantity Surveyor |
| Hometown: |
Brixton |
| Time At Club: |
3rd Season |
| Previous Clubs: |
N/A |
| Best Moment: |
A London Irish Win |
David Nevin
| Name: |
David Nevin |
| AKA: |
Nev |
| Position: |
Front row |
| Height: |
5' 11' |
| Weight: |
100 kg |
| Day Job: |
Teacher |
| Hometown: |
Birkenhead |
| Time At Club: |
9 years |
| Previous Clubs: |
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| Best Moment: |
Smashing through Jon Whellan to score in the Exiles game. |
Rob Freeston
| Name: |
Rob Freeston |
| AKA: |
Freebo |
| Position: |
Front row |
| Height: |
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| Weight: |
105 |
| Day Job: |
Bid Manager |
| Hometown: |
Nottingham |
| Time At Club: |
20 years |
| Previous Clubs: |
None |
| Best Moment: |
Scoring in a sevens match |
laurence parker
| Name: |
laurence parker |
| AKA: |
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| Position: |
Front row |
| Height: |
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| Weight: |
83 |
| Day Job: |
being a lad |
| Hometown: |
coventry |
| Time At Club: |
4 months |
| Previous Clubs: |
broadstreet rfc |
| Best Moment: |
beating our main rivals at school in front of 1500 people oh yeah and scoring the winning try |
Joe Slack
| Name: |
Joe Slack |
| AKA: |
Peperami |
| Position: |
Half back |
| Height: |
3 foot 4. |
| Weight: |
23kg |
| Day Job: |
Jockey |
| Hometown: |
Oop North |
| Time At Club: |
Long enough (according to most team mates) |
| Previous Clubs: |
London Wasps, Harlequins, Northampton Saints and West Bridgford. |
| Best Moment: |
Currently involved in the Swift Cover (other insurance companies are available) advertising campaign with Iggy Pop. |
Matt Vaughan
| Name: |
Matt Vaughan |
| AKA: |
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| Position: |
Half back |
| Height: |
Short |
| Weight: |
75kg |
| Day Job: |
Accountant |
| Hometown: |
Nottingham |
| Time At Club: |
Year and a Half |
| Previous Clubs: |
Kidderminster Carolians |
| Best Moment: |
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Paul Petchey
| Name: |
Paul Petchey |
| AKA: |
Petch |
| Position: |
Option 7 |
| Height: |
185cm |
| Weight: |
79kg |
| Day Job: |
Student |
| Hometown: |
Ilkley |
| Time At Club: |
2 Years |
| Previous Clubs: |
Ilkley RFC |
| Best Moment: |
Dubbed the next Dan Carter |
Nathan Smith
| Name: |
Nathan Smith |
| AKA: |
Nath |
| Position: |
Option 7 |
| Height: |
4ft 26" |
| Weight: |
Dunno can't see! |
| Day Job: |
RFU Development Team |
| Hometown: |
Grantham, Lincs |
| Time At Club: |
In my second season. |
| Previous Clubs: |
A few!!!! |
| Best Moment: |
Best rugby moment was seeing England win the 2003 World Cup. An interesting fact is...The Bristol Stool Chart is a seven-type medical grading system used to classify the size and consistency of human poo! |
Jared Allen
| Name: |
Jared Allen |
| AKA: |
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| Position: |
Second row |
| Height: |
6'1 |
| Weight: |
91 |
| Day Job: |
Scientific Data Manager |
| Hometown: |
Burton-On-Trent |
| Time At Club: |
2 Years |
| Previous Clubs: |
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| Best Moment: |
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James Parker
| Name: |
James Parker |
| AKA: |
JP |
| Position: |
Second row |
| Height: |
6foot 1.8inches |
| Weight: |
110 |
| Day Job: |
barman/waiter |
| Hometown: |
Dubai |
| Time At Club: |
2months |
| Previous Clubs: |
Sharjah Wanderers |
| Best Moment: |
In international rugby each match has the combined effect of 3 controlled car accidents on each player... |
Barnaby Barker
| Name: |
Barnaby Barker |
| AKA: |
Bam |
| Position: |
Wing / Full back |
| Height: |
5 ft 10 |
| Weight: |
85.7kg |
| Day Job: |
apprentice engineer |
| Hometown: |
Medbourne |
| Time At Club: |
2 months |
| Previous Clubs: |
Lutterworth |
| Best Moment: |
Captaining Leicestershire's national 10's squad to winning are group section |
Keith Farr
| Name: |
Keith Farr |
| AKA: |
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| Position: |
Wing / Full back |
| Height: |
5'9 |
| Weight: |
82 |
| Day Job: |
Business Analyst |
| Hometown: |
Nottingham |
| Time At Club: |
1 year |
| Previous Clubs: |
N/A |
| Best Moment: |
An interesting fact is Nottingham also has an Aussie Rules team which runs in the Rugby off-season and is recruiting for players (Yes this is a shameless plug). Search for Nottingham Scorpions on facebook for details, or just ask me... |
Rob Pease
| Name: |
Rob Pease |
| AKA: |
Peasey |
| Position: |
Wing / Full back |
| Height: |
6 foot |
| Weight: |
75kg |
| Day Job: |
Admin |
| Hometown: |
Douglas |
| Time At Club: |
about 2 years |
| Previous Clubs: |
Vagabonds IOM |
| Best Moment: |
Scoring 4 try's in 20 mins |