Andy Gomarsall
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| Andrew Gomarsall | |||||
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| Full name | Andrew Charles Thomas Gomarsall | ||||
| Date of birth | 1974-07-24 | ||||
| Place of birth | Durham, England | ||||
| Height | 1.77 m | ||||
| Weight | 90 kg | ||||
| Rugby union career | |||||
| Position | scrum-half | ||||
| Professional clubs | |||||
| 1993-1999 1999-2001 2001-2005 2005-2006 2006-present |
Wasps Bedford Gloucester Worcester Warriors Harlequins |
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| correct as of 14 Sept 2006. | |||||
| National team(s) | Caps | (points) | |||
| 1996-2004 | England | 23 | (34) | ||
| correct as of 14 Sept 2006. | |||||
Andrew Charles Thomas Gomarsall MBE (born 24 July 1974 in Durham) is a rugby union player who plays at scrum-half for Harlequins and England.
He previously played for Gloucester, 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 - this action is still subject to potential legal action by Gomarsall.
[edit] Biography
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 Six 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. He was a Gloucester favourite, and took part in his second Powergen Cup triumph in 2003.
In 2002 “Gomars” 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 fine 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.
Emerging enhanced from his World Cup performances, Gomarsall was selected as England vice captain for the non cap game against the New Zealand Barbarians in December 2003. Andy Gomarsall started all three of England’s 2004 Autumn internationals at Twickenham and was vice captain in the England XV against the Barbarians in May as well as this Churchill Cup tour.
However, injury led to his replacement at both Gloucester club and England international level, and so to reignite his career he signed a three year deal with Worcester Warriors in June 2005 [1]. However, his injury worries returned to plague him, and he was released together with nine other players by Worcester in May 2006, two months short of the end of the season [2]
On 25 September 2006 Gomarsall signed a one year "pay-as-you-play" deal with Harlequins: ""It was shocking what happened to me and I wouldn't want that to happen to anyone else. I love rugby so much and have really missed it. I'm very grateful to Quins for giving me this opportunity." [3].
[edit] References
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/4402085.stm
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/5128908.stm
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/harlequins/5377936.stm
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| England squad - 2003 Rugby World Cup | ||
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| Forwards: | Back • Corry • Dallaglio • Hill • Grewcock • Johnson (c) • Kay • Leonard • Regan • Moody • Thompson • Vickery • West • White • Worsley • Woodman |  |
| Backs: | Abbott • Balshaw • Bracken • Catt • Cohen • Dawson • Grayson • Gomarsall • Greenwood • Lewsey • Luger • Robinson • Tindall • Wilkinson | |
| Coach: | Woodward | |
