Rugby Speakers
Sir Clive Woodward
Played for Harlequins and then Leicester and represented England on twenty-one occasions, touring twice with The British Lions.
Shane Williams
The pint-sized assassin is easily one of the best wingers in world rugby and one of the best Welsh rugby players of all time.
Peter Wheeler
Possibly the best hooker to play for England, he reachieved 36 caps for England and 7 for the Lions.
Rory Underwood
England's most capped player with 85 appearances, also the highest try scorer with 49 tries, including a record 5 in one match.
David Trick
Former Bath RUFC and England International who also represented the Barbarians. He played 247 games for Bath and scored 171 tries.
Gregor Townsend
Made his international debut for Scotland against England during the 1993 Five Nations. Went on to win a then record of 82 caps.
Mike Tindall MBE
A great character on and off the field and of course a member of the royal family.
Tim Stimpson
Had a career that spanned 12 years with Newcastle, Leicester Tigers, Perpignan and Leeds. Experienced TV & radio pundit.
Phil Steele
Former top-class Welsh rugby player with Newport RFC in the 1980s. Now a radio presenter & sports commentator for BBC Wales.
Paul Sculthorpe MBE
Arguably the greatest rugby league player to come out of Great Britain in the last 20 years.
Craig Sandercock
Head Coach of Hull Kingston Rovers Rugby League Club, Craig specialises in motivating people on how to achieve their goals.
Graham Rowntree
A rugged and reliable loose-head prop, Graham won a total of 54 caps for England in an 11-year international between 1995 and 2006.
Dean Richards
Former Leicester and England International Rugby Union player. He also toured with the British Lions to Australia in 1989.
Mark Regan MBE
One of rugby's true characters, Mark starred at Bath (1997-2002) playing 93 matches, becoming a Heineken Cup winner.
Nigel Redman
After retiring Nigel was appointed National Academy Coach, which is part of the main coaching body of the England team.
Scott Quinnell
Ex-Llanelli Scarlets No.8 who has played rugby at the highest level, representing both Wales and the Lions.
Mick Quinn
Former union footballer who played for Ireland. In 1976 he was a member of the squad that toured New Zealand and Fiji.
Jeff Probyn
Former England International Rugby Union player who now coaches. A regular on talkSPORT, as their Guinness Premiership expert.
Graham Price MBE
Earned his first of 41 caps for Wales in 1975, against France scoring a try voted the 5th best scored by a Welsh player.
Jamie Peacock MBE
Current senior player at Leeds Rhinos and former England and Great Britain Rugby League Captain.
Robbie Paul
Gained 28 caps for New Zealand in an international career that spanned from 1997-2006.
Geoff Parling
Rugby union player who plays for Exeter Chiefs as a lock. Represented England at Under 16s, 18s, 19s & 21 level.
Nigel Owens
One of the most highly respected Rugby referees in the world, Nigel has refereed many Heineken Cup finals.
Terry O’Connor
Former Great Britain international with 15 caps. Debuted in 1996 in the South Pacific tour and retired from Great Britain in 2002.
Andy Nicol
Andy Nicol represented the prestigious Barbarians, British Lions, and captained Scotland with distinction.
Geordan Murphy
One of the Premiership's most decorated players; enjoyed an illustrious career internationally with Ireland and domestically with Leicester Tigers.
Adrian Morley
Great Britain and England international who played as prop and second-row forward from the 1990s through the 2010s.
Brian Moore
Former Nottingham, Harlequins and England international player who also made 5 test appearances for the British Lions.
Lewis Moody MBE
A previous England Captain and former British union player known for his energetic and passionate personality on and off the field.
Barrie McDermott
In 2000 Barrie appeared for Ireland in the World Cup, winning the man of the match in the opening game against Samoa.
Jason Leonard OBE
Harlequins regular since the 1990/91 season and England's most capped forward, with 97 caps.
Ben Kay MBE
Part of an elite bunch who can call themselves a Rugby World Champion.
Robert Jones MBE
Gained his first senior International Welsh cap in 1986 and went on to win 54 caps. Represented British Lions and the Barbarians.
Martin Johnson CBE
Won 84 caps for England, three British & Irish Lions tours including two as captain, two Grand Slams and a World Cup.
Damian Hopley
Wasps player with 10 years' service. Damian's career peaked when the England 7s team lifted the inaugural Melrose World 7s Trophy in 1993.
Richard Hill
Never has a poor game for England and his abrasive style of play has earned him the reputation as one of the world's best forwards.
Scott Hastings
Scotland's most capped centre three quarter, with 65 caps. Played in 51 Internationals with his brother Gavin.
Gavin Hastings
Best known as an international rugby player. He had 61 caps at full back for Scotland, 20 of them as Captain.
James Haskell
An England international from the age of 21, James has enjoyed an impressive career on the rugby pitch.
Will Greenwood MBE
The highlight of Will's career was undoubtedly the 2003 season which was dominated by the Rugby World Cup in Australia.
Andy Goode
Played seventeen times for England, five times for the England Saxons and also in the 2009 Six Nations.
Andy Gomersall
Made his full England debut in 1996 against Italy. In 1997 Andy also played three Five Nations games.
Steve Ganson
Super League referee who officiates for BBC and Sky Rugby League games. At the age of 25 was the youngest ever first-grade referee.
Toby Flood
Earned sixty caps and featured in two World Cups for England, between 2006 and 2014.
David Flatman
Won his first full caps as a replacement in the Tests against South Africa on the summer tour in 2000.
Sean Fitzpatrick
Capped 92 times by New Zealand, the abrasive hooker captained the All Blacks for almost six years.
Steve Fenwick
Appeared for the Welsh national side 30 times, scoring a total of 152 points and was also selected to play for the British Lions in 1977.
Ieuan Evans
Former British Lion and captain of Wales. At international level, held almost every record in Welsh Rugby: 72 caps for Wales.
Gareth Edwards MBE
Former Welsh rugby union footballer, considered to be one of the greatest players in the history of the game.
John Devereux
Welsh former dual-code rugby football international. After retiring became head coach of the Wales rugby league team.
Jonathan Davies
A Welsh dual-code rugby legend. Captaining Wales for Union and League, Jonathan joined an elite club of players to accomplish this feat.
Lawrence Dallaglio OBE
Achieved almost every accolade in the game and is also the second most capped England player.
Martin Corry
Martin won five Premiership titles, two Heineken Cups and the Anglo-Welsh Cup, during a hugely successful club career.
Geoff Cooke OBE
Former Rugby Union player and Manager. Played mainly as a Center/Fly Half 1962-72 and captained his club and county.
George Chuter
Legendary Rugby player known for his impressively long running playing career, which spanned for more than a decade.
Gareth Chilcott
A natural entertainer, the former Bath, England and British Lions player has always been known as one of the game's true characters.
Colin Charvis
Former captain of the Welsh national side who made a total of 94 appearances - and also 2 for the British & Irish Lions.
Will Carling
The world's most successful rugby captain, Will steered England to memorable back-to-back Grand Slam wins in 1991, 92 & 95.
Kyran Bracken MBE
May be well-known as an ice skater, but he spent 15 years as a top class Union player and became a World Cup winner in 2003.
John Bentley
Former Union and League player at club and international level. First capped for England playing Union in 1988.
Bill Beaumont OBE
One of England's best-known rugby union players, having played for England 34 times between 1975 and 1982.
Martin Bayfield
Ex-British Lion, Martin debuted for England in 1991. Also represented the Barbarians, Midlands and British Police sides.
Wayne Barnes
Widely recognised as the world’s best rugby referee. Has refereed over 90 test matches and more World Cup matches than any other official.
Brian Ashton MBE
Tyldesley RUFC was where Brian played fly-half in his first season in 1965/6, then his preferred position of scrum-half for 1966/67.