Jeremy Guscott

Jeremy Guscott

Player information
Full name	Jeremy Clayton Guscott
birthday	July 7, 1965
place of birth	Bath , England
Nickname	Jerry
society
society	Career ended
position	Inner three quarters
Clubs as active
Years	society	Games (points)
1984-2000	Bath rugby	266 (710)
National team
Years	National team	Games (points)
1989-1999 1989, 1993, 1997	England British and Irish Lions	65 (143) 8 (7)

Jeremy Clayton Guscott (born July 7, 1965 in Bath ) is a former English rugby union player. He played for Bath rugby , the England team and the British and Irish Lions .

Career

Guscott made his national team debut in 1989 against Romania , in which he was able to put three attempts . In the same year he was also considered for his first Lions tour. He was used in the two final games against Australia , the Lions finally won the series 2-1. In 1991 he reached the final of the World Cup with England , but lost there against the Australians.

On his second Lions tour to New Zealand in 1993 , Guscott played in all Tests against the All Blacks . 1995 was again in England's squad for the World Cup . He lost his place the following year, but soon returned to his form and was nominated for the third time for the Lions. In the second test against South Africa , he scored the decisive drop goal to win the selection, which ultimately won the series. At the 1999 World Cup he played for England for the last time against Tonga and also made his last attempt. In 2000 he also ended his club career at Bath.

Since the end of his career, Guscott has worked as an expert for the BBC and writes columns for several British magazines.

See also

• List of rugby union players with the most international attempts

literature

• Jeremy Guscott: Jeremy Guscott Autobiography . Headline, 2002, ISBN 0-7472-6473-2 .

Web links

• National team statistics
• Lions profile
• Entry into the Hall of Fame at Bath Rugby

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Vintage Lions Video: Jeremy Guscott's drop-goal 1997. Blood and Mud, accessed October 17, 2009 .