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Simon Easterby
Simon Easterby (born 21 July 1975) is a professional rugby union coach and former player.
Easterby's father is English and his mother Irish, so he had Irish citizenship from birth. He is the younger brother of Guy Easterby, also an Ireland international. He was educated at Ampleforth College in North Yorkshire.
Easterby captained the Scarlets for five consecutive seasons and played more than 50 European games, 201 games (19 tries) for Llanelli and the Scarlets. He had been part of the West Wales region since signing from Leeds Tykes in 1999. In August 2010, Easterby was forced to retire through a knee injury at the age of 35.
Despite being born in England, Easterby turned down the opportunity to play for England under Clive Woodward.
Easterby made his first international appearance in a 2000 Six Nations Championship victory over Scotland at Lansdowne Road. He then became a regular in the side, being ever-present for the remainder of that Six Nations competition. Easterby then played in all three of the games during the summer tour but he missed all of the following season due to injury and did not return until the game against Scotland in September 2001. After Ireland's defeat, he lost his place but he did win a cap as a replacement against Samoa in November 2001. In 2002, he played a part in the first 10 of Ireland's games – eight as a starter – but after that, he lost his place and he did not return until playing in two tests during the summer tour of 2003 against Tonga and Samoa.
Following injuries to Paul O'Connell and Brian O'Driscoll he was named captain for the 2005 Autumn internationals.
He was virtually ever-present for Ireland since then; he has received in total 65 caps and scored 40 points. He was described as the "elder statesman among Ireland's back-row options" in 2007. Easterby played in one more Six Nations Championship in 2008, after which he retired from international rugby to concentrate on his club career.
Easterby received a call-up to the 2005 Lions tour to New Zealand after Lawrence Dallaglio fractured his ankle in the first game. He was selected twice for the test team and scored a try in the second test in Wellington.
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Simon Easterby
Simon Easterby (born 21 July 1975) is a professional rugby union coach and former player.
Easterby's father is English and his mother Irish, so he had Irish citizenship from birth. He is the younger brother of Guy Easterby, also an Ireland international. He was educated at Ampleforth College in North Yorkshire.
Easterby captained the Scarlets for five consecutive seasons and played more than 50 European games, 201 games (19 tries) for Llanelli and the Scarlets. He had been part of the West Wales region since signing from Leeds Tykes in 1999. In August 2010, Easterby was forced to retire through a knee injury at the age of 35.
Despite being born in England, Easterby turned down the opportunity to play for England under Clive Woodward.
Easterby made his first international appearance in a 2000 Six Nations Championship victory over Scotland at Lansdowne Road. He then became a regular in the side, being ever-present for the remainder of that Six Nations competition. Easterby then played in all three of the games during the summer tour but he missed all of the following season due to injury and did not return until the game against Scotland in September 2001. After Ireland's defeat, he lost his place but he did win a cap as a replacement against Samoa in November 2001. In 2002, he played a part in the first 10 of Ireland's games – eight as a starter – but after that, he lost his place and he did not return until playing in two tests during the summer tour of 2003 against Tonga and Samoa.
Following injuries to Paul O'Connell and Brian O'Driscoll he was named captain for the 2005 Autumn internationals.
He was virtually ever-present for Ireland since then; he has received in total 65 caps and scored 40 points. He was described as the "elder statesman among Ireland's back-row options" in 2007. Easterby played in one more Six Nations Championship in 2008, after which he retired from international rugby to concentrate on his club career.
Easterby received a call-up to the 2005 Lions tour to New Zealand after Lawrence Dallaglio fractured his ankle in the first game. He was selected twice for the test team and scored a try in the second test in Wellington.
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