Garath Archer

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Garath Archer
Birth nameGarath Archer
Date of birth (1974-12-15) 15 December 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth Durham, County Durham, England
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight114 kg (17 st 13 lb)
School Durham School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1995 Bristol Rugby ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1996–1999
1999–2003
2003–2004		 Newcastle Falcons
Bristol Shoguns
Newcastle Falcons 		()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1996–2000 England 21

Garath Archer (born 15 December 1974 in Durham) is an English former rugby union player. He played for both Bristol Rugby and the Newcastle Falcons.Garath was an apprentice carpenter. In total Archer earned 21 caps for England, including games at the 1999 World Cup. At club level he began his career at Newcastle Falcons and made 20 appearances for them as they won the 1997-98 Premiership. [1] He missed Newcastle's victory in the 2001 Anglo-Welsh Cup final [2] but started the final as they won the tournament again in 2004. [3]

Archer made his debut international appearance for England during March 1996 in the Five Nations that season, in a match against Scotland. England won the match 18 to nine at Murrayfield. He also played in the match against Ireland. The following year, 1997, he was capped five time for England, including games against the All Blacks and Australia. He played eight times for England the following year, and in 1999 was included in the English squad for the 1999 World Cup in Wales. His last Test for England against Scotland at Murrayfield on 2 April during the 2000 Six Nations Championship.

He retired in 2004 at 29, because of back injury, and has since taken up rowing. He has had notable success in indoor rowing, winning his age group and coming third overall in 2008, and beating international rowers to win overall in 2009 at the British Indoor Rowing Championships.

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References

  1. ↑ "Allied Dunbar Premiership, 1997/98 / Newcastle Falcons / Player records". espnscrum.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "Newcastle snatch Cup glory". BBC. 24 February 2001. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
  3. ↑ "Newcastle 37–33 Sale". BBC. 17 April 2004. Retrieved 26 December 2009.


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