- Tim Rodber
Infobox Rugby Union biography
playername = Tim Rodber
fullname = Timothy Andrew Keith Rodber
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1969|7|2|df=yes
cityofbirth =Richmond, Yorkshire
countryofbirth =England
height = height|ft=6|in=6
weight = 16 st 7 lbs (100 kg)
nickname =
school =Churcher's College
university =
relatives =
position = Flanker / Number eight
currentclub =
clubnumber = 6
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years =
____ ‐ 87
1987 ‐ 01
clubs = Oxford Old Boys
Petersfield RFC
Northampton
caps(points) =
youthrepyears =
youthrepteam =
youthrepcaps(points) =
repyears =
1992 ‐ 99
1997
repteam = England B
England
British Lions
repcaps(points) =
44 (25)
ru_sevensnationalyears =
ru_sevensnationalteam = England
ru_sevensnationalcomp =
pcupdate =
repupdate =Timothy Andrew Keith Rodber (born
July 2 ,1969 ) formerly arugby union footballer who played at Number eight, flanker or lock forNorthampton Saints , England, and theBritish and Irish Lions .Rodber excelled at rugby from an early age, representing his school,
Churcher's College , as well as local sidePetersfield R.F.C. . In1987 he joinedNorthampton Saints .He made his debut for England in the 25-7 victory over Scotland in the
1992 Five Nations Championship. Good performances, including helping England to win the1993 Rugby World Cup Sevens title, earned him a call-up to the1997 British Lions tour to South Africa .He was one of the few Englishmen in the 1990s to be sent off in South Africa in 1994.
However, injury dogged his career and he was not seen selection after
1999 . He retired at the end of the2000 /01 season. Now COO for the corporate information management business, Williams Lea, in New York.References
External links
* [http://ackone.users.netlink.co.uk/rodber.html Player Profile Page - Tim Rodber]
* [http://www.sporting-heroes.net/rugby-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=1498 Sporting Heroes profile]
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