Andy Gomarsall
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| Full name | Andrew Charles Thomas Gomarsall MBE | ||
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| Date of birth | 24 July 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Durham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.77 m) | ||
| Weight | 14 st 2 lb (90 kg) | ||
| School | Audley House Prep School Bedford School |
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| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Scrum-half | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| xxxx–1993 1993–1999 1999 1999–2001 2001–2005 2005–2006 2006–2009 2009–2010 |
Bicester Wasps → Bath Bedford Gloucester Worcester Harlequins Leeds Carnegie |
82 2 24 137 28 64 21 |
(75) (0) (78) (106) (15) (13) (0) |
| correct as of 20:26, 6 November 2010 (UTC). | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1996–2008 | England | 35 | (37) |
| correct as of 20:26, 6 November 2007 (UTC). | |||
Andrew Charles Thomas Gomarsall MBE (born 24 July 1974 in Durham) is a former rugby union player who played at scrum-half for Leeds Carnegie and England.
He previously played for Gloucester Rugby, Bedford and Wasps. Until May 2006 he was contracted to Worcester Warriors for three seasons from 2005, but was released after one year of a three-year contract – an action which is still subject to potential legal action by Gomarsall. He was released by Harlequins F.C in 2009 and joined Leeds Carnegie for the 2009–2010 season to continue Guinness Premiership rugby.
Gomarsall sprang to prominence when he led the 1992 England Schools U18 team to their first Grand Slam in 11 years. The following season, he joined London Wasps and made his full England debut in 1996 against Italy. In 1997 he played in three Five Nations games and came on twice as a replacement on tour in Argentina.
On the club scene, he was a member of London Wasps’ 1999 Powergen Cup winning side, then transferred to Bedford, where he was captain, before being persuaded to join Gloucester Rugby. He was a Gloucester Rugby favourite, and took part in his second Powergen Cup triumph in 2003.
In 2002 Gomarsall re-ignited his England rugby career after a period of 27 months in the international wilderness, when he played in the 26–18 win over Argentina in Buenos Aires in June. He sealed his place as one of the three scrum halves for the World Cup with a strong performance in England's 43–9 defeat of Wales at the Millennium Stadium, during the World Cup warm up matches. He scored two tries in the 111–13 win over Uruguay in the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Brisbane.
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