Simon Holmes (rugby union)

Simon Holmes

Birth name	Simon David Holmes
Date of birth	(1966-12-12) 12 December 1966
Place of birth	Workington, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	16 st 0 lb (102 kg)
University	University of Cambridge
Rugby union career
Position(s) flanker Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1998-1999 1999-2000 London Scottish Northampton Saints () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1998-1998 Scotland 3 3

Simon Holmes (born 12 December 1966) is an English-born former rugby union footballer, who made three appearances for Scotland, as a flanker.

Early life

Holmes was born in Workington, England. In 1990 he captained the Cambridge University rugby team.

Rugby playing career

A former captain of Cambridge University, in 1998 he was playing club rugby for London Scottish and captained the team in their inaugural season in the premiership. In 1999 he moved to play for Northampton Saints and won a Heineken cup winners medal as part of the squad that beat Munster in the 2000 final.

Holmes appeared three times for Scotland, all during the 1998 Five Nations Championship and was Vice Captain for 2 of these three appearances. He made his international debut against Italy at Treviso in January 1998. His last cap was against France at Murrayfield in February 1998.