Shaun Perry

Infobox Rugby biography
name = Shaun Perry


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birthyear = 1978
birthmonth = 05
birthday = 04
placeofbirth = Wolverhampton
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ru_position = Scrum-half
ru_amateuryears = 1985-2003
2003-2005
ru_amateurclubs = Dudley Kingswinford RFC
Coventry RFC
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ru_proclubs = Bristol Rugby
ru_clubcaps = 37
ru_clubpoints = (50)
ru_clubupdate = 16 Aug 2007
ru_currentclub = Bristol Rugby
ru_nationalteam = England Saxons
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ru_nationalyears = 2006
2006-
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14
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(10)
ru_ntupdate = 9 Sept 2007
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Shaun Perry (born 4 May 1978) is an English rugby union footballer, who plays for Bristol Rugby in the Guinness Premiership. His usual position is at scrum half.

Perry began playing rugby in the Youth Section of [http://www.dkrfc.co.uk Dudley Kingswinford RFC] at age 7. He rose through the age groups to eventually make his senior debut in the DKRFC Colts team. The next year at age 18 he was playing for the 1st XV, where he played for seven seasons before joining Coventry.

Perry played for Coventry in National Division One for two seasons, during which time he scored a try in a match against his future club, Bristol. [ [http://www.bristolrugby.co.uk/25_3485.php Bristol Rugby : Bristol's Shaun Perry named in England 'A' squad ] ] After eleven games for Bristol during the 2005–06 season, Perry was called up into the England 'A' squad. He was given the captaincy for the match against Ireland.

Towards the end of the 2005–06 season, Perry sustained a wrist injury which ruled him out for approximately eight weeks of play, and therefore also put him out of contention to represent England during the summer tests to Australia, for a two-test Cook Cup series. In August Perry was included in the 2006–07 England Elite Player Squad.

In October, Perry was named in the squad that would compete in the Autumn Internationals against New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Argentina. Perry scored a try for England on his debut against New Zealand on 5 November 2006, though England were defeated 41–20.

Perry made another appearance for England on 24 February against Ireland in the Six Nations match at Croke Park. He came on as a substitute replacing Harry Ellis. Perry gave away a try and a conversion after having his pass intercepted, providing an easy touch down for the Irish. However, having lost a stone in preparation for fighting for a World Cup place, his next game for England was a Man-of-the-Match performance against Wales in a World Cup warm-up match at Twickenham on 4 August 2007. A poor performance against South Africa in the 2007 Rugby World Cup led to Perry being dropped from the 22 by England coach Brian Ashton.

He missed the 2008 Six Nations Championship after sustaining a fractured windpipe against Harlequins FC where he was caught with a stray boot.

External links

* [http://www.england-rugby.com/englandrugby/index.cfm?fuseaction=News.News_Detail&storyid=12934 England profile]
* [http://www.dkrfc.co.uk Dudley Kingswinford RFC]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/blackcountry/content/articles/2006/11/02/shaun_perry_international_debut_feature.shtml BBC: Shaun Perry to make international debut and Shaun Perry photo gallery]
* [http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/118_7987.php?PHPSESSID=6c5b49c7c6c435d49c0b64f8cec3a3a8 Out of contention for Summer Tour]
* [http://www.bristolrugby.co.uk/2787_3099.php?PHPSESSID=e9f031861f1e20948398f16c6029e0fc Bristol Rugby-Shaun Perry]
* [http://www.sporting-heroes.net/rugby-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=2517 Shaun Perry photo by sportingheroes.net]