LIST: 6 rugby legends who served in the military - Page 2 of 3 - Ruck

LIST: 6 rugby legends who served in the military

#4. Rob Wainwright

  • Major in the Royal Army Medical Corps – 1987 to1999
  • Position – Flanker, Number 8
  • Clubs / Teams: London Scottish F.C, Glasgow Warriors, West Hartlepool R.F.C, Army Rugby Union
  • Scotland – 1992-1998 with 37 caps
  • British Lions – 1997 with 1 cap

Wainwright managed to maintain a professional rugby career alongside his military life. Having been commissioned into the Royal Army Medical Corps as a doctor, he went on to achieve 37 caps for Scotland and also played for the British and Irish Lions.


#3. Tim Rodber

  • Former Captain in the Green Howards Infantry Regiment until 2001
  • Position – Flanker, Number 8
  • Clubs / Teams: Northampton with 235 caps
  • England – 1992-1999 with 44 caps
  • British and Irish Lions – 1997 with 2 caps

Rodber, a rugby union player (retired) played for the British and Irish Lions as well as for England, earning 44 caps. Throughout his professional rugby career, he served in the army as a Captain in the Green Howards Regiment.

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