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Birth name | Phillip John Blakeway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 31 December 1950 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cheltenham, Gloucestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 16 st 0 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Phillip John Blakeway (born 31 December 1950)[1][dead link ] is a former England international rugby union player who played for Gloucester. Blakeway broke his neck in 1977 but went on to represent his country 19 times.[2] After being part of England's Grand Slam in 1980, the tighthead prop toured South Africa in 1980 with the British Lions but was forced to return home early due to a rib injury sustained in the Five Nations Championship.[3]
Notes
- ^ Phil Blakeway player profile ESPN Scrum.com
- ^ 'Phil Blakeway, England'. Sporting Heroes undated. Retrieved 31 January 2025
- ^ 'My Life in Rugby: Former Gloucester, England and Lions prop Phil Blakeway'. The Rugby Player, 19 June 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2025
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