Adam Westall
| Date of birth | 1 July 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Fly-half | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2000–02 2002–08 2008–10 2010– |
Newbury Lydney Dings Crusaders Swindon |
3 142 33 ? |
3 1,469 305 ? |
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Correct as of 23 April 2016
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Adam Westall (born 1981) is a current English rugby union player who plays at fly-half. Although he is currently playing for Swindon in South West 1 East (level 6), Adam made his name while playing for Lydney where he broke the club's record for most points in a season, and along with a spell spent with Dings Crusaders, became one of the most prolific points scorers of all time in National League 2 South (2nd as of 2016). He has also won the County Championship Shield twice with Dorset & Wilts. As well as playing rugby, Adam is also the co-owner of a sports kit manufacturer in Swindon.
After two seasons with Newbury, where he played a handful of games, Adam dropped down a division to National Division 3 South to join Gloucestershire-based side, Lydney, in 2002. The 2002–03 season with Lydney was arguably the best of his career as he scored 373 points to help Lydney secure second spot in the league and earn a second chance at promotion via the play-offs. Having secured a home fixture by virtue of their superior league standings, Lydney went on to secure promotion by defeating National Division 3 North runners up, New Brighton, 21-7 at Regentshom, with Adam scoring 11 of those points including a try. Along with 34 points attained from Lydney's adventures in the Powergen Cup, Adam would become the club's record scorer for a single season with 417 points.
The next year would be a difficult one for Lydney as the promoted side struggled in National Division 2, only winning two games and ended up being relegated in bottom place. Despite playing for a relegated side Adam still managed to score 180 points (over half his team's final total) and finish 8th in the league's top scorer rankings. Back in National Division 3 South for the following season, Adam was once again the top scorer in the division with 332 points including a career best of 17 tries as Lydney finished 4th. The 2005–06 season was a disappointing one for Adam personally as he only managed 9 games in an injury hit season. With 133 points from those 9 games it is likely he would have finished the league's top scorer if had managed to get a full season under his belt. Returning from injury, both Adam and Lydney would have several more satisfactory seasons, finishing in the top half of the table and Adam finishing as one of the division's top 10 scorers each year.
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