Simon Webster (rugby player)

Rugger
name = Simon Webster


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1981|3|8
placeofbirth = flagicon|ENG Hartlepool, England
height = 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)
weight = 14 st 0 lb (89 kg)
ru_position = Wing|capital=yes
ru_nationalteam = flagicon|Scotland Scotland
ru_nationalcaps = 21
ru_nationalpoints =
ru_ntupdate = 15:20, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
ru_nationalyears = 2003-

Simon Webster plays rugby for Edinburgh and Scotland on the wing. He is a quick and creative player.

Club career

Simon attended Yarm School in Stockton-on-Tees where he captained the schools 1st XV side.

Simon turned professional in 2000 and went on to make his debut for Northampton Saints against Newcastle Falcons. In 2001 he was in the Barbarians team who won the Melrose Sevens, and the following year he signed for Edinburgh Rugby.

International career

Simon qualifies for Scotland through his grandparents, who hail from Greenock.

Simon marked his Scotland debut with a try against Ireland in September 2003.

In addition to playing for Scotland he has played for Scotland A, and the Scotland u19 and u21 squads.

Other information

Simon Webster also sells rugby gear, including the orange gloves that a large number of the Scottish backs wear.

References

External links

* [http://www.scottishrugby.org/sru/index.cfm?0C2EA9C5-07C3-7191-B5FC-5DFDEAF0E0EE&playeruuid=19FF4A2E-B6EB-A41C-E285-FA7CDD7540AA&squad_uuid=78732359-B554-30A5-8C4D-C60E01CE7ED5&org_uuid=F5DF887B-E238-AAEF-622C-9E64FFA6EE5C Scotland profile]