Stuart Roy
Birth nameWilliam Stuart Roy
Date of birth (1968-12-25) 25 December 1968 (age 55)
Place of birthEly, England
Height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight110 kg (17 st 5 lb)
SchoolYsgol David Hughes
UniversityUniversity of Bristol
Cambridge University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1988-1997
1997-1998
1998-99		 Cardiff RFC
Pontypridd RFC
Newport RFC		 161
?
21		 75
?
0
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1995 Wales 1 0

William Stuart Roy (born 25 December 1968) is a former international rugby union player who represented Wales, as well as played in the top division of Welsh club rugby for Cardiff RFC, Pontypridd RFC and Newport RFC. Roy was born in Ely, Cambridgeshire in England, but moved to Anglesey in Wales as a child.[1]

Rugby career

Roy joined Cardiff RFC from Neath RFC for the 1988/89 season. He spent the majority of his playing career at Cardiff, spending nine seasons at the club. During his time there, Cardiff won the SWALEC Cup in 1994 and the Heineken League title in the 1994/95 season.[1]

Roy was included as part of Wales' 1995 Rugby World Cup squad, and made his first and only appearance for the national team in their opening pool match against Japan, coming on as a replacement for Derwyn Jones with around eight minutes of the match remaining.[2] He was included in Wales' squad for the 1998 Five Nations Championship, but remained on the bench and won no further caps.[3]

Roy moved from Cardiff to Pontypridd RFC for the 1997/98 season. He moved clubs again a season later to Newport RFC.[4]

Medical career

Roy studied for a Bachelor of Surgery and Bachelor of Medicine degree from Bristol University and a Master of Philosophy degree in Human Skeletal Biology from Cambridge University.[5] He represented Cambridge University RFC in the 1993 Varsity Match against Oxford University.[6]

Roy works as a Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedics for the National Health Service at Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Talbot Green,[7] and undertakes private work as part of the Cardiff Sports Orthopaedics partnership.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Player: Stuart Roy". Cardiff RFC.
  2. ^ Woolford, Anthony (10 July 2015). "What became of the 26 Welsh players who became Rugby World Cup cult heroes?". Wales Online.
  3. ^ Howley, Robert; Clutton, Graham. "10: A National Disaster". Number Nine Dream: An Autobiography of Rob Howley. ISBN 9781840182088.
  4. ^ "Player: Stuart Roy". Newport RFC.
  5. ^ Woolford, Anthony (10 December 2015). "The all-star Welsh Varsity XV: The men Jamie Roberts must live up to in Cambridge University colours". Wales Online.
  6. ^ Bale, Steve (8 December 1993). "University Match: Rees' tactical nous gives an edge to Oxford: University match attracts record crowd as lightweight Cambridge come unstuck after failing to contain Dark Blue threat". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-25. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Mr Stuart Roy - Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics". Spire Healthcare Group.
  8. ^ "Our Team > Mr Stuart Roy". Cardiff Sports Orthopaedics. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
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