453:. He was club captain from 2001 to 2004. He had broken his nose twice that season, but with the Northampton squad stretched, he had continued to offer himself for selection. In September 2003 he sustained a broken ankle while playing a pre-season friendly match for Northampton. He did not recover sufficiently from that injury and in February 2004 he announced his retirement from playing rugby. He made 215 appearances for Northampton and scored 46 tries, playing in 104
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in the quarter-finals, although the All Blacks won the match and brought
Scotland's tournament came to an end. In January 2002, returning from injury, he captained Scotland against England in their opening match of the
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Pountney represented
England Students and Under-21s but was told that he was too short to play for England's senior team. He qualified for Scotland through a grandmother from the Channel Islands.
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After retiring from top class rugby, he has worked as an independent citing officer, reviewing
English Rugby Premiership matches. In the summer of 2013 he became Director of Rugby at
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Pountney was born in
Southampton in England, but had a grandmother from the Channel Islands which made him eligible for any of the British national teams. He won 31 caps for
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After retiring, he was head coach and later director of rugby at
Northampton. He later worked in club and school coaching. He is now the development director for
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who were playing in
National Division 2 South. The club announced that he was to leave at the end of the 2014 season, citing a change in personal circumstances.
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1086:"'Ulster Rugby and Northampton Saints are very similiar' [sic]: Budge Pountney on Heineken Cup glory and sharpening province's two-prong attack"
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At age 18 he joined
Northampton Rugby Union Football Club who were playing in what was then the First Division. His senior debut came in 1994, against
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European Studies and Sports Studies. He was eligible to play rugby for Scotland by virtue of a grandmother born in the
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in frustration for the last time, after speaking his mind very plainly on the problems he saw there.
508:. He made a total of 31 capped appearances for Scotland, scoring five tries. In January 2003 he left
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Late in 2004 he became head coach of
Northampton Saints, together with former England
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661:"My Life in Rugby: Budge Pountney – former Northampton and Scotland back row"
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479:. He had played a part in all the team's matches when Scotland won the
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from 1998 to 2002. He was part of the
Scotland team that won the
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483:, where he was a replacement in the first three matches before
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He received his first cap for Scotland in November 1998, in an
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Students and U21s but had never really felt like he fitted in.
382:, the son of a farm manager. He attended Weeke Primary School,
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687:"Budge Pountney: English exile who preferred life as a Scot"
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selected him in the starting line-up for the match against
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629:"Budge Pountney: Ten years on, still a man of principle"
1033:"Rugby: Lions recruit former Scotland captain Pountney"
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885:"Rugby Union: Scotland selection surprises Pountney"
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in 2017. In 2021 he became development director for
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859:"Scotland: Players & Officials: Budge Pountney"
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528:. In July 2005 he became Director of Rugby.
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16:Scotland international rugby union player
982:"Pountney born again after the turmoil"
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1403:Rugby union players from Southampton
936:"Pountney named as Scotland captain"
910:"All Blacks end it for gutsy Scots"
600:"Pountney and the forgotten F word"
538:He then worked as Head of Rugby at
1378:Scottish people of English descent
1014:"Sale's Cueto handed two-week ban"
773:Harris, Norman (4 February 2001).
744:"Rugby: Statistics: Club captains"
659:Verdier, Nick (29 November 2012).
627:Reid, Alasdair (19 January 2013).
14:
81:183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
1388:Alumni of De Montfort University
712:"Saints secure historic victory"
685:Lyall, Jamie (31 January 2016).
363:, and later captained the team.
330:Anthony Charles 'Budge' Pountney
1059:Mitchell, Andy (26 June 2013).
574:Glover, Tim (14 January 2007).
418:He began playing rugby for the
317:Correct as of 5 March 2007
281:Correct as of 5 March 2007
229:Correct as of 5 March 2007
177:Correct as of 5 March 2007
883:Hewett, Chris (8 April 1999).
802:"Pountney out with broken leg"
481:1999 Five Nations Championship
357:1999 Five Nations Championship
1:
828:"Pountney retires from rugby"
598:Glover, Tim (15 April 2000).
506:2002 Six Nations Championship
491:in Paris. He was part of the
332:(born 13 November 1973) is a
1413:1999 Rugby World Cup players
1398:Scottish rugby union players
1031:Wadley, Ian (26 June 2013).
336:coach and retired player. A
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964:"Pountney quits Scotland"
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98:Kings' School, Winchester
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89:97 kg (214 lb)
970:. BBC. 29 January 2003.
443:2000 Heineken Cup Final
1065:Bournemouth Daily Echo
1038:Bournemouth Daily Echo
434:He had played for the
426:Northampton club rugby
346:1999–2000 Heineken Cup
775:"The immovable Budge"
388:Peter Symonds College
378:Pountney was born in
44:Andy Charles Pountney
1408:Rugby union flankers
1153:1999 Rugby World Cup
1020:. BBC. 7 April 2009.
497:1999 Rugby World Cup
470:autumn international
461:International career
236:International career
544:Regent House School
540:Marlborough College
455:English Premiership
340:, he played in the
274:((25 from 5 tries))
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834:. 11 February 2004
808:. 1 September 2003
748:Northampton Saints
422:mini rugby sides.
344:side that won the
342:Northampton Saints
309:Northampton Saints
215:Northampton Saints
164:Northampton Saints
112:Rugby union career
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1358:1973 births
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548:Newtownards
510:Murrayfield
501:New Zealand
380:Southampton
334:rugby union
122:Position(s)
71:Southampton
1352:Categories
634:The Herald
558:References
485:Jim Telfer
473:test match
451:Twickenham
400:BA Honours
392:Winchester
374:Early life
55:1973-11-13
41:Birth name
1305:C. Murray
1285:Longstaff
1275:J. Leslie
1259:Armstrong
1203:S. Murray
1193:M. Leslie
1098:0307-1235
639:Newsquest
457:matches.
305:2003–2005
263:1998–2002
211:1994–2003
160:1992–1994
73:, England
1325:Townsend
1310:Paterson
1300:Metcalfe
1208:Pountney
1161:Forwards
1018:BBC News
968:BBC News
914:BBC News
832:BBC News
806:BBC News
717:BBC News
691:BBC News
522:fly-half
495:for the
475:against
353:Scotland
267:Scotland
257:(Points)
205:(Points)
154:(Points)
104:Children
1335:Coach:
1315:Redpath
1295:McLaren
1265:Fairley
1228:Simpson
1223:Russell
1173:Burnell
1168:Bulloch
1103:3 April
1070:1 March
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758:1 March
696:4 March
670:1 March
644:1 March
609:4 March
447:Munster
436:England
338:flanker
127:Flanker
1338:Telfer
1238:Walton
1198:Mather
1188:Hilton
1183:Grimes
1178:Graham
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489:France
94:School
86:Weight
78:Height
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1280:Logan
1270:Hodge
1252:Backs
1233:Smith
294:Years
242:Years
222:(230)
190:Years
139:Years
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1243:Weir
1218:Reid
1213:Reed
1105:2022
1094:ISSN
1072:2015
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863:ESPN
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