Lee Mears
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| Birth name | Lee Mears | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 March 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Torquay, Devon, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (15 st 6 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Paignton Community College Colston's School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lee Mears (born 5 March 1979 in Torquay) is an Executive Leadership Coach. He proudly represented England playing rugby between 2004 and 2013. He earned 42 Cap played in two world cups and played for the British and Irish Lions on the 2009 tour of South Africa. His life of adventure has continued off the field he hold two world records. (Playing rugby at the North Pole and Mount Everest).
Early years[]
Mears first started playing rugby for the Torquay Athletic mini team. Then after playing at Paignton College, he went to Colston's School and came under the guidance of Andy Robinson and Alan Martinovic. He has played for Devon, and all the England age group teams. In 1997 he was a member of the unbeaten England U18 Schools team that toured Australia. He played in three world cup matches in New Zealand for England U21s.
Senior team[]
Mears joined the Bath Academy in 1997 after leaving Colston's School. He managed to score on his first XV début in a friendly against Saracens. Having made 268 Bath appearances over 16 seasons Mears had to retire following medical advice after routine cardiac screening.
International career[]
Mears was selected for the 2004 Churchill Cup squad but did not play in any of the games. The next year he helped England win the 2005 Churchill Cup and after being named in the Autumn test squad, he made his test début as a replacement against Samoa in November 2005. He came on as a replacement in the 2006 Six Nations Championship games against Wales, Italy and France, and earned a start against Ireland.
In 2007, Mears was selected in the England squad for the World Cup.
Mears was selected in the starting 15 against Scotland in the 2008 Six Nations. This came after several games trying to break into the side from the bench.
In June 2012, Mears announced his retirement from international Rugby.[2]
On 11 February 2013, he retired with immediate effect following diagnosis of a heart condition.[3]
Personal life[]
Since retiring from rugby, Mears has been known to be a well-renowned crisp salesman. He is known to sell crisps at 11p per unit, striking a good balance between his rugby life and his business life. Although a recent dinner at Bahrain Rugby Football Club (100 Rugby Legends - Friday 26 November 2021) Lee Mears disputed this figure.
References[]
- ^ "RFU Official Site of the RFU, Governing Body of Rugby Union in England". Rugby Football Union. Archived from the original on 14 September 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ "Lee Mears". Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ^ "Lee ears: Heart problem forces Bath hooker to retire from rugby". BBC Sport. 11 February 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
External links[]
- 1979 births
- Living people
- England international rugby union players
- English rugby union players
- British & Irish Lions rugby union players from England
- Rugby union hookers
- Bath Rugby players
- People educated at Colston's School
- Rugby union players from Torquay