Stuart Legg (rugby union)
| Born | Stuart James Legg 27 September 1975 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (14 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Solihull School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Durham University | ||||||||||||||||
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Stuart James Legg (born 27 September 1975) is an English former rugby union footballer who played 54 games for Newcastle Falcons.[1]
Early life
Legg developed his rugby at Solihull School. He matriculated at Durham University in 1994 and represented the university rugby team, where he was a teammate of Will Greenwood.[2]
Career
After university, Legg turned professional with Newcastle, making his debut against Bath in the opening match of the 1997–98 season. He played 54 minutes and scored a try.[3] Legg soon established himself as Newcastle's first-choice full-back, ahead of the more experienced Tim Stimpson, who was subsequently placed on the transfer list.[4] He made 21 appearances during the 1997–98 season, as Newcastle won the league title in their first season following promotion from National Division Two.
By the 1999–2000 season, Legg's first-team opportunities had become more limited, and he made ten starts. He subsequently joined Biarritz, winning the French championship in the 2001–02 season.[5] He joined Treviso the following season and played for the club for a further four years before retiring.
References
- ↑ "Stuart James Legg". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ↑ Moyes, Arthur (2007). Be The Best You Can Be: A History of Sport in Hatfield College, Durham University. Hatfield Trust. p. 156.
- ↑ "Stats". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ↑ "Lion Stimpson roars off to Tigers". BBC News. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ↑ "Where are they now? Newcastle Falcons Premiership title-winning team". Ruck. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.