2. BIOGRAPHY
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Andy Gomarsall rose to prominence when he led the 1992
England Schools U18 team to their first Grand Slam in 11 years.
The following season, he joined London Wasps and made his
full England debut in 1996 against Italy..
On the club scene, he was a member of London Wasps’ 1999
Powergen Cup winning side, then transferred to Bedford, where
he was captain, before being persuaded to join Gloucester
Rugby. He was a Gloucester Rugby favourite, and took part in
his second Cup triumph in 2003.
In 2002, Gomarsall re-ignited his England rugby career after
a period of 27 months in the international wilderness, when
he played in the 26–18 win over Argentina in Buenos Aires in
June. He sealed his place as one of the three scrum halves for
the World Cup with a strong performance in England’s 43–9
defeat of Wales at the Millennium Stadium, during the World
Cup warm up matches. He scored two tries in the 111–13 win
over Uruguay in the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Brisbane.
He was a co-commentator for ITV’s coverage of the 2011
Rugby World Cup.
• Won the Rugby World Cup in 2003
• Andy is an ITV rugby pundit
• He recently produced the film One Hundred Streets
staring Idris Elba
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ANDY
‘Andy has always been easy to work with – excellent at
interacting with guests and getting fully stuck in (like at
the RBS Twickenham pitch day). He adds fantastic value’
Matt Kiernan, Synergy Sponsorship
3. JACKSON
In 2004 Jackson wrote and presented sports news for a
variety of sports websites, including sportal.com, TEAMtalk,
Football365 and Golf365 among other sports related
websites—where she wrote and presented sports bulletins.
Jackson also presented the coverage of the National
Hunt Festival for the official Cheltenham website in 2006.
ShejoinedSetantaSportsNewsin2007,[1]co-hostingLunchtime
Live alongside Murray Dron, and presented various live events,
including BetFred League of Legends darts tournament.
She presented the Beijing Bulletin for Al Jazeera +3 Sport’s
coverage of the 2008 Summer Olympics, with Rhodri Williams.
In 2005 she appeared in Clarkson: Heaven and Hell as a
dancer. After the channel ceased broadcasting in June
2009, she joined Sky Sports in August 2009, presenting on
Sky Sports News. She also regularly appears with Tim Shaw on
his radio show, Absolution. She hosted the 2009 FIFA World
Player of the Year Awards Ceremony in Zurich alongside Pedro
Pinto. She appeared as a reporter in the Keith Lemon film.
Jackson presented Sky Sports Football quiz show Take it Like a
Fan with John Fendley. The show is based on going to different
British football league grounds and asking quiz questions.
She also presented the second series of ITV’s 71 Degrees North
alongside Paddy McGuinness, and was team captain for the
girls for ITV’s The Big Quiz—Sports Special.
In 2013, she was a contestant in ITV’s celebrity diving show
Splash!, where she reached the semi-finals, despite breaking
a toe.
CHARLOTTE
• Charlotte played Lacrosse for England
• She’s married to football manager Chris Coleman
• Charlotte broke a toe whilst on ITV’s Splash!
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4. KAMARA
Chris grew up in Middlesbrough and served in the Royal Navy
before taking his first professional football position at Portsmouth
FC in 1975. He spent two years at Portsmouth before moving
to Swindon Town. Chris’ 20 year footballing career took him to
11 sides, the highlight of which was being part of the 1989/90
Championship winning Leeds United team - then managed
by Howard Wilkinson.
Having completed his playing career, Chris went into
management with Bradford City gaining promotion into the
First Division. Most of the side which was assembled by Chris
then went onto secure promotion to the Premiership.
Chris has more recently become involved in footballing
punditry and has a dedicated following on Sky Sports’ Goals
on Sunday. Chris’ appearances on Sky Sports’ Soccer Saturday
with Jeff Stelling have fast become a must-see.
Chris is perhaps is best known for his hard-hitting, often light-
hearted analysis of Premier League action from the gantry,
making him a household name. He’s also won over legions
of fans with his irreverent pre-match lives on Soccer AM.
Most recently, Chris has featured in the successful Ladbroke’s
advertising campaign and is a regular columnist for The Sun.
As well as being an Ambassador for Marie Curie Cancer Care,
Chris became an Ambassador of the Special Olympics Great
Britain and was also one of the runners of the Olympic torch in
Doncaster. Chris’ charisma and sense of humour is infectious;
he’s known in the industry as a guy who works exceedingly hard
and is always ready with a winning smile. Chris now hosts ITV’s
Saturday night prime time show Ninja Warrior
‘Kammy was loved by one and all on the show and a total joy
to be around. He turned up every day with bags of energy,
professionalism and focus and boy, did that show on camera!’
Hannah Wheeler – ITV (Give A Pet A Home)
CHRIS
• Chris keeps horses on his farm in Wakefield
• He was in the Royal Navy!
• Kammy is an ambassador for Marie Curie Cancer Trust
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5. HASSELBAINK
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink played for ten clubs over 18 seasons,
scoring 245 goals in the process, but it is as a Chelsea player
that his career peaked. Jimmy was a club record signing when
he joined from Atlético Madrid in 2000. The fee of £15m could
be considered a bargain, as he averaged nearly a goal every
two games over the next four years.
Jimmy helped Chelsea to qualify for the Champions League
twice, and in March 2004 he became the only player in
Chelsea’s history to score three times after coming on as a
substitute, with a hat-trick against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Jimmy left Chelsea in the summer of 2004 as a result of the
new manager looked to bring in his own players. He joined
Middlesbrough and later played for Charlton and Cardiff.
Ironically, his first Charlton goal was scored at Stamford Bridge
and he earned an ovation from the home supporters as he
refused to celebrate the goal.
From July 2011, Jimmy was a member of the coaching staff at
Nottingham Forest during this time he was working towards his
UEFA ‘A’ coaching licence. However he left the club in January
2013 after former manager Sean O’Driscoll was sacked.
In June 2013, Jimmy was appointed as the manager of
Royal Antwerp in Belgium, and appeared on Football shows
including Goals on Sunday and SoccerAM. Jimmy joined
Burton Albion in the 2014/15 season and got them promoted
in his first season at the club.
JIMMY FLOYD
• Jimmy was born in Suriname
• He has 4 daughters
• Jimmy played 23 times for Holland
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Jimmy proved to be an excellent ambassador when working
on behalf of Barclays and the Premier League sponsorship. His
playing experience, knowledge of the game and engaging
personality means that he is popular both with the media and
the client.
Nick Meakin – Brand Rapport
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6. BARNES
John started his career in 1981 when he signed for Watford. He
spent 6 successful years there before moving onto Liverpool.
He spent ten years there winning the first division championship,
the FA Cup twice and representing England on 79 occasions.
After brief spells at Newcastle, Charlton and Celtic, Barnes
retired in 1999 having made 586 appearances and scoring
165 goals.
Having retired, Barnes returned to his former club Celtic, where
he took charge alongside Kenny Dalglish for a year. Barnes
then took a break from football and returned in 2008 when
he took the reins of the Jamaican national side but only held
the position for six months before moving onto Tranmere
Rovers..Most recently John has taken part in Strictly Come
Dancing, Waterloo Road and is currently a pundit on ESPN and
Supersports where he provides coverage of the Champions
League. He also previously worked as a pundit on ITV and
Channel Five.
John has worked with a number of brands including Mars Bar,
Lucozade, Standard Chartered, Hyundai, Vauxhall, Western
Union and Sports Direct.
‘We worked with John for the launch of our £2.90 Caribbean
Campaign for Western Union. John was a real asset, charming,
enthusiastic, friendly and a real crowd pleaser. We had huge
crowds, many who had seen John’s tweets a few days
before. The campaign won two awards, John’s efforts and
personality were a big reason for this. If anyone is looking
for a celebrity / personality to be a part of their campaign I
would 100% recommend John, you won’t be disappointed,
he is down to earth and will go above and beyond’
Oliver Burgoyne, House Of Experience
JOHN
• John played 314 games for Liverpool
• His goal against Brazil in the Maracana is regarded as
the greatest goal ever scored by England
• His nickname is Digger!
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7. CAREW
John Alieu Carew was born on 6th September 1979 in
Lørenskog, Norway and in the last 13 years has played top-
flight football in his home country, Spain, Italy, Turkey, France
and England. John has made 427 club appearances, scoring
150 goals while he is the fifth highest capped player of all
time for Norway, making 88 appearances and contributing 23
goals.
John currently splits his time between his homes in London,
Miami and Oslo.
Living life on his own terms is an important mantra for John, but
he values his family above everything else and likes to spend
quality time back home with them in Norway whenever he
can.
John is also a committed Christian and dedicated contributor
to youth and hospital charities both in the UK and Norway.
And now, with the launch of his own charitable foundation in
Gambia, John is at the forefront of nurturing and protecting
young footballing talent in his father’s home country.
John is now pursuing a career in acting and has already
featured in 2 films that will be released in the summer of 2014.
JOHN
• John played 91 times for Norway
• He has featured in 2 films
• John now works regularly as a model.
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8. OFFIAH
Martin began his career in 1987 at Widnes where he spent
four years before signing for Wigan for £440,000. Playing as
winger he formed a devastating partnership with Gene Miles
scoring 30 tries in just 15 appearances. During his career at
Wigan he won the World Club Challenge, four Challenge
Cups, five championship teams, three regal trophies and one
Lancashire Cup.
Martin also twice won the Lance Todd Trophy at Wembley and
is also remembered for one of the finest tries ever which he
scored against Leeds in the Challenge Cup Final.
Martin also played for Easts Roosters, St George, London
Broncos and Salford City Reds. He also represented Great
Britain 33 times and England on 5 occasions. Towards the end
of his career, Martin spent one season in Rugby Union with
London Wasps before retiring. The highlight of Martins career
was when he was rewarded for his services to Rugby with an
MBE in the Queens New Years honours.
Upon his retirement, Martin focused on media commitments
and has become a regular on Sky Sports News reviewing the
weekends Rugby League footage but also on Sky News where
he reviews the newspapers on Sunrise with Eamon Holmes.
Martin has also featured on other television programmes such
as BBC Question of Sport and Channel 4’s popular programme
Come Dine with Me. In addition, he has also appeared in
soaps Hollyoaks and Emmerdale and a reality TV Special of
The Weakest Link in 2006. Martin also took part in Strictly Come
Dancing where he came (fourth) with his partner Erin Boag and
Martin has worked with numerous brands such as Nike, Probiz,
MyProtein and Coral.
In August 2015 Martin is part of a statue being unveiled at
Wembley stadium to honour the sport.
MARTIN
• Martin features in a statue going up at Wembley in 2015
• Martin came 4th on the first series of strictly come dancing
• He DJs in his spare time
‘My sincere thanks to Martin for attending our Awards event
at Newham College last week he did a great job and all was
inspired about meeting and hearing his talk about his life and
career.’
Tessa Sanderson, Cordel Events
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9. RUDDOCK
Neil Ruddock is a former professional footballer, actor
and television personality. Neil made his debut at Millwall
and went onto have a long career playing for Tottenham
Hotspur, Southampton, Liverpool to name a few. He
finished him career at Swindon where he became player/
coach under Roy Evans who had managed him at
Liverpool. Ruddock is most famous for his time at Liverpool
and notably for his on- field fight with Eric Cantona.
Neil is a fans favourite and has achieved cult status throughout
the footballing world. He won four caps for England U-21s
and one for England B. He won one full England cap, which
came against Nigeria when Terry Venables was manager.
Since hanging up his boots, Neil has made a large number
of television appearances. These include Celebrity Total
Wipeout, I’m a Celebrity get me out of here, Question
of Sport and 2013 Celebrity Big Brother to name a few.
Neil has worked for a number of brands including Nintendo
and Carlsberg. He is now a popular figure on the after dinner
speaking circuit-raising money for clubs up and down the
country.
NEIL
• Razor played 115 times for Liverpool
• He came out of retirement in 2015
• Razor loves dogs!
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10. SHAW
Born in Nairobi and having spent much of his childhood in Spain,
Simon represented Bristol RFC before joining London Wasps
in 1997. Over the next 14 seasons Simon won every honour
available in the English game as the club enjoyed a sustained
period of success, including four Premiership titles and two
Heineken Cups. In May 2008, Simon became the first player
ever to play in 200 Premiership matches, and on his departure
from the club in 2011 Simon had made 339 appearances.
Simon made his England debut against Italy in 1996 and has
represented his country on 71 occasions in total, including at
three World Cups. In 2003 Simon was called up to the squad
following an injury to Danny Grewcock, earning an MBE as part
of the World Cup winning team. In 2007 Simon was an integral
member of the England team, playing the full 80 minutes in
the losing final to South Africa, and in 2011 Simon featured in
three matches for England at the tournament in New Zealand.
Simon toured with the British & Irish Lions in 1997 and 2005,
though he didn’t win his first Lions cap until the second Test of
the 2009 tour to South Africa.
On his return from the 2011 World Cup in New Zealand, London
Wasps agreed to release Simon and he completed his move
to Toulon on an initial deal to the end of the 2011/2012 season.
Simon retired in 2014 and now spends his time between the
UK and France.
SIMON
• Simon was born in Kenya
• He now lives in the south of France
• Played 71 times for England
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11. HURST
Sir Geoff is a sporting legend who is still the only player ever
to score a hat trick in a World Cup final. Sir Geoff made his
name with club side West Ham United, with whom he played
499 league and cup appearances, scoring 248 goals. He was
Player of the year three times and won the F.A. Cup with West
Ham in 1964 and the European Cup Winners Cup in 1965.
However, it was playing in the national side that launched
Sir Geoff as a world football icon - not only as being part of
the England team that won the World Cup in 1966 but also
scoring a hat trick in that final. Hence Kenneth Wolstenholme’s
immortal words “They think it’s all over --- it is now”. After
leaving West Ham, Sir Geoff then played for Stoke City with 100
appearances & 30 goals and then West Bromwich Albion for
one year. Then he was player/manager for Telford and also
had a spell playing in America and Kuwait.
Sir Geoff crosses that divide and has established himself as a
popular guest at key corporate and charitable events. Drawing
on the similarities that exist between sport and business to
motivate and inspire, Sir Geoff recognises his own skills in not
only seeing opportunities but preparing for them and making
the most of them! Highly entertaining and filled with a career’s
worth of precious anecdotes, Sir Geoff’ captivates his audience
and leaves many with an experience that will not be forgotten
- not for the first time in his life. As a true sporting hero with a
unique achievement, Sir Geoff consistently receives standing
ovations from audiences and leaves them wanting more.
‘Sir Geoff was arguably the most balanced guest we have
ever had…His ability to converse on topics at the highest
level. A truly outstanding individual’
Nigel Jackson, Head of RBS Retail banking
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• Geoff managed in Kuwait
• He scored a hat trick in the 1966 World Cup final
• He played 411 times for West Ham United
12. DOWIE
Iain Dowie is an English-born Northern Irish football manager,
former professional footballer and sports television pundit.
As a player Iain was a fearless striker from 1983 until 2001,
notably in the Premier League for Southampton, Crystal Palace
and West Ham United.
Iain earned 59 caps for Northern Ireland, scoring 12 important
goals for his country.
Iain also played in the Football League for Luton Town, Fulham
and Queens Park Rangers.
After retiring from playing Iain went on to manage Oldham
Athletic, Crystal Palace, Charlton Athletic, Coventry City and
Queens Park Rangers. Iain is now regularly seen on TV working
as a pundit.
IAIN
• Iain played 445 career games
• He played 59 games for Northern Ireland
• His niece plays for the Liverpool ladies team
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13. EASTER
Nick Easter is a professional rugby player who plays for the
England national team and also for the Harlequin club.
Nick’s club history is pretty spectacular. He won the player of
the year award on consecutive occasions for Harlequins in
2004/05 and 2005/06. This got him noticed enough to get
him a call for the England training squad for the 2007 World
Cup. He has a number of personal records. He became
the first no. 8 player to have scored four tries in a match
for England, in a warm-up match against Wales which
England won by a record margin of 62-5. In the 2008 Six
Nations tournament, he was named the Man of the Match
in the match against France, which England won 24-13.
His substantial frame has earned him a few nicknames
such as “The Dominator” and “The General”. He attended
Dulwich College, followed by Nottingham Trent University. As
a youngster, he played for the youth club Old Alleynian. Nick
has worked with a number of brands throughout his career
including Puma, QBE and Jason Shankey.
“We brought in Nick Easter to be the face of one of our
clients, male grooming brand Jason Shankey during the 2011
World Cup year. He was a pleasure to work with on the shoot
and always made himself available for associated media
opportunities throughout the campaign. I would not hesitate
to work with Nick again and highly recommend him for any
future brand endorsements”
Duncan Purves - MD of Stature PR
NICK
• His great grandfather played for the Springboks
• Nick’s Played 51 times for England
• His nickname is Minty
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14. KING
Ledley King is a former English footballer who played for
Tottenham Hotspur. He retired in July 2012. Highly rated as
a central defender, in 2009 he was named by The Times
as Tottenham’s 25th best player of all time. King made 21
international appearances for England.
In the latter part of his career, Ledley was plagued by chronic
knee problems, for which no effective treatment or remedy
was found. Instead of training with the rest of the squad King
undertook fitness exercises on his own, allowing him to play
one first team game per week. Whilst playing, King was cited
by opponents and pundits as one of the best defenders in the
Premier League.
King announced his retirement from all forms of football on 19
July 2012 as a result of the chronic knee injuries that plagued
much of his career. He continues to represent Tottenham
Hotspur in an ambassadorial level, whilst appearing as a
pundit on ITV and Sky Sports.
LEDLEY
• 266 appearance for Spurs
• Now a Tottenham Hotspur Ambassador
• 21 England caps
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15. KILBANE
Kevin Kilbane is Ireland’s second most capped outfield
footballer, with over 100 appearances for his country, including
52 consecutive matches to date. He has played more than
500 matches at professional level, and in Ireland he is nothing
less than a folk hero.
But things could have been very different. Kilbane grew up
the hard way, enduring a tough Lancashire childhood with
his Irish immigrant family. It was only his prowess on the pitch,
and subsequent signing for Preston North End, that rescued
him from skirmishes with the police and a life of petty crime.
Instead, he built a formidable reputation as an honest,
old-fashioned professional footballer who always gives his
very best.
Kevin became a firm favourite with fans at the likes of West
Bromwich Albion, Sunderland, Wigan and Hull, as well, of
course, as Ireland. Nowadays he is making a name for himself
as a thoughtful and sensitive analyst of the game on television
and radio. But football is not the exclusive focus of his life: as
the parent of a daughter with Down’s Syndrome, he gives as
much time and support as he can to the Down’s
Syndrome Association. Kevin’s autobiography comes out in
October 2013 to which all the royalties are being donated to
the Down’s Syndrome Association. Kevin regularly appears on
BBC Sport, Setanta Ireland and BT Sport.
KEVIN
• Kev is the 3rd most capped Irish player of all time
• He’s a Patron of the Down’s Syndrome Association
• He works for the BBC as a pundit
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16. MCQUEEN
Hayley McQueen is a British TV sports presenter and reporter
and RTS award winning producer. Hayley is a lead anchor
on Sky Sports News, presenter of Sky Sports Champions
League as well as other Sky Sports football programming.
Hayley began her television career working as a runner and
production assistant for Richard and Judy before joining
the television channel of Middlesbrough’s Boro TV as a
reporter and producer. She then joined Middlesbrough FC’s
“Football in the Community” scheme before being head
hunted by Sky Sports News where she became a presenter.
She also presented on Fox Sports. McQueen left Sky
Television in December 2006 and took up a position
on MUTV, where she was main match day anchor and
presented and produced the news, daily talk and match
day live build up and phone-in shows as well as conducting
regular interviews with players past and present.[7]
McQueen then hosted the Daily World Cup show for
Al Jazeera Sports with Scott Minto throughout the 2010
tournament. She returned to Sky Sports in August 2010 as
they launched Sky Sports News in HD. McQueen presents
Champions League football for Sky Sports and the live
International Round Up show. She is actively involved with
various Football in the Community projects and has hosted
events for the Premier League. She is a regular match day
host for the Football Association for the Wembley FA Club.
As a journalist, McQueen is a key contributor to twentyfour7
Football magazine with exclusive feature interviews with the
likes of Sir Alex Ferguson, Roberto Martinez, Steven Gerrard, Paul
and Tom Ince, amongst others.
HAYLEY
• She is the daughter of Man United legend Gordon McQueen
• Hayley works for Sky Sports
• She lives in North Yorkshire
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17. O’GARA
Ronan O’Gara is an Irish former rugby union player, who
played fly-half for both Ireland and Munster. He is Ireland’s
second most-capped player (128) behind Brian O’Driscoll
and the third most-capped in rugby union history. O’Gara
has captained Munster, Ireland, and the British and Irish Lions
and won four Triple Crowns with Ireland and two Heineken
Cups with Munster. Ronan now coaches Top 14 team Racing
Métro 92 in Paris, where he lives with his wife and five children.
O’Gara is the all-time highest points scorer for Ireland and is
the fourth highest points scorer in the history of International
Rugby Union. He has scored more tries (16) for Ireland than
any other fly-half in history. O’Gara is Munster’s all-time leading
points scorer (2,625), and also holds the Heineken Cup record
for points (1,365).
RONAN
• ROG was born in San Diego
• He played 128 times for Ireland
• Ronan has a degree in Business Economics
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18. ARDILES
OSSIE
An Argentinian by birth but also a legend within the English
game of football, Ossie Ardiles is a World Cup winer who speaks
with passion and panache at a wide range of events, as well
as being a popular figure on TV and fine sports personality
who adds real quality to a range of functions, charity dinners
and conferences. It was in 1978 that Ossie won the World Cup
winner with Argentina, and he was capped 42 times for his
country. At the same time, he became a north London hero
when joining Tottenham in England, with whom he won two FA
cup medals before sadly having to leave when the Falklands
War started.
After leaving playing the game behind he took up
management at Swindon Town in 1989 and had spells at
Newcastle United and West Brom before being handed the
job he really wanted in June 1993 with Tottenham. Things
started well and he even signed the famous German Jurgen
Klinsmann and the ‘famous five’ attack-minded players. Sadly,
that attacking football proved Ardiles’ downfall as goals were
shipped at the other end. Ossie has also managed various
clubs since Tottenham and is now in charge of Toyko Verdy 69
in Japan. A much loved figure who excites all football fans,
Ossie is a popular guest speaker, pundit and event host.
• Won the World Cup in 1978
• He managed 17 teams around the world
• Ossie played Carlos Rey in the 1981 film Escape To Victory
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19. WORSLEY
Former professional rugby player Joe Worsley holds the
rare accolade of being a World Cup winner thanks to his
involvement in the 2003 event in Australia. As such he is now
well placed to deliver motivational and insightful speeches
about his time in the sport and does so with passion and a
great sense of humour. Playing as a member of the pack at
flanker, Worsely joined his first team, Wasps, at the age of 16
and went on to become the youngest ever player to represent
England at Under 21 level and soon progressed through the
ranks.
A fine ball carrier and someone with great defensive skill, Joe
has played across the back row and as was a key player for
England throughout his career, not least during their 2003
World Cup campaign. Scoring 50 points for England in 78
caps, Joe also represented the British and Irish Lions once in
2009 and played 275 times for London Wasps between 1993
and 2011, clocking up 195 points in that time. Following his
retirement from playing the game, Joe is now defence coach
of French top 14 team Bordeaux Begles and is involved in
plenty of charitable work with disadvantaged children and
young people in Britain and Ireland. To have Joe come and
speak at your event, represent your charity or share some of his
rugby knowledge, please contact MN2S in London.
JOE
• He now lives in Bordeaux
• He won the World Cup in 2003
• Joe is an Honorary President of the Wooden Spoon charity
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20. GOODE
Andy Goode was for many years the metronomic core
of Leicester Tigers’ backline, a reliable goal-kicker and an
excellent tactician. Goode began with Leicester as a youth
player, winning caps for England at U18 and U21 level, but he
left to join Saracens following an immensely successful period
in which the Tigers won four successive league titles and two
Heineken Cups.
After a stint under Rod Kafer at Saracens Goode returned to
the Tigers. Following consistent performances for Leicester
and England ‘A’, Goode made his international debut as a
replacement for Sale fly-half Charlie Hodgson against Italy
in the 2005 Six Nations. Andy won 17 caps won nine caps
between his debut and November 2012. He continued to play
for Leicester until leaving the club for French Top 14 side Brive
in 2008.
In France, Goode found his form rejuvenated, dominating the
scoring charts in the Top 14 and further honing the merciless
accuracy of his kicking under the ELVs. In January 2009 he
won a recall to the England starting line-up against Italy in the
opening game of the 2009 Six Nations, ousting Danny Cipriani
from the squad. He won the last of his England caps against
Argentina later the same year but was retained in the elite
squad for the end of year internationals.
He was omitted from manager Martin Johnson’s plans for the
2010 Six Nations and later embarked on a short-term contract
with Super 14 side the Sharks and later confirmed he would
be joining Premiership side Worcester the following season. He
has since played over 50 games for Wasps and joined London
Irish in 2015.
ANDY
• Scored 1539n points for Tigers
• Played club rugby in South Africa and France
• 17 times for England
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21. EDWARDS
Shaun Edwards was born in Wigan on 18 October, 1966 and
followed his father, Jack, into Rugby League. His dad was a
successful half-back with Warrington and Shaun signed for
Wigan for £35,000 on his 17th birthday having captained
England Schools Under 16 in both rugby un ion and rugby
league.
He led the England Schools to victory by 13-12 in an Under 16
international at Bristol in 1983 against a Welsh side containing
Dai Young. The two later met up at the 1995 Rugby League
World Cup, when Edwards captained England in their opening
win over Australia and Young played throughout Wales’ run to
the semi-finals .
Shaun made 467 appearances for Wigan, scoring 1,140
points. He won the Challenge Cup eight seasons in a row
with the club and nine times all tolled. He also won eight
Championship titles with Wigan. He was the youngest player to
play in a Challenge Cup final and the youngest to be capped
by Great Britain. He played 36 times for Great Britain, scoring
16 tries, and played in the 1992 and 1995 World Cups with
England. He also played professionally for Balmain Tigers, in
Australia, London Broncos and Bradford Bulls.
Recently voted the fourth best British rugby league player
of all-time, he returned to rugby union in 2002 when he
became backs coach at London Wasps. Nigel Melville was
Director of Rugby at the club at the time and Shaun struck
up a winning partnership with Warren Gatland. Wasps went
on to win six trophies in three seasons with Gatland and
Edwards at the coaching helm, including the European
Challenge Cup in 2003 and the Heineken Cup in 2004.
In the last 6 years Shaun has been the defence coach of a
very successful Welsh national team.
SHAUN
• 36 Great Britain caps
• 114 points scored for Wigan
• Shaun has a child with Heather Small
BIOGRAPHY
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PAST WORK
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22. HITZLSPERGER
Thomas Hitzlsperger (born 5 April 1982) is a German former
footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent the early part
of his career playing for Aston Villa in England (accompanied
by a short loan spell at Chesterfield), before returning to
Germany to play for Stuttgart, where he won the Bundesliga
in 2007. In 2010 he signed for Italian side Lazio, before
moving back to England to join West Ham United later that
year. He then had brief spells with Wolfsburg and Everton.
Hitzlsperger also represented the German national team,
earning 52 caps and being selected for the 2006 World Cup
and Euro 2008. Following a series of injuries, he retired from
football in September 2013
THOMAS
BIOGRAPHY
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PAST WORK
BRANDS WORKED WITH
• In 2014 Thomas came out as being gay
• Thomas has 5 brothers and 1 sister
• He retired at the age of 31
23. BOOKING AGENTS
• Ronnie Irani
• Steve Collins
• Nigel Benn
• Phil Greening
• Kyran Bracken
• John Bennett
• Rob Andrew
• Serge Betsen
• John Bentley
• Mark Regan
• Josh Lewswey
• Brian Ashton
• Paul Sculthorpe
• Jamie Peacock
• David Seaman
• John Hartson
• Ian Wright
• Sir Ian Botham
• Martin Peters
• Gordon Banks
• Stuart McCall
• Paul Merson
• John Aldridge
• Micky Hazard
• Phil Thompson
• Tony Cottee
• Tony Gale
• Dave Bassett
• Lou Macari
• David May
• Paul Parker
• Angus Fraser
• Allan Lamb
• Brian Lara
• Steve Collins
• Ricky Villa
We also act as booking agents for the following
24. A trained solicitor, Simon is a very experienced in the legal profession where he
spent a number of years working within highly reputable international law firms
such as Eversheds and Taylor Wessing. In addition, Simon is well versed in the
world of Sports Memorabilia having once owned a gallery in Covent Garden.
On the foundations of this experience, Simon Dent Management was born
representing Vinnie Jones, Jimmy Bullard, Roy Carroll, Nathan Ellington John
Barnes and Chris Kamara, to name a few.
In 2010, the company was acquired by the ROAR Group. During his time as
Managing Director, Simon added a number of Entertainment and Sportclients
to his rosta including Mel Sykes, James Degale and Charlotte Jackson.
In 2014 Simon left ROARand joined the internationally renowned advertising
agency Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH) to set up their new sports division, BBH Sport
with Lawrence Dallaglio.
Simon Dent is one of London’s leading sports agents licensed by both FIFA
and RFU; Simon Dent Management continues to represent a host of extremely
established professional clients and also a number of well known retired
sportsmen. The company is now run by Lucy Dent with Simon acting in a
consultancy capacity.
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