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Rory Underwood MBE (born June 19 1963 in Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough is a town in the Tees Valley conurbation of North East England and sits within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire. It is the largest and most populous settlement within the Middlesbrough , which encompasses the town and several outlying villages which have become suburbs....
, England
England

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) is a former English
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 rugby union
Rugby union

Rugby union is a competitive outdoor contact sport, played with an oval ball, by two teams of 15 players. It is one of the two main codes of rugby football, the other being rugby league....
 footballer who played wing
Rugby union positions

A rugby union team is made up of 15 players: eight forwards, numbered from 1 to 8; and seven backs, numbered from 9 to 15. Depending upon the competition, there may be up to seven replacements....
 for, most notably, Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers

Leicester Football Club is an England rugby union club that plays in the Guinness Premiership. The club has been the most successful English club of the professional era, winning the Heineken Cup twice and the league five times under the captaincy of Martin Johnson , all in the space of 7 years....
 and Bedford
Bedford Blues

Bedford Blues is a rugby union club in the town of Bedford, England, currently playing in National Division One, the second tier of English rugby union....
. He represented England and the British Lions
British and Irish Lions

The British and Irish Lions Combined rugby union sides from the then United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland toured in the Southern Hemisphere from 1888 onwards....
 and is a former Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force is the United Kingdom's air force, the oldest independent air force in the world. Formed on 1 April 1918, the RAF has taken a significant role in British military history ever since, playing a large part in World War II and in more recent conflicts....
 pilot. He was educated at Barnard Castle School
Barnard Castle School

Barnard Castle School, founded in 1883, is a co-educational independent day and boarding school in Barnard Castle, County Durham, England. It caters for pupils aged 4 to 18, with pupils younger than 11 being taught in a separate on-site Preparatory School ....
 and RAF College Cranwell. Having first laced up his rugby boots as a youngster at Middlesbrough Rugby Club (with Rob Andrew and Bernie Coyne) he went on to become one of the greatest wings in rugby union.






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Rory Underwood MBE (born June 19 1963 in Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough is a town in the Tees Valley conurbation of North East England and sits within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire. It is the largest and most populous settlement within the Middlesbrough , which encompasses the town and several outlying villages which have become suburbs....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
) is a former English
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 rugby union
Rugby union

Rugby union is a competitive outdoor contact sport, played with an oval ball, by two teams of 15 players. It is one of the two main codes of rugby football, the other being rugby league....
 footballer who played wing
Rugby union positions

A rugby union team is made up of 15 players: eight forwards, numbered from 1 to 8; and seven backs, numbered from 9 to 15. Depending upon the competition, there may be up to seven replacements....
 for, most notably, Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers

Leicester Football Club is an England rugby union club that plays in the Guinness Premiership. The club has been the most successful English club of the professional era, winning the Heineken Cup twice and the league five times under the captaincy of Martin Johnson , all in the space of 7 years....
 and Bedford
Bedford Blues

Bedford Blues is a rugby union club in the town of Bedford, England, currently playing in National Division One, the second tier of English rugby union....
. He represented England and the British Lions
British and Irish Lions

The British and Irish Lions Combined rugby union sides from the then United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland toured in the Southern Hemisphere from 1888 onwards....
 and is a former Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force is the United Kingdom's air force, the oldest independent air force in the world. Formed on 1 April 1918, the RAF has taken a significant role in British military history ever since, playing a large part in World War II and in more recent conflicts....
 pilot. He was educated at Barnard Castle School
Barnard Castle School

Barnard Castle School, founded in 1883, is a co-educational independent day and boarding school in Barnard Castle, County Durham, England. It caters for pupils aged 4 to 18, with pupils younger than 11 being taught in a separate on-site Preparatory School ....
 and RAF College Cranwell. Having first laced up his rugby boots as a youngster at Middlesbrough Rugby Club (with Rob Andrew and Bernie Coyne) he went on to become one of the greatest wings in rugby union. Underwood is of Chinese
Han Chinese

Han Chinese are an ethnic group native to China and, by most modern definitions, the largest single ethnic group in the Earth.Han Chinese constitute about 92 percent of the population of the People's Republic of China , 98 percent of the population of the Republic of China , 75 percent of the population of Singapore, and about 19 percent...
-English
English people

The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England who speak English language in England. The English identity as a people is of early medieval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn....
 parentage.

He won 85 England and 6 Lions caps
Cap (sport)

A cap is an appearance for a select team, such as a school, county or international team in sports. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of soccer; however, the act of awarding a cap is now international and is applied to other sports....
 between 1984 and 1996 (then an English record, later surpassed by Jason Leonard
Jason Leonard

Jason Leonard Order of the British Empire , also known as "The Fun Bus", is an English former rugby union forward who held the world record for winning the most international caps until 2005, when it was surpassed by Australia national rugby union team George Gregan....
 - it remains the highest total for an English back), scoring a record 49 tries for England, and 1 for the British Lions
British and Irish Lions

The British and Irish Lions Combined rugby union sides from the then United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland toured in the Southern Hemisphere from 1888 onwards....
. He played for England in the Rugby World Cups of 1987
1987 Rugby World Cup

The First Rugby World Cup was hosted by New Zealand and Australia in 1987 and was won by All Blacks. Seven of the 16 places were automatically filled by the International Rugby Football Board members ? New Zealand, Australia national rugby union team, England national rugby union team, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and France national rugby union...
, 1991
1991 Rugby World Cup

The 1991 Rugby World Cup was jointly hosted by England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and France. As the final was played at Twickenham, it is often erroneously assumed that England were the sole hosts....
 and 1995
1995 Rugby World Cup

The 1995 Rugby World Cup was the third Rugby World Cup. It was hosted by South Africa, and had the distinction of being the first Rugby World Cup in which every match was held in one country....
.

In 1992 he switched from the right to the left wing
Rugby union positions

A rugby union team is made up of 15 players: eight forwards, numbered from 1 to 8; and seven backs, numbered from 9 to 15. Depending upon the competition, there may be up to seven replacements....
 to accommodate his younger brother, Tony
Tony Underwood

Tony Underwood is a former England rugby union footballer who played as a Rugby union positions#14. & 11. Wing rugby union positions. He is of Han Chinese-English people parentage....
, in the team. They were the first brothers to represent England at the same time since 1937.

Rory was famous for his smooth running style unlike his brother Tony who had a more stepping style of running.

See also

  • List of leading Rugby union Test try scorers
    List of leading Rugby union Test try scorers

    This is a list of the leading try scorers in Rugby union Test matches, with a minimum of 30 Test tries. A Test is a game played between two national representative teams that both have "Test status"....
  • List of top English points scorers and try scorers
    List of top English points scorers and try scorers

    This is a list of the leading English point scorers and try scorers in Rugby union Test matches. A Test is a game played between two national representative teams that both have "Test status"....
  • List of rugby union Test caps leaders
    List of rugby union Test caps leaders

    This is a list of the all-time leaders for cap in men's rugby union Test matches, with a minimum of 90 confirmed Test caps. A Test is a game played between played two national representative teams that both have "Test status"....


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