Kevin Yates
| Full name | Kevin Peter Yates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 6 November 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 114 kg (17 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | John Bentley School, Calne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kevin Yates (born 6 November 1972 in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada) is an English rugby union player who plays at Prop for Nice in the French Fédérale 1.
Yates professional career began at Bath. He was a member of the side that won the 1995/96 Zurich Premiership. He also played in the 1998 Heineken Cup Semi-final against Pau, but did not feature in the final against CA Brive. Yates made his England debut on the 1997 tour of Argentina.[1]
Yates received a 6-month ban he received for biting the ear of London Scottish flanker Simon Fenn on 10 January 1998 whilst playing for Bath.[2] He subsequently moved to play for the Super 12 side Wellington Hurricanes, making his debut against the Sharks in the opening round of the 2000 Super 12.[2]
Yates also helped the Wellington Lions win the 2000 National Provincial Championship.[3] He joined Sale Sharks in 2001,[4] winning the 2002 Parker Pen Shield.[5]
Yates joined Saracens in 2004.[6] In 2007 he was called up for England's tour of South Africa alongside Saracens teammates Matt Cairns and Andy Farrell.[7]
Due to Nick Wood being injured, Yates started against South Africa, a record period of time between caps.[8] On this tour he was capped twice; his first senior England caps for 10 years.
At the end of the 2007–08 season he moved to Nice, where he plays alongside Dan Luger and Will Johnson.[9]
References
- ↑ "Argentina 20–46 England". ESPN Scrum. 31 May 1997. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- 1 2 Llewellyn, David (24 February 2000). "Yates set to make history in Super 12 match". London: The Independent. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
- ↑ "Hurricanes player profile". Hurricanes official site. 22 November 2005. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ↑ "SALE SIGNS KEVIN YATES". ARU Rugby. 29 August 2001. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ↑ Moore, Jonathon (26 May 2002). "Sale claim Shield glory". BBC. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ↑ "Yates joins Sale exodus". BBC. 20 April 2004. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ↑ "Details of squad announcement". BBC. 1 May 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ↑ "Details of Yates start". BBC. 26 May 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ↑ "Saracens bid farewell to trio". Saracens official site. 8 May 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2010.