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British Lions & England international rugby union player

Rugby player
Tony Neary
Birth nameAnthony Neary
Date of birth (1948-11-25) 25 November 1948 (age 76)
Place of birthManchester, Lancashire, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Broughton Park ()
Barbarian F.C. ()
Lancashire ()
1972 North West Counties ()
1979 North of England ()

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

Rugby career

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. 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.

Conviction

Neary was jailed for five years for theft in February 1998 after admitting stealing money from a trust fund of millionaire friend John Gorna. After his release, he commented that "I don't follow rugby any more, I'm just looking to get on with my life."

References

  1. COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP HONOURS BILL BEAUMONT, By Simon Mills, Community Rugby Media Manager {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007232013/http://www.rfutouchline.com/index.asp?edition=88&category=Cover%20Stories |date=7 October 2011
  2. Tony Neary player profile Scrum.com
  3. ^ NOWIRUL(E) TIMES ISSUE NO. 1 Archived 22 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Sportsmen who went to jail - Sport - The Observer". The Guardian. 10 February 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
Sporting positions
Preceded byFran Cotton English National Rugby Union Captain
1975 		Succeeded byJohn Pullin
Preceded byJohn Pullin English National Rugby Union Captain
1976 		Succeeded byRoger Uttley
British Lions – 1974 South Africa tour
Forwards
Backs
CoachMillar
British Lions – 1977 New Zealand tour
Forwards
Backs
CoachDawes
England national rugby union team captains
To 1900
To the First World War
To the Second World War
To the professional era
To the present day


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