Simon Easterby
Simon Easterby was born in Harrogate, England, United Kingdom on July 21st, 1975 and is the Rugby Player. At the age of 48, Simon Easterby 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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Simon Easterby, born in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, is an Irish rugby union player.
He is currently the forwards coach for Ireland's national team.
Early life
His father, who is from England, is Irish, and his mother, Ireland. He is Guy Easterby's younger brother, as well as an Ireland national. He was educated at Ampleforth College in North Yorkshire and was a member of St Hughs House.
Personal life
Easterby is married to Sarra Elgan Rees, the daughter of ex-rugby union player Elgan Rees, who competed for Neath RFC, Wales, and the British & Irish Lions. Matt Cardey, the former full back of Scarlets and Wales, was the best man at the wedding. Sarra Elgan Easterby is both a TV host and a fluent Welsh speaker. Soffia's daughter, Soffia, was born in 2007, and Ffredi, their son, was born in 2009.
Easterby was one of 200 public figures to write a letter to The Guardian in August 2014 pledging that Scotland will vote to remain part of the United Kingdom in September's referendum on the subject.
Club career
Easterby captained the Scarlets for five seasons and appeared in more than 50 European games, 201 games (19 tries) for Llanelli and the Scarlets. Since joining Leeds Tykes in 1999, he had been living in the West Wales area. Easterby was forced to return from work due to a knee injury at the age of 35 in August 2010.
International career
Easterby made his first international appearance in a Six Nations victory over Scotland at Lansdowne Road in 2000 and then became a regular in the team, being ever-present for the remainder of the Six Nations competition. Easterby played in all three of the games during the summer tour but did not return until the game against Scotland in September 2001. After Ireland's humiliation, he lost his position, but he did win a cap against Samoa in November 2001. He played in the first ten of Ireland's games in 2002 – eight as a starter – but after that, he lost his place and did not return until playing in two Tests against Tonga and Samoa.
Since being virtually ever-present in Ireland, he has earned in total 65 caps and scored 40 points; he has played in total 65 caps and scored 40 points. In 2007, Easterby was described as the "eldest statesman among Ireland's back-row choices" for one of the Six Nations Championships, after which he pulled out of international rugby to focus on his club work.
After Lawrence Dallaglio fractured his ankle in the first game of the tour, Easterby was given a call-up to the 2005 Lions tour to New Zealand. He pushed his way into the Test team and showed his pride by scoring a try in the second Test in Wellington. In the absence of injured duo Brian O'Driscoll and Paul O'Connell, he took over the leadership of the 2005 Autumn series. He has two caps for the British and Irish Lions.
