Phil Vickery (rugby union)
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| Full name | Philip John Vickery | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 14 March 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Barnstaple, Devon, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 19 st 10 lb (125 kg, 275 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Prop | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1995–2006 2006–2010 |
Gloucester Rugby London Wasps |
145 54 |
(20) (5) |
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Correct as of 14 Dec 2010
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1998–2010 2001, 2009 |
England British and Irish Lions |
73 5 |
(10) (0) |
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Correct as of 14 July 2009
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Philip John Vickery MBE DL (born 14 March 1976) is a former English rugby union tighthead prop and member of the England squad. He was a member of England's World Cup winning squad in 2003, playing in all seven matches in the tournament, and is a former England captain. Vickery ended his club rugby career at London Wasps, joining the London side in 2006 after eleven years with Gloucester Rugby. Given the nickname "Raging Bull", he played in three Rugby World Cups, including as England captain in the 2007 tournament, and toured Australia and South Africa with the British and Irish Lions.
The son of a dairy farmer, Vickery was born to Cornish parents in Barnstaple, Devon, England and says he is proud to be a Cornishman and an Englishman. Educated at Budehaven School, his interest in sport developed as a youngster, and by age 12 he started playing rugby. By the age of 16 he gained his first National Representative honour, being picked for the England Schools U16s group.
Vickery left school age 16 and worked as a herdsman on his parents' farm. He remains a qualified cattle inseminator.
Vickery has an Oriental tattoo on his left shoulder which roughly translates to "I'll fight you to the death", and a bulldog tattoo on his right.
He started with the Cornish club Bude, then moved to Redruth, during which time he first appeared in an England Colts side. In 1995, England 'A' coach Richard Hill persuaded the 19-year-old Vickery to join Gloucester Rugby, where he became known as "The Raging Bull".
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