LIST: Famous rugby players who started out 'On the tools', including Guscott and Russell - Page 2 of 5 - Ruck

LIST: Famous rugby players who started out ‘On the tools’, including Guscott and Russell

#2. Jason Leonard (Carpenter)

The props lengthy career straddled both the amateur and professional eras and he had a job as a carpenter.  He began playing for his home club, Barking and his school teams as a youth, and as his playing talents became recognised, interest was shown by London club Saracens, where he later moved. Later still, he moved to Harlequins, where he stayed until his professional retirement in May 2004, making a total of 144 appearances and ending on a winning note as his team won the European Parker Pen Challenge Cup. 

Jason leonard

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