Geoff Appleford (born 26 September 1977 in Dundee, South Africa) is a retired rugby union footballer who played for London Irish at centre, then ended his career with Northampton Saints, although because of injury he never played a competitive game for the club. Geoff also played for England. He was educated at Maritzburg College.
| Birth name | Geoff Appleford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 26 September 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dundee, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6.3 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Maritzburg College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A former Natal Shark and Mpumalanga Puma, Appleford joined London Irish in 2000. He made his England Sevens debut in 2001 and won his full England cap in 2002; qualifying through his grandparents. He was a member of London Irish’s Powergen Cup winning team of 2002, starting in the final and scoring two tries.[1]
In the summer of 2005 Appleford joined Northampton Saints.
In January 2007 Appleford was forced to take early retirement after failing to recover fully from a shoulder injury.
Also, Appleford is possibly the only player to be signed whilst injured and retire having not played a game for them[citation needed].
References edit
- ^ "Exiles claim Cup glory". BBC. 20 April 2002. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
External links edit
- Appleford's injury forces early retirement
- Northampton profile[permanent dead link]
- Guinness Premiership profile[permanent dead link]
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