Anthony Pountney
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| Full name |
Anthony Charles Pountney |
| Date of birth |
13 November 1973 (1973-11-13) (age 38) |
| Place of birth |
Southampton, England |
| Height |
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight |
97 kg (15 st 4 lb) |
| School |
The Kings' School, Winchester |
| Occupation(s) |
Director of rugby at Saints |
| Rugby union career |
| Playing career |
| Position |
Flanker |
| Amateur clubs |
| Years |
Club / team |
| 1992-1994 |
Northampton Saints |
| correct as of 5 March 2007. |
| Professional / senior clubs |
| Years |
Club / team |
Caps |
(points) |
| 1994-2003 |
Northampton Saints |
215 |
(230 from 46 tries) |
| correct as of 5 March 2007. |
| National team(s) |
| Years |
Club / team |
Caps |
(points) |
| 1998-2002 |
Scotland |
31 |
(25 from 5 tries) |
| correct as of 5 March 2007. |
| Coaching career |
| Years |
Club / team |
| 2003-2005 |
Northampton Saints |
| correct as of 5 March 2007. |
| Rugby union career |
Anthony (Budge) Charles Pountney (born 13 November 1973 in Southampton) is the former Director of Rugby at Northampton Saints rugby union club. He formerly played at flanker for Northampton and Scotland. He captained Scotland.
Pountney was eligible for Scotland by virtue of a grandmother born in the Channel Islands; as a dependency of the Crown outside of the United Kingdom, people from the Islands are eligible to represent whichever of the Home Nations they choose.
He started his Rugby career playing for the Winchester rugby football club mini rugby sides and from an early age it was evident that he would be a star of the future. He attended Kings' School and Peter Symonds College in Winchester and De Montfort University. In January 2003 he left Murrayfield in frustration for the last time, after speaking his mind very plainly on the problems he saw there. Late in 2004 he became head coach of Northampton Saints, together with former England fly-half and teammate Paul Grayson. In July 2005 he became Director of Rugby.
Since quitting top class rugby, he has worked as an independent citing officer, reviewing English Rugby Premiership matches.[1]
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Pountney, Budge |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
13 November 1973 |
| Place of birth |
Southampton, England |
| Date of death |
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