Jason Leonard
Jason Leonard was born in Barking, England, United Kingdom on August 14th, 1968 and is the Rugby Player. At the age of 56, Jason Leonard biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Born 14 August 1968, Jason Leonard (born 14 August 1968) is an English rugby union player who earned a record-breaking 114 caps for England during his 14-year international rugby career. Leonard was in England teams that won four Grand Slams (1991, 1992, 1995, and 2003) and the 2003 Rugby World Cup, as well as the British & Irish Lions squad's 2005 tour of South Africa.
Jason played for the Lions on three tours, receiving five cap caps. In 2002, Jason's exploits earned him an MBE for services to rugby, which later became an OBE after England's Rugby World Cup triumph.
In 2014, he was also inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame. Jason has been heavily involved in rugby since his retirement in 2004.
Jason was President of the RFU from 2015-2016 and is now a board member for both the Six Nations and the British & Irish Lions. He began with Besso Group in 2008 and has since served as a senior advisor for the new Lloyd's broker.
Jason has recently introduced the Fun Bus, his own exclusive event service outside of work.
England career
Leonard earned his first cap against Argentina in Buenos Aires on July 28, 1990. He was England's youngest prop forward at the age of 21. The visitors were made to feel unwelcome by the game's 8th anniversary of the Falklands War. The crowd were throwing oranges (among other things) at the England players, according to Leonard's autobiography. A toilet tap was the most interesting thing on the pitch. England eventually won the game 25–12; it was a baptism of fire for the young Leonard.
Leonard played his whole England career as a leader in the 1990s, including Brian Moore, Wade Dooley, Dean Richards, Mick Skinner, Mike Teague, and Peter Winterbottom. This year, the England pack of England helped England Rugby win a lot of money, often playing a limited 10-man game that suited the large and physical England forwards.
England achieved back-to-back Grand Slams in 1991 and 1992 during this period. Despite losing the first pool match to New Zealand 18–12, England made it to the Rugby World Cup Final in 1991, losing 12–6 to the pre-tournament favourites Australia. England played open rugby in that game, as well as the quarter-finals against France and semi-final against Scotland, as the forward-dominated 10-man tournament had already won them the Five Nations Grand Slam earlier in 1991.
Leonard suffered a neck injury against Wales in 1992, but had no idea he had fractured a vertebra in his neck, so he was forced to miss the remainder of the match. He later required emergency surgery, where bone from his hip had to be transplanted into his neck. After just 10 tests, Leonard's future was in doubt. Despite outstanding surgery and his recovery process, he made a complete recovery, winning his 11th cap against Canada at Twickenham in the fall without missing an England test.
Leonard was chosen for his first British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand in 1993.
With Dick Best as the RFU's head coach and a well-known and lucrative Bath coach, Jack Rowell as his replacement. Many established England players were highly curious about the potential changes that the new coach would make to the England squad, particularly one with such close ties to a profitable Bath Rugby Club. Rowell said he'd beat England in the cautious, forward-dominated 10-man game that had performed so well for them earlier this decade, and that running rugby would be more similar to Bath's. Leonard kept his place in the England squad, which now featured many new names, including Mike Catt, Ben Clarke, Victor Ubogu, Steve Ojomoh (all Bath players) and Tim Rodber. Leonard won his 38th cap for England, playing against Scotland, and his third Grand Slam victory brought him a record (for a prop) 38th cap for England, marking his third Grand Slam appearance.
England boosted expectations for the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa. England was dragged into Pool B, traditionally one of the most crowded groups in the tournament. However, England suffered setbacks, defeating Argentina (24–18) and Italy (27-20). Leonard was rehearsed in England's final pool match against Western Samoa, and his streak of 40 consecutive England caps came to an end. England won the match 44–22 and then won the second quarter-final against Australia 25–22, before losing the semi-final to New Zealand 29–45 and finishing in fourth place in fourth place.
Leonard skipped England for the first time against Argentina at Twickenham in November 1996. The game was very close, with Argentina holding a slim lead close to full time. Leonard scored a try to determine the scores, and Mike Catt's penalty won the game 20-18. Leonard's only score for England remains on the try.
Leonard began playing for England as a tighthead prop (number 3) in the 1996-1997 season, this time to South Africa, and he was selected for his second British and Irish Lions tour in 1997.
The RFU named Clive Woodward as head coach in September 1997. England was represented in the Autumn internationals in Australia, South Africa, and New Zealand. Leonard was picked at loosehead prop once more against Australia, with Wasps' Will Green winning his first cap at tighthead. Leonard was moved back to tighthead for the remaining two tests. Leonard's greatest assets was his ability to scrummage effectively on either side of the scrum.
Under Woodward, Leonard continued to be an England regular. England participated in the Rugby World Cup in 1999, this time by Wales. World Cup matches were also played in France and the British Isles. England had shown signs of improvement under Woodward, who had intended to play a more dynamic role in the World Cup, but they were refused a Grand Slam ahead of the World Cup due to Neil Jenkins' boot and a last-minute effort by Scott Gibbs. This was to be the first of four straight near-misses.
England was drafted in Pool 2 with New Zealand, Italy, and Tonga in 1999, but South Africa had been knocked out of the tournament at the quarter-final stage.
Leonard established multiple records during his 86th cap against Argentina in November 2000, defeating Rory Underwood as England's most capable player. In his 93rd appearance against Romania, he defeated former New Zealand captain Sean Fitzpatrick as the world's most capacious forward.
Leonard was dropped to the bench and replaced by Graham Rowntree in the 2000 Autumn internationals. Although England had scored 28 tries in their first four Six Nations matches, they lost the fifth to Ireland after the match was postponed. The British and Irish Lions were also escorted to Australia by Graham Henry, as coached by Graham Henry. The Wallabies won the Test series 2–1, but the Lions had a convincing start to the first Test and were in the driving seat at halftime during the second Test in Melbourne. England began to win regularly against the major guns of the Southern Hemisphere (New Zealand, South Africa, and Australia), culminating in the 2003 World Cup.
When Jason Leonard started against France in a Six Nations match, he became the first-ever front-row forward to make 100 international appearances. He was also the first Englishman and overall third player to do so (after Philippe Sella and David Campese) to do so.
Jason was instrumental in winning England's Grand Slam in March with a victory over Ireland at Lansdowne Road, and in August, he captained England over Wales for the second time in a thrilling 43–9 victory over Wales at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. Leonard's versatility, as well as his demonstrated ability and experience, earned him a spot in the World Cup Squad, and he played in all seven matches of the tournament, including the semi-finals against France, during which he overtook Sella as the world's most capped player. Leonard was a late replacement for Vickery in his second World Cup final, and he was instrumental in lowering the scrummage penalty number, which was high during normal times. Leonard's replacement was the best substitution that helped the team win the match, according to then coach Clive Woodward, who later wrote in his autobiography that he made.
Leonard played one more match for England against Italy in the Six Nations Championship that followed him before he announced his retirement as the best-capped forward of all time.
