Garath Archer

Garath Archer

Full name	Garath Archer
Date of birth	(1974-12-15) 15 December 1974
Place of birth	Durham, England
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	114 kg (17 st 13 lb)
School	Durham School
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Lock
Amateur clubs
Years	Club / team
1995	Bristol Rugby
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1996 - 1999 1999 - 2003 2003 - 2004	Newcastle Falcons Bristol Shoguns Newcastle Falcons
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1996 - 2000	England	21

Garath Archer (born 15 December 1974 in Durham) is a former English rugby union footballer. He played for both Bristol Rugby and the Newcastle Falcons.Garath was an apprentice carpenter. In total Archer earned 21 caps for England, including games at the 1999 World Cup. At club level he began his career at Newcastle Falcons and made 20 appearances for them as they won the 1997-98 Premiership.

Archer made his debut international appearance for England during March 1996 in the Five Nations that season, in a match against Scotland. England won the match 18 to nine at Murrayfield. He also played in the match against Ireland. The following year, 1997, he was capped five time for England, including games against the All Blacks and Australia. He played eight times for England the following year, and in 1999 was included in the English squad for the 1999 World Cup in Wales. His last Test for England against Scotland at Murrayfield on 2 April during the 2000 Six Nations Championship.

He retired in 2004 at 29, because of back injury, and has since taken up rowing. He has had notable success in indoor rowing, winning his age group and coming third overall in 2008, and beating international rowers to win overall in 2009 at the British Indoor Rowing Championships.

External links

• Sporting Heroes
• Announcement of leaving Bristol
• Archer's retirement, from BBC
• birc results from Concept2