George Skivington
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| Full name | George Skivington | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 December 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Warrington, England | ||
| Height | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). | ||
| Weight | 110 kilograms (17 st 5 lb) | ||
| School | The John Fisher School | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Current status | |||
| Position(s) | Lock | ||
| Current team | London Irish | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Lock | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| Saracens Academy | |||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2003-2010 2010-2012 2012- |
Saracens London Wasps Leicester Tigers London Irish |
124 50 62 |
(40) (10) (25) |
| correct as of 17 September 2015. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2008-2010 | England Saxons | ||
George Skivington (born 3 December 1982) is a rugby union player for London Irish in the Green King IPA Championship. He plays as a lock.
He attended Wimbledon College and then moved to John Fisher School in Purley, also attended by fellow Ex-Wasp and England winger Paul Sackey and Scotland prop Kyle Traynor.
Club career
Skivington joined London Wasps in 2003, In 2008 he signed a contract keeping him at the club until 2010.[1]
On 14 April 2010, it was announced that he would be moving away from Wycombe to join Premiership rivals Leicester Tigers at the end of the season. His final game for Leicester was the Premiership final at Twickenham against Harlequins.[2]
On 23 January 2012, it was announced that he would be joining London Irish from the start of the 2012/2013 season.[3]
International career
Skivington was called into the England Saxons side that defeated Ireland A on 1 February 2008.[4][5]
He later represented England Saxons at the 2008 Churchill Cup.[6]
On 28 January 2010 he was named captain of the England Saxons side to play Ireland A at Bath's Recreation Ground on Sunday 31 January. He led his team to a 17–13 victory,[7] and again against Italy A.[8]
Phil Dowson's call-up to the full England squad saw Skivington also lead the Saxons throughout their victorious Churchill Cup campaign in summer 2010.[9]
Skivington was called up to England's 2011 Six Nations Championship squad on 24 January 2011 as injury cover for Courtney Lawes.[10]
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