- Simon Easterby
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name = Simon Easterby
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birthname = Simon Easterby
nickname = Beasterby
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1975|7|21
placeofbirth =Harrogate ,Yorkshire ,England
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ru_province =Llanelli Scarlets
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spouse = Sara Elgan Rees
children = Soffia
relatives =Guy Easterby (brother)Elgan Rees (father-in-law)
school =Ampleforth College
university =University of Sydney Simon Easterby (born
21 July 1975 inHarrogate ,North Yorkshire ) is an English-born Irishrugby union footballer. He plays forLlanelli Scarlets , whom he captains, and is a recently retired Ireland international. His regular position is at blindside flanker, but he is equally adept on the openside.His father is English and his mother Irish. He is the brother of
Guy Easterby , also an Ireland international. He was educated atAmpleforth College inNorth Yorkshire . Easterby made his first international appearance in a Six Nations victory over Scotland atLansdowne Road in 2000 and then became a regular in the side, being ever-present for the remainder of that Six Nations competition. Easterby then played in all three of the games during the summer tour but he missed all of the following season due to injury and did not return until the game against Scotland in September 2001. After Ireland's defeat, he lost his place but he did win a cap as a replacement against Samoa in November 2001. In 2002 he played a part in the first ten of Ireland's games - eight as a starter - but after that, he lost his place and he did not return until playing in two Tests during the summer tour of 2003 against Tonga and Samoa.He has been virtually ever-present for Ireland since then; he has to date received 65 caps and scored 40 points. Described as the "elder statesman among Ireland's back-row options", one newspaper has suggested that " [2007] could well be Easterby's last Six Nations campaign" [ [http://www.ireland.com/sports/rugby/6nations/2007/team_profiles/easterby.html ireland.com - Sports - Rugby - Six Nations 2007 ] ] As it turned out, Easterby would play in one more Six Nations Championship in 2008, after which he retired from international rugby to concentrate on his club career. [cite news |title=Easterby quits international game |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/irish/7301699.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=
2008-03-17 |accessdate=2008-03-17 ]He plays his club rugby in Wales where he is captain of the Llanelli Scarlets.
Easterby received a call-up to the
2005 British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand , afterLawrence Dallaglio fractured his ankle in the first game of the tour. He forced his way into the Test team and covered himself in glory. He took over the leadership duties for the 2005 Autumn series in the absence of injured duoBrian O'Driscoll andPaul O'Connell .Family
Simon Easterby is married to Sarra Elgan Rees, the the daughter of ex-rugby player
Elgan Rees who played for the Neath Rugby Football Club and theBritish and Irish Lions . Sara Rees Easterby is a TV presenter and a fluent Welsh speaker. Their daughter, Soffia Easterby, was born in 2007.References
External links
* [http://www.scarlets.co.uk/the-region/PlayerDetails.aspx?ID=100486 Scarlets profile]
* [http://www.irishrugby.ie/226_133.php Ireland profile]
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