Budge Pountney
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| Anthony Pountney | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Anthony Charles Pountney | ||
| Date of birth | November 13 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Southampton, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 97 kg (15 st 4 lb) | ||
| Nickname | Budge | ||
| School | The Kings' School, Winchester | ||
| Occupation(s) | Director of rugby at Saints | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Flanker | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| 1992-1994 | Northampton Saints | ||
| Professional clubs | Caps | (points) | |
| 1994-2003 | Northampton Saints | 215 | (46 tries) |
| National team(s) | |||
| 1998-2002 | Scotland | 31 | (5 tries) |
| Coaching career | |||
| 2003-2005 | Northampton Saints | ||
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.
In January 2003 he left Murrayfield in frustration for the last time, after speaking his mind very plainly on the problems he saw there.
He was eligible for Scotland by virtue of a grandmother born in the Channel Islands. 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.
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.
[edit] External links
- Saints Profile
- Pountney born again after the turmoil (The Scotsman, January 8, 2005)
