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Tony Neary

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Tony Neary

Birth name

Anthony Neary

Date of birth

25 November 1948 (age 75)

Place of birth

Manchester, Lancashire, England

School

De La Salle College, Salford

University

Liverpool University

Rugby union career

Amateur team(s)
Position(s)	Flanker
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
? to ? Invitational: ? to ? County side: ? to ? Other representative: 1972 1979	Broughton Park Barbarian F.C. Lancashire^[1] North West Counties North of England		()
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1971–1980 1977	England British Isles	43 1	(19) (0)

Anthony Neary (born 25 November 1948)^[2] is a former England international rugby union player. He represented England at U18s basketball as well as rugby. He attended De La Salle CollegeinPendleton, Salford and Liverpool University before qualifying as a solicitor.

Rugby career[edit]

Neary played club rugby for Broughton Park. An open-side wing-forward whose international career ran from 1971 to 1980, his 43 appearances for the England team were a record (subsequently beaten) at the time of his retirement. He captained England in seven international matches between March 1975 and March 1976, played for the Barbarians, and toured twice with the British and Irish Lions - to South Africa in 1974 and New Zealand in 1977, playing one international. He was a member of the famous North team which beat the All Blacks at Otley on 17 November 1979. He was one of four Broughton Park players in this side and was joined by teammates Kevin O’Brien at full back, Tony Bond in the centre and Jim Sydall in the second row.^[3] Along with Broughton Park team mate Mike Leadbetter, he was also part of a famous North West Counties team which defeated the All Blacks, 16-14, in Workington in 1972.^[3]

Conviction[edit]

Neary was jailed for 5 years for theft in February 1998 after admitting stealing money from a trust fund of millionaire friend John Gorna. After his release, he commented on living in London since his release - recently said: "I don't follow rugby any more, I'm just looking to get on with my life."^[3]^[4]

References[edit]

^ COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP HONOURS BILL BEAUMONT, By Simon Mills, Community Rugby Media Manager Archived 7 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine

^ Tony Neary player profile Scrum.com

^ ^a ^b ^c NOWIRUL(E) TIMES ISSUE NO. 1 Archived 22 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine

^ "Sportsmen who went to jail - Sport - The Observer". The Guardian. 10 February 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2021.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Fran Cotton	English National Rugby Union Captain 1975	Succeeded by John Pullin
Preceded by John Pullin	English National Rugby Union Captain 1976	Succeeded by Roger Uttley

British Lions – 1974 South Africa tour

Forwards

Backs

Coach

Millar

British Lions – 1977 New Zealand tour

Forwards

Backs

Coach

Dawes

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To 1900	1871–1873: Frederick Stokes 1874: Alfred Hamersley 1875: Henry Lawrence 1875–1876: Francis Luscombe 1877 – Mar 1878: Edward Kewley Mar 1878: Murray Marshall 1879: Frank Adams 1880–1881: Lennard Stokes Feb 1882: Charles Gurdon Mar 1882: Albert Hornby Dec 1882 – 1885: Edward Gurdon Jan–Feb 1886: Charles Marriott Mar 1886: Edward Gurdon 1887: Alan Rotherham 1889: Fred Bonsor Feb 1890: Andrew Stoddart Mar 1890: John Hickson Mar 1890: Andrew Stoddart 1891 – Jan 1892: Frederic Alderson Feb 1892: Sammy Woods Mar 1892: Frederic Alderson Jan 1893: Andrew Stoddart Feb 1893: Sammy Woods Mar 1893: Andrew Stoddart Jan–Feb 1894: Richard Lockwood Mar 1894: Ernest Taylor 1895: Sammy Woods 1896: Ernest Taylor Mar 1896: Frank Mitchell 1897: Ernest Taylor 1898: James Byrne 1899: Arthur Rotherham
To the First World War	Jan 1900: Richard Cattell 1900: John Daniell Jan 1901: Jack Taylor Feb–Mar 1901: William Bunting Jan 1902: Harry Alexander Feb–Mar 1902: John Daniell Jan–Feb 1903: Bernard Oughtred Mar 1903: Toggie Kendall Jan 1904: Frank Stout Feb–Mar 1904: John Daniell Jan–Mar 1905: Frank Stout Dec 1905 – Dec 1906: Vincent Cartwright Jan 1907: Basil Hill Feb 1907: John Green Mar 1907: Ernest Roberts Jan 1908: Thomas Kelly Jan 1908: John Birkett Feb 1908: Curly Hammond Mar 1908: Lancelot Slocock Jan 1909: George Lyon Jan–Mar 1909: Robert Dibble Jan–Feb 1910: Adrian Stoop Mar 1910: Edgar Mobbs Mar 1910 – Feb 1911: John Birkett Mar 1911: Anthony Henniker-Gotley Jan–Mar 1912: Robert Dibble Apr 1912 – Mar 1913: Norman Wodehouse 1914: Ronald Poulton
To the Second World War	1920: John Greenwood 1921: Dave Davies Jan 1922: Bruno Brown Feb 1922 – 1923: Dave Davies 1924–1926: Wavell Wakefield 1927: Leonard Corbett 1928 – Feb 1929: Ronald Cove-Smith Mar 1929 – Feb 1930: Joe Periton Feb 1930 – Jan 1931: Sam Tucker Feb 1931: Peter Howard Mar 1931 – Jan 1933: Carl Aarvold Feb–Mar 1933: Tony Novis 1934: Bernard Gadney Jan–Feb 1935: Douglas Kendrew Mar 1935 – Mar 1936: Bernard Gadney 1937: Tuppy Owen-Smith Jan–Feb 1938: Peter Cranmer Mar 1938 – Mar 1939: Henry Toft
To the professional era	Jan–Feb 1947: Joe Mycock Mar–Apr 1947: Jack Heaton Jan 1948: Edward Scott Jan 1948: Tommy Kemp Feb–Mar 1948: Edward Scott Mar 1948: Bob Weighill Jan–Feb 1949: Nim Hall Feb 1949 – Mar 1950: Ivor Preece Jan 1951: Vic Roberts Feb–Mar 1951: John Kendall-Carpenter Jan 1952 – Mar 1953: Nim Hall 1954: Bob Stirling Jan–Feb 1955: Nim Hall Feb–Mar 1955: Peter Young Jan 1956 – Mar 1958: Eric Evans 1959: Jeffrey Butterfield 1960–1962: Dickie Jeeps Jan–Mar 1963: Richard Sharp May–Jun 1963: Mike Weston Jan–Feb 1964: John Willcox Feb–Mar 1964: Ron Jacobs 1965: David Perry 1966: Budge Rogers Jan 1967: Richard Sharp Feb–Nov 1967: Philip Judd Jan–Feb 1968: Colin McFadyean Feb–Mar 1968: Mike Weston Feb 1969: Dick Greenwood Feb–Apr 1969: Budge Rogers Dec 1969 – Mar 1970: Bob Hiller Apr 1970: Bob Taylor Jan 1971: Tony Bucknall Feb 1971: John Spencer Feb 1971: Bob Hiller Mar–Apr 1971: John Spencer Jan–Feb 1972: Bob Hiller Feb–Mar 1972: Peter Dixon Jun 1972 – Mar 1974: John Pullin Jan–Feb 1975: Fran Cotton Mar–May 1975: Tony Neary May 1975: John Pullin Jan–Mar 1976: Tony Neary 1977: Roger Uttley 1978: Bill Beaumont Feb 1979: Roger Uttley Feb 1979 – Jan 1982: Bill Beaumont Feb 1982 – Feb 1983: Steve Smith Mar 1983: John Scott Nov 1983 – Mar 1984: Peter Wheeler Jun 1984: John Scott Nov 1984: Nigel Melville 1985: Paul Dodge 1986: Nigel Melville Feb–Mar 1987: Richard Hill Apr 1987 – Feb 1988: Mike Harrison Mar 1988: Nigel Melville Apr–Jun 1988: John Orwin Jun 1988: Richard Harding Nov 1988 – Mar 1989: Will Carling May 1989: Rob Andrew Nov 1989 – May 1995: Will Carling May 1995: Rob Andrew Jun 1995: Will Carling
To the present day	Nov 1995 – Mar 1996: Will Carling Nov 1996: Phil de Glanville Dec 1996: Jason Leonard Feb–Jul 1997: Phil de Glanville Nov 1997 – Apr 1998: Lawrence Dallaglio Jun 1998: Tony Diprose Jun–Jul 1998: Matt Dawson Nov 1998: Martin Johnson Nov 1998 – Apr 1999: Lawrence Dallaglio Jun–Oct 1999: Martin Johnson Feb–Apr 2000: Matt Dawson Jun 2000 – Apr 2001: Martin Johnson Jun 2001: Kyran Bracken Oct 2001: Matt Dawson Nov 2001: Neil Back Nov 2001 – Mar 2002: Martin Johnson Mar–Apr 2002: Neil Back Jun 2002: Phil Vickery Nov 2002 – Feb 2003: Martin Johnson Mar 2003: Jonny Wilkinson Mar–Jun 2003: Martin Johnson Aug 2003: Jason Leonard Aug 2003: Dorian West Sep–Oct 2003: Martin Johnson Nov 2003: Phil Vickery Nov 2003: Martin Johnson Feb–Jun 2004: Lawrence Dallaglio Nov 2004 – Feb 2005: Jason Robinson Mar 2005 – Mar 2006: Martin Corry Jun 2006: Pat Sanderson Nov 2006: Martin Corry Feb 2007: Phil Vickery Mar 2007: Mike Catt May 2007: Jason Robinson Jun 2007: Jonny Wilkinson Aug 2007: Phil Vickery Aug 2007: Mike Catt Aug–Sep 2007: Phil Vickery Sep 2007: Martin Corry Oct 2007 – Feb 2008: Phil Vickery Feb 2008: Steve Borthwick Feb–Mar 2008: Phil Vickery Jun 2008 – Mar 2010: Steve Borthwick Mar–Nov 2010: Lewis Moody Nov 2010: Nick Easter Nov 2010: Lewis Moody Feb 2011: Mike Tindall Aug 2011: Lewis Moody Aug–Sep 2011: Mike Tindall Sep–Oct 2011: Lewis Moody Feb–Jun 2012: Chris Robshaw Jun 2012: Dylan Hartley Nov 2012 – Mar 2013: Chris Robshaw Jun 2013: Tom Wood Nov 2013 – Oct 2015: Chris Robshaw Feb 2016 – Mar 2018: Dylan Hartley Mar 2018: Owen Farrell Mar 2018: Dylan Hartley Jun–Nov 2018: Owen Farrell Nov 2018: George Ford Nov 2018 – Mar 2019: Owen Farrell Aug 2019: George Ford Aug–Sep 2019: Owen Farrell Sep 2019: George Ford Oct 2019 – Mar 2021: Owen Farrell Jul 2021: Lewis Ludlow Nov 2021: Courtney Lawes Nov 2021: Owen Farrell Nov 2021: Courtney Lawes Feb 2022: Tom Curry Feb–Jul 2022: Courtney Lawes Nov 2022 – Feb 2023: Owen Farrell Mar 2023: Ellis Genge Mar 2023: Owen Farrell Aug 2023: Ellis Genge Aug 2023: Owen Farrell Aug–Sep 2023: Courtney Lawes Sep–Oct 2023: Owen Farrell Feb 2024: Jamie George

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