George Skivington

George Skivington
Birth name George Skivington
Date of birth (1982-12-03) 3 December 1982
Place of birth Warrington, England
Height 2.0 m (6 ft 6 1⁄2 in)
Weight 110 kg (17 st 5 lb)
School The John Fisher School
Rugby union career
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)

2003-2010
2010-2012
2012-2016		 Saracens
London Wasps
Leicester Tigers
London Irish
124
50
62
(40)
(10)
(25)
Correct as of 17 September 2015
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008-2010 England Saxons ()

George Skivington (born 3 December 1982) is a former rugby union player and current coach. He played for Saracens, London Wasps, Leicester Tigers and London Irish. His position was lock.

He attended Wimbledon College and then moved to John Fisher School in Purley, also attended by fellow Ex-Wasp and England winger Paul Sackey and Scotland prop Kyle Traynor.

Club career

Skivington joined London Wasps in 2001, In 2008 he signed a contract keeping him at the club until 2010.[1]

On 14 April 2010, it was announced that he would be moving away from Wycombe to join Premiership rivals Leicester Tigers at the end of the season. His final game for Leicester was the Premiership final at Twickenham against Harlequins.[2]

On 23 January 2012, it was announced that he would be joining London Irish from the start of the 2012/2013 season.[3]

International career

Skivington was called into the England Saxons side that defeated Ireland A on 1 February 2008.[4][5]

He later represented England Saxons at the 2008 Churchill Cup.[6]

On 28 January 2010 he was named captain of the England Saxons side to play Ireland A at Bath's Recreation Ground on Sunday 31 January. He led his team to a 17–13 victory,[7] and again against Italy A.[8]

Skivington also lead the Saxons throughout their victorious Churchill Cup campaign in summer 2010.[9]

Skivington was called up to England's 2011 Six Nations Championship squad on 24 January 2011 as injury cover for Courtney Lawes.[10]

Coaching Career

Skivington is the current forwards coach at London Irish having taken the position in 2016. Previous to this role he was assistant coach at Ealing Trailfinders from 2014 - 2016. Helping Ealing gain promotion from National 1 League in 2014/15 and a successful campaign in the championship in 2015/16.

Skivington was also an assistant coach for the Samoan National rugby team in 2015 for the historic game against the All Blacks in Apia Samoa on 8th July 2015 where they narrowly lost 25-16. Skivington was then part of the Samoan coaching team for the 2015 Pacific Nations Cup and the 2015 World Cup in England.


References

  1. ↑ "Skivington signs new deal". Sportinglife. 22 February 2008. Retrieved 22 February 2008.
  2. ↑ Skivington, George. "Big Match Preparations". Living Rugby. Retrieved May 2012. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ↑ "Skivington to join Exiles next season". london-irish.com. 23 January 2012. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "England Saxons squad for Ireland A match". RFU. 23 January 2008. Archived from the original on 2 April 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
  5. ↑ "Varndell shines in Saxons victory". BBC. 2 February 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
  6. ↑ "Saxons clinch Churchill Cup glory". ESPN Scrum. 21 June 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  7. ↑ "England Saxons beat Ireland A 17–13 at The Rec". ESPN Scrum. 31 January 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
  8. ↑ "Saxons too good for Italy 'A'". Scrum.com. 7 February 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
  9. ↑ "England captures Churchill Cup with win over Canada". Ottawa Citizen. 20 June 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
  10. ↑ "Wood and Dowson among four call-ups for England". BBC Sport. 24 January 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
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