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"fly half" Definitions
  1. (in rugby ) a player who plays behind the scrum half
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Greg Abbott ordered flags to fly half-staff following the shooting.
Wing Dave Kearney injured his shoulder, and fly-half Johnny Sexton hurt his neck.
Flags were ordered to fly half-mast through December, mourning the November death of President Kennedy.
Volavola plays for North Harbour rugby team, usually in the position of fly-half or full back.
Since both types are designed for aircraft that fly half a dozen trips per day, slip-ups can be costly.
Harry said he'd "played for years," first as a scrum half, and then as fly half when he got too tall.
Equally revered was fly-half Dan Carter, the side's playmaker and kicker, with three wins and five nominations for the same prize.
If restaurants suffer multiple weeks of unusually low sales or airlines need to fly half-empty aircraft, those sales are never coming back.
Fly-half Jules Plisson converted to give France its first lead of the game, and Ireland never threatened a comeback in the final 10 minutes.
Last year Dan Carter, a former New Zealand fly-half who stopped playing internationally four years ago, joined the Kobelco Steelers, a team belonging to a big steel manufacturer.
These are tough times -- and when you have to fly half way around the world to give your daughter away in front of a global audience, there are going to be expenses.
The most notable example is Beauden Barrett, a 25-year-old fly-half who was named the 2016 World Rugby Player of the Year in his first season as a regular international starter.
The team to face the Lions could include fly half Beauden Barrett, perhaps the world's best player, two other Barrett brothers, and the legendary Sonny Bill Williams, who has played every type of rugby and won a professional boxing championship.
Bath's brilliant center, Jonathan Joseph, was injured, fly-half George Ford — the coach's son — was unexpectedly left out of the starting lineup, and Sam Burgess chose to return to the rugby league after becoming the focus of debate over England's failure in the tournament.
Now they plan to introduce flights to countries including Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay beginning next year, betting that falling prices and more routes will encourage more Argentines - who fly half as much as Brazilians and four times less than Chileans - to travel more by air.
Still, any team that can roll out a side with Owen Farrell of England or Johnny Sexton of Ireland at fly half, Conor Murray of Ireland at scrum half, Mako Vunipola of England at prop, a second row with Alun Wyn Jones of Wales and Maro Itoje of England, and a host of other world class players, will be formidable.
He is the younger brother of Springbok fly-half Elton Jantjies.
He is the son of former Springbok fly-half Errol Tobias.
Falanisi Manukia is a Tongan former rugby union player who played as fly-half.
Robert James Liley (born 3 April 1970) is an English former rugby union player. A fly half he played professionally for Sale, Leicester Tigers, Harlequins, Wakefield and Doncaster. He was the starting fly half for Leicester in the 1997 Heineken Cup Final.
The rescheduled match was notable for the debut, at fly half for Wales, of Jonathan Davies.
Gerry Ainscough (born 7 August 1964, in Wigan, England) is a former rugby union fly half.
James Phillip Bird (born January 14, 1989) is a Welsh-born American rugby union fly-half.
He was capped for Glasgow District. Shaw played at Fly-half in the 1930 inter-city match.
Taliaʻuli Liavaʻa, (born c. 1970) is a Tongan former rugby union player who played as fly-half.
James played fly-half for Llanelli, playing his first game while still at Gwendraeth School. He was capped for Wales twice in 1958, the second time at centre, but would probably have gained more caps had he not been in competition with Cliff Morgan for the fly-half spot.
Gareth Steenson (born 5 April 1984) is an Irish rugby union player. He plays as a fly-half.
Ryan Lamb (born 18 May 1986 in Gloucester) is a rugby union player who plays at fly-half.
As well as inside centre, Horan also played fly-half and earned one international cap on the wing.
Lane signs with Rugby Calvisano. which is based in Calvisano (Province of Brescia), in Lombardy, as Fly-half.
After the closure of Up Country Lions in 2014, Srinath Sooriyabandara moved to Navy SC. He was initially playing at Fly-Half in the place of the club's regular Fly-Half who was out injured. Once returned to his favored position, he was the club's first pick at Scrum-Half.
Tovey played junior and colts rugby for Risca RFC. Usually a fullback or fly-half, Tovey spent two years with the Dragons Academy, first playing at the age of 15 playing a full season at fullback for Newport RFC. At the age of seventeen and was then moved to fly-half.
By the time he extended his contract with Worcester in December 2018 he was used predominantly at fly half.
Niall O'Connor (born 7 July 1987) is a former rugby union player. O'Connor's playing position is at Fly-half.
Griquas fly-half George Whitehead scored 16 points for the losing team, who scored five tries of their own.
Contepomi left RC Toulon to take the fly-half position at Stade Français in time for the 2011–12 season.
Which benefited him in his own similar role. Lang plays at Fly-half in the Harlequins academy and first team.
Graham Ross (5 July 1928 – 13 February 2009) was a international rugby union footballer, who played as a fly-half.
Romeo Bezușcu (born July 1, 1964) is a former Romanian rugby union football player. He played as a fly-half.
Utility backs tend to cover a greater number of positions, with players commonly switching between scrum- half and fly-half, fly-half and centre or wing and full-back. Another famous utility player was Austin Healey, who started and played test matches for England and club matches for Leicester Tigers at fly half, scrum half, full back and winger. Among members of the International Rugby or IRB Halls of Fame, Mike Gibson has 28 caps at fly-half, 48 at centre and 4 on the wing and Tim Horan played 62 tests at centre, 2 on the wing and 9 at full-back. Danie Craven mostly played at half-back, but has also started a Test in the forwards at number 8.
22-year-old Lang joined Harlequins academy in the summer of 2016 from Rugby Gogledd Cymru. He has since made several successful appearances as Fly-Half for Quins. Characteristic of Lang's style on the rugby field is his strong and accurate kicking. Lang himself has mentioned working with former Quins Fly-half Nick Evans.
Willem de Waal (born 17 February 1978 in Paarl, South Africa) is a South African rugby union footballer who is currently playing for Benetton Treviso in the Pro14 competition. He plays in the position of fly-half. Like Joost van der Westhuizen at scrum-half, de Waal is unusually big for a fly-half.
Tiaan Botes is a South African rugby union player for the in the Pro14 . His regular position is fly-half. He made his Pro14 debut while for the in their match against the in March 2020, as a replacement fly-half. He signed for the Kings Pro14 junior players side for the 2019–20 Pro14.
Frederick Burns (born 13 May 1990) is an English rugby union player who plays fly-half for Japanese side Shokki Shuttles.
Tomasi Lovo (born 5 November 1960), is a Fijian former rugby union footballer, he played as a fly-half or wing.
Loki Crichton (born 14 March 1976) is a former Samoan rugby union international player. He played at fullback or fly-half.
Elisi Busco Vunipola (born 5 July 1967 in Nuku'alofa) is a Tongan former rugby union player. He played as fly-half.
Jonetani Ralulu (born 30 September 1986 in Sigatoka, Fiji) is a Fijian rugby union player. He plays Fly-half for Fiji on international level. Ralulu also plays for the province, Nadroga. Playing at fly-half for the Stallions during the Colonial Cup, Ralulu went on to feature for the Air Pacific Fiji Warriors in the IRB Pacific Rugby Cup.
Fa'atonu Fili (born 31 August 1981) is a Samoan rugby union footballer. He plays as a fly-half. Fili played for Samoa at the 2003 Rugby World Cup. After years of obscurity he played rugby for Wellington Lions in the Air New Zealand Cup in 2009, becoming 1st choice fly half and earning a recall for Samoa.
Jaco van der Westhuyzen (born 6 April 1978) is a former South African rugby union footballer who played fly-half or fullback.
Siyabonga Praisegod Masuku (born ) is a South African rugby union player for the in the Pro14. His regular position is fly-half.
Iain Kennedy (born 22 August 1985, in Scotland) is a former Scotland U21 international rugby union player. He played at Fly-half.
On 1 July 2008, Wilkinson was named in Martin Johnson's Elite Player Squad and was the only specialist fly-half in the squad.
Ryan Bambry is a New Zealand rugby union player who has played for Otago and the Highlanders. His usual position is fly-half.
Nathan Chamberlain (born 14 March 2000) is a Scottish rugby union player for Edinburgh in the Pro14. Chamberlain's primary position is fly-half.
Ricardo Croy (born 7 December 1986) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the . His regular position is fly-half.
Paul Warwick (born 8 January 1981 in Australia) is a former Australian rugby union player. He played at Fly-half, Fullback or Centre.
Akuila Mafi (date of birth unknown) is a Tasmanian-raised TonganTime for football to stop playing the victim former rugby union fly-half.
Ceri Sweeney (born 21 January 1980 in Glyncoch) is a rugby union footballer who plays at fly-half for Pontypridd RFC and Wales.
Conrad Barnard (born 27 July 1979 in Port Elizabeth) is a former South African rugby union player, who played as a fly-half.
Fainu'ulelei Filipo David Saena (born 6 June 1966 in Apia) is a Samoan former rugby union player. He plays as a fly-half.
This season marked the end of an era as legendary fly-half Jonny Wilkinson left the club for RC Toulonnais. England under-20s fly-half Rory Clegg also left for Harlequins as Jimmy Gopperth was signed as replacement fly-half. The loss of Wilkinson was compounded by the departure of future British and Irish Lions star Geoff Parling who continued the outflow of talent, leaving for Leicester Tigers. Another trio who would go on to achieve England honours in Phil Dowson, Dave Wilson and Tom May also left for Northampton Saints, Bath Rugby and RC Toulonnais respectively.
He made 25 appearances that season, and scored 110 points. Thomas began the 2007–08 Magners League as the Scarlets' starting fly-half, while regular number 10 Stephen Jones was on Wales duty at the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France, but lost the berth to rival fly-half Rhys Priestland before Jones' return. In the 2008–09 Magners League, Thomas spent much of his time on the bench, playing second-fiddle to Jones and Priestland at fly-half, and the majority of his playing time was spent in other positions, including two starts on the wing in December 2008.
They came into the game having won eleven successive matches in the competition. South-East Transvaal won the game comfortably by 47 points to 6. They scored five tries, and fly-half Jacques Benade kicked all five conversions as well as three penalties and a drop-goal. Wales' only points came through two penalties kicked by their fly-half Aled Williams.
Vaughen Isaacs (born ) is a South African rugby union player for the in the Currie Cup and the in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is fly-half or fullback. He made his Currie Cup debut for the Blue Bulls in August 2019, coming on as a replacement fly-half in their final match of the 2019 season against the .
Anthony Belleau (born 8 April 1996) is a French rugby union fly-half and he currently plays for RC Toulonnais in the Top 14.
Metuisela Talebula (born 20 May 1991) is a Fijian rugby union footballer. He plays fullback, fly-half and wing for Bordeaux Bègles and Fiji.
Jonathan Holland (born 30 August 1991) is a retired Irish rugby union player. He played as a fly-half for Munster and Cork Constitution.
Vincent Mallet (born 8 February 1993) is a French rugby union player. He plays at fly-half for Stade Français in the Top 14.
Sam Costelow (born 10 January 2001) is a Welsh professional rugby union player for Scarlets in the Pro 14. He usually plays Fly Half.
Morné James Hugo (born 11 October 1991 in Oudtshoorn, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player. His regular position is fly-half.
Jason Tovey (born 28 April 1989) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays at fly-half. He has represented the Wales under-20.
Tommy Hayes (born 13 December 1973 in Tokoroa, New Zealand) is a Cook Island international rugby union player. He plays as a fly-half.
Lungelo Gosa (born 31 January 1995) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the . His regular position is fly-half or fullback.
James Lang (born 4 April 1995) is a Scotland international rugby union player. He plays for the Harlequins in England at Fly half or Centre.
Changleng began his rugby career as a player with Gala RFC, playing at fly-half in a team that included Gregor Townsend and Chris Paterson.
Despite this he was never a member of the regular starting line-up, the fly- half position being held by Andrew Mehrtens during that period.
He specialised in subduing fly-half play and would often disrupt opposing midfield trios into poor positions causing errors in play without even engaging them.
Ata Malifa (born 10 September 1985 in American Samoa) is an American rugby union fly-half for Glendale Raptors and briefly for the USA Eagles.
Two All Blacks have won the award three times - flanker Richie McCaw (2006, 2009 and 2010) and fly-half Dan Carter (2005, 2012 and 2015). Fly-half is the most successful position with seven wins, followed by flanker with five. , twelve of the eighteen recipients represent southern hemisphere teams. The winner of the World Rugby Player of the Year for 2018 is Ireland's Jonathan Sexton.
With Toby Flood with the squad and Derick Hougaard injured, Vesty was brought back to play at fly-half. This coincided with a change in fortune for Leicester who started rising up the Guinness Premiership table. Vesty remained in the team either at fly-half or inside centre for the rest of the season. He subsequently started as Leicester won the Premiership final that year.
Theuns Andries Willem 'Worsie' Kotzé (born in Karasburg, South-West Africa) is a Namibian international rugby union player, currently playing with the in South African domestic rugby. He is a utility back that can play as a scrum- half, fly-half or fullback, but is best known for playing as a fly-half for in the Rugby World Cup tournaments in 2011 and 2015.
Charles Christopher Hodgson (born 12 November 1980) is a retired English rugby union player, having previously been a player for Sale Sharks and Saracens. His position was fly-half and he is the leading Premiership points scorer of all time. Hodgson also played for England, until announcing his international retirement in 2012. Hodgson made 18 consecutive starts at fly half for England between 2004 and 2006.
Michael Patrick Thomas Lynagh, AM (born 25 October 1963) is an Australian former rugby union footballer who played mainly as a fly-half. Lynagh represented Australia from 1984 to 1995, playing at both inside centre and fly half. Lynagh was capped 72 times for Australia, and was captain from 1993 to 1995. He was the world points scoring record holder when he retired, with 911 points.
Richards played on 17 occasions for as a centre or wing, scoring 4 tries. He was brought into the Welsh side in 1979 for the Five Nations game against France in Paris in place of Llanelli's Ray Gravell. In hindsight, many observers believe it would have been better to have retained the Steve Fenwick/Ray Gravell centre partnership and moved David Richards to fly-half instead of Cardiff's Gareth Davies. Richards played fly-half for his club side Swansea and was much more effective in that position and indeed his greatest Welsh performance was against Scotland in 1980 when he moved from centre to fly-half when Davies was injured.
Sam Katz (Born 7 September 1990) is an English rugby union player, currently playing with Italian Top12 side Lyons Piacenza. His regular position is fly half.
Mihai Ciolacu (born September 11, 1977 in Constanța) is a former Romanian rugby union player. He played as a wing and also as a fly-half.
Duncan McRae (born 27 September 1974) is an Australian former rugby league and rugby union footballer. In union he played at fly-half or full-back.
James Gopperth (born 29 June 1983) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for Wasps in the English Premiership. His position is Fly-half.
Neculai Nichitean (born September 27, 1969) in Șcheia, is a former Romanian rugby union football player and currently a coach. He played as a fly-half.
Niall Rowark is a Hong Kong Rugby Union player. He plays for the Hong Kong Football Club and the National Team at the Fly-half position.
Farrell started the match at fly-half, with George Ford dropping to the bench, his first start in the ten jersey for England since June 2016.
Josh Henderson is a Scotland 7s international rugby union player. He plays at Fly-half . He previously played for Glasgow Hawks, Glasgow Warriors and Stade Niçois.
Benjamin Lucas (born 30 December 1987) is an Australian rugby union player who used to play for Montpellier as a fly-half in the Top 14.
Oh Youn-hyung (born 29 October 1984) is a South Korean rugby union player. He plays as a fly-half for the South Korea national team.
Raynor Parkinson (born in Pretoria) is a South African born German rugby union player currently playing as a Fly Half for Heidelberger RK in the German Bundesliga.
Robert James du Preez (born 30 July 1993, in Durban) is a South African rugby union player for English Premiership side . His regular position is fly-half.
Finn Russell (born 23 September 1992) is a Scottish rugby union player who can play fly-half or centre, and currently plays for French side Racing 92.
Mark Andrew Wyatt (born 12 April 1961 in Bermuda) is a Canadian former rugby union footballer. He played as a fullback and sometimes as a fly-half.
Jacquin Jansen (born 27 May 1986) is a South African rugby union player who last played for the . His regular position is full-back or fly-half.
Jacobus Johannes de Kock (born in Paarl) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the . His regular position is full-back or fly- half.
Conor Dean (born 27 January 1998) is an Irish rugby union player who is currently a member of the Connacht academy. He plays as a fly-half.
Roland de Marigny (born 17 November 1975) is an Italian rugby union footballer. His normal position is fullback though he can also play centre or fly-half.
Louis Carbonel (born 4 February 1999) is a French rugby union player. His position is fly-half and he currently plays for Toulon in the Top 14.
Rafael M. Madero (born Buenos Aires, 6 July 1958) is a former Argentinian rugby union player and coach. He played as a Fullback. Centre and Fly-half.
Harold William Vorster is a South African rugby union player for Panasonic Wild Knights in the Japanese Top League. His regular position is fly-half or centre.
Tudor-Andrei Boldor Boghiță (born 29 November 1997) is a Romanian rugby union football player. He plays as a fly-half for professional SuperLiga club Steaua București.
Marlou du Plessis van Niekerk is a South African rugby union player who last played for the in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is fly-half.
Chris Ashwin born 19 November 1987 in England is a rugby union player who played for Bristol in the Guinness Premiership. He plays as a fly-half.
Andrew Deegan (born 23 March 1995) is an Australian rugby union footballer who plays for Global Rapid Rugby side Western Force. He plays as a fly-half.
James Grayson (born 26 June 1998) is an English professional rugby union player currently playing for the Aviva Premiership side Northampton Saints. He plays at fly-half.
Jacques-Louis Potgieter (born 2 September 1984 in Pretoria) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with French side . His regular position is fly-half.
Lane played either in the centres or at fly-half. He represented Queensland from 1981 to 1987, and also won three caps for the Wallabies in 1985.
André Schalk Wessel Swarts (born ) is a South African rugby union player for in the Currie Cup and the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is fly-half.
Going into the final stages of the game, the scores were level at 27–27. A drop goal from Diego Domínguez then put Stade three points ahead. Meanwhile, Leicester brought on replacement scrum-half Jamie Hamilton for starting fly-half Andy Goode, with starting scrum-half Austin Healey switching to fly-half. Glenn Gelderbloom was also brought on at outside centre, with Leon Lloyd switching from outside centre to wing.
Going into the final stages of the game, the scores were level at 27–27. A drop goal from Diego Domínguez then put Stade three points ahead. Meanwhile, Leicester brought on replacement scrum- half Jamie Hamilton for starting fly-half Andy Goode, with starting scrum-half Austin Healey switching to fly-half. Glenn Gelderbloom was also brought on at outside centre, with Leon Lloyd switching from outside centre to wing.
He plays as a fly-half, formerly for Fiji Warriors. Luveniyali was a late call up to the Fijian team in 2007 after playing for Fiji in the Under 21 World Cup. The young fly half was put right into the starting lineup to debut against Australia A, where they drew the game 14 – 14. After this performance, he was selected for the Fiji for the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals.
Teti Tela (born 7 March 1991) is a Fijian rugby union player who plays for the in the Super Rugby competition. His position of choice is fly-half.
Charles H. Hodgins (born circa 1880) was a rugby union player who represented Australia. Hodgins, a fly-half, claimed a total of 3 international rugby caps for Australia.
Jules Plisson (born 20 August 1991) is a French rugby union player. His position is Fly-half and he currently plays for La Rochelle in the Top 14.
Pumas fly-half Chris Smith was the top scorer in the competition with 131 points, while Griquas wing Enver Brandt was the top try scorer with 11 tries.
Hawies Fourie is a South African rugby union coach, currently in charge of Pro14 side the . He was also a fly-half, centre or fullback as a player.
Adam Hastings (born 5 October 1996) is a Scotland international rugby union player who plays for Glasgow Warriors at the Fly-half position. He was born in Edinburgh.
Kenny Murray (born Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish rugby union coach. He is currently an assistant coach of Glasgow Warriors. As a player he played at Fly-half.
Stu Dunbar (born 5 February 1996) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the in the Super Rugby competition. His position of choice is fly- half.
Blair Stewart (born 2 October 1983 in Christchurch) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player. He currently plays at fly-half for Bayonne in the Top 14.
Lumsden, a full-back and occasional fly half, was capped seven times in Tests for Scotland. These appearances came in both the 1947 and 1949 Five Nations Championships.
Matt Berquist (born 11 May 1983 in Waipukurau, New Zealand) is a rugby union player who plays at fly-half for Benetton Rugby Treviso in the Rabodirect Pro12.
Frederik Johannes Zeilinga (born 11 December 1992) is a South African rugby union player for Canon Eagles in the Japanese Top League. His regular position is fly-half.
Ntabeni Dukisa (born 25 July 1988) is a South African rugby union player for Kenyan side Kabras Sugar. His can play as a fly-half, fullback or wing.
Cristian Onofrei (born 28 February 1987, Bucharest, Romania) is a Romanian rugby union footballer. His position on the field is fly-half. He currently plays for CSM București.
VIII No. 98 pg. 8, March 26, 1974 Captain Bob Mier passing the ball to fly-half Buzz Breen (not pictured) to start an offensive charge for the Irish.
Tai Enosa (born 1 October 1989 in American Samoa) is an American rugby union player who plays fly-half for the San Diego Legion in Major League Rugby (MLR).
Luciano Orquera (born 12 October 1981 in Córdoba) is an Argentine-Italian rugby union player. He plays as a fly-half for Zebre, an Italian club in the Pro14.
Burton Francis (born 2 January 1987) is a South African rugby union footballer. He usually plays as a fly-half although he has occasionally operated as a full-back.
Theo Sauder (born 2 April 1996) is a Canadian rugby union player that plays fullback and fly-half. He currently plays for the Toronto Arrows in Major League Rugby.
Gearoid Lyons (born 13 April 1995) is an Irish rugby union player. He plays for English side Nottingham in the RFU Championship. Lyons plays primarily as a fly-half.
Oliver Jonathan Devoto (born 22 September 1993) is an English rugby union player, who plays for Exeter Chiefs as a utility back primarily as a centre and fly-half.
Clément Otazo (born 3 May 1992) is a French professional rugby union player. He plays at fly-half for Saint-Jean-de-Luz Olympique rugby in the Fédérale 1 .
Jackson Garden-Bachop (born 3 October 1994) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a fly-half for the in the international Super Rugby competition.
Sam Windsor (born 12 June 1987) is an Australian professional rugby union player who currently plays as a fly-half for the Houston SaberCats in Major League Rugby (MLR).
Johan Bensalla is a French-Algerian rugby union player who currently plays for Avenir Valencien and is an Algerian international. He plays as a Scrum-half and Fly-half.
Robert Jacobus Petzer (born ) is a South African rugby union player for the Glendale Raptors in Major League Rugby (MLR) in North America. His regular position is fly-half.
On 3 May 2008, it was announced that Flood was set to leave Newcastle Falcons for Leicester Tigers. He was officially confirmed as a Leicester player on 11 June 2008. As a Tigers player, he settled at fly-half, having been switched between centre and fly- half in his career up until then. He was the first to top their points scoring list in a debut season since Dusty Hare in 1976–77.
In 2008, new Wallabies coach Robbie Deans selected Giteau as Australia's new fly- half, following the retirement of Stephen Larkham. Giteau played fly-half against Ireland and France in the mid year test. In the 2008 Tri Nations Series, Giteau played in all six games. He played against the All Blacks winning 34–22 at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney, and against South Africa winning 27–15 at Kings Park Stadium in Durban.
The half-backs consist of two positions, the scrum-half and the fly- half. The fly-half is crucial to a team's game plan, orchestrating the team's performance. They are usually the first to receive the ball from the scrum- half following a breakdown, lineout, or scrum, and need to be decisive with what actions to take and be effective at communicating with the outside backs. Many fly-halves are also their team's goal kickers.
Romain Ntamack (born 1 May 1999) is a French rugby union fly-half who currently plays for Stade Toulousain in the Top 14, and the France national rugby union team.
George Horne (born 12 May 1995) is a Scotland international rugby union player who can play at fly-half or scrum-half. He currently plays for Pro14 side Glasgow Warriors.
Altonio "Tony" Shedrick Jantjies (born 19 April 1992) is a South African rugby union player for Alcobendas in the División de Honor in Spain. His regular position is fly-half.
He stepped into the fly-half role after Quade Cooper was injured 21 minutes into Australia's Bronze medal playoff against Wales, and steered Australia astutely to a 21–18 win.
Ganfried May (born 25 July 1994) is a South African rugby union player for the . He is a utility back that can play as a fullback, winger or fly-half.
Carlos Rodolfo Ambrosio (born 27 December 1961 in Córdoba) is a former Argentine rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a fly-half and as a centre.
Thomas Laranjeira (born 5 May 1992) is a French rugby union player. His position is either Fly-half or Fullback and he currently plays for Brive in the Top 14.
Zack Henry (born 1 October 1994) is an English professional rugby player currently playing for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby where his position is Fly-half. He also plays at fullback.
Cathal Marsh is an Irish rugby union player for Rugby United New York (RUNY) in Major League Rugby (MLR). His preferred position is fly-half. He previously played for Leinster Rugby.
Harry Byrne is an Irish rugby union player who is currently a member of the Leinster academy. He plays as a fly-half and represents Lansdowne in the All- Ireland League.
Karlo Gericke Aspeling (born 13 December 1987) is a South African rugby union player for the in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is fly-half.
César Sempere (born 26 May 1984, in Villajoyosa) is a Spanish rugby union player. He plays fly-half and fullback for El Salvador. Sempere plays for the Spanish rugby union team.
Tyrone Green (born ) is a South African rugby union player for Harlequins in the Premiership . He is a utility back that can play as a fullback, wing, fly- half or centre.
Angus Curtis (born 26 March 1998) is an Irish rugby union player, currently playing for Pro14 and European Rugby Champions Cup side Ulster. He plays as a fly-half or centre.
Willem Nicolaas Frederik du Plessis (born 5 June 1990 in Pretoria) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with French Top 14 side . His regular position is fly-half.
Francois Brummer (born 17 May 1989) is a South African rugby union player for in the Pro14. His regular playing position is fly-half, although he has played fullback on occasion.
Johan Christiaan Pietersen (born 18 May 1984) is a South African rugby union player who currently plays as the fly-half for the San Diego Legion in Major League Rugby (MLR).
Norway played its first international against Latvia who beat them 44-6. At the time, the Welsh fly- half Huw Howells was the driving force in trying to promote the game.
Jacobus Johannes Marais (born 5 July 1994) is a South African rugby union player for the in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is fly-half.
Shane Edward Gates is a South African rugby union player, currently playing in the Japanese Top League with NTT Communications Shining Arcs. His usual position is fly-half or inside centre.
Stephen Leslie Keith James (born 23 July 1960 in Darlinghurst, New South Wales) is a former Australian rugby union player and currently, rugby league coach. He played as a fly-half.
Manu Vunipola (born 4 May 2000) is a rugby union fly-half for Saracens in Premiership Rugby. Born in New Zealand, he has represented England under-18s and England under-20s.
Cliven Sven James Loubser (born 24 February 1997) is a Namibian rugby union player for the n national team and for in the Varsity Cup. His regular position is fly-half.
Timothy Gregory Swiel (born 4 June 1993 in Taunton) is an English-born South African rugby union player for the in the Premiership in England. His regular position is fly-half.
Dewald Dawid Human (born 19 May 1995) is a South African rugby sevens player, currently playing with the South Africa national team. He can play as a fly- half or fullback.
Early names, such as "three-quarters" (for the wings and centres) and "outside-half" (for fly-half) are sometimes used in the Northern Hemisphere, while in the Southern Hemisphere the fly-half and inside centre are colloquially called "first five-eighth" and "second five- eighth" respectively, while the scrum-half is known as the "half-back". The scrum (a contest used to restart play) must consist of eight players from each team: the "front row" (two props, a loosehead and tighthead, and a hooker), the "second row" (two locks), and a "back row" (two flankers, and a number 8). The players outside the scrum are called "the backs": scrum-half, fly-half, inside centre, outside centre, two wings, and a fullback.
For this reason, the British hoped to surprise the Argentine commanders by advancing as close to their forward platoon as possible under cover of darkness, before rushing the Argentine trenches. The three major objectives – 'Fly Half', 'Full Back' and 'Wing Forward' – were named after positions in Rugby football. B Company would attack through 'Fly Half' and proceed to 'Full Back', while A Company, followed by C Company if necessary, would do the same on Wireless Ridge.
Erin Cossey (born 29 September 1971 in Katikati, New Zealand) is a New Zealand Maori former rugby union player. He played professionally in Scotland for Glasgow Rugby, now Glasgow Warriors in the 1997-98 season; and at amateur level for Glasgow Southern RFC. He played at Fly-half The fly-half played for Clarkston RFC in 1991, 1992 and 1993. When the club changed its name to Glasgow Southern, he played for the Glasgow Southern RFC too.
The wingers are usually among the fastest players in a team and score many of the tries. The centres' key attacking roles are to break through the defensive line and link successfully with wingers. The fly-half can be a good kicker and generally directs the back line. The scrum-half retrieves the ball from the forwards and needs a quick and accurate pass to get the ball to the backs (often firstly to the fly-half).
In the 1999/00 season he was voted both Leicester Tigers' and Allied Dunbar's Player of the Season. Leicester coach Bob Dwyer switched him to the wing to accommodate Fijian Waisale Serevi at scrum half. Healey was then selected on the wing for England. After an injury to Tigers' South African fly-half Joel Stransky, and the unsuitability of others such as Pat Howard and Andy Goode to fill the role, Healey was switched to fly-half.
The 2018 Currie Cup kicked off with a match between the two teams that finished in the bottom two spots in 2017; the and in Nelspruit. The won the match 42–19, with fly-half Chris Smith having a Currie Cup debut to remember, scoring 22 points in his side's victory. In the other match, the beat the 34–12 in Bloemfontein, with their fly-half Manie Libbok scoring 17 points, including his team's opening try.
João Ferreira Queimado (born 1962) was a Portuguese rugby union player. He played as a centre and as a fly-half and is the son of former Benfica president José Ferreira Queimado.
Rory Jennings (born 24 December 1995 in Oxford, England) is an English professional rugby union footballer. He plays at fly half for Coventry in the RFU Championship having previously played for Bath.
Ulupano Junior Seuteni (born 9 December 1993 in Adelaide, Australia) is a rugby union footballer who plays as a Centre or Fullback or fly-half for the Oyonnax Rugby in Top 14.
Jaun Kotzé (born 18 May 1992 in Messina, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, playing with Beaune in the Fédérale 1 in France. His regular position is fly-half.
Michael Lowry (born 20 August 1998) is a Northern Irish rugby union player, currently playing for Pro14 and European Rugby Champions Cup side Ulster. He plays as a fly-half or fullback.
McLaren, p141 McLaren also paid Laughland the accolade of selecting him as his fly half and captain for the all-time greatest Scottish side from those who played between 1950 and 2003.
Noel Reid (born 22 May 1990) is an Irish rugby union player for Agen. Between 2011 and 2019 he played 120 games for Leinster. His preferred position is fly- half or centre.
Dale Gavin Sabbagh (born 2 February 1991) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with Border Super League side Old Selbornians. His regular position is fly-half or full-back.
Zack Holmes (born 30 May 1990) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for Toulouse in Top 14. He is a utility back who has played Fly-half and at centre.
He was one of a number of high-profile departures that included fellow centurion Gavin Duffy and former Scottish international fly-half Dan Parks. Murphy retired from professional rugby after leaving Connacht.
Brandon Terry Thomson (born 7 March 1995 in Trichardt, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with Scottish Pro14 side Glasgow Warriors. His regular position is fly-half.
Adrian Davies (born 9 February 1969 in Bridgend) is a former Wales international rugby union player. A fly-half, he played for Wales in the 1991 and 1995 Rugby World Cup finals.
Dennis Pili-Gaitau (born 28 June 1989) is a New Zealand rugby union player who played for the in the Super Rugby competition. His position of choice is fly- half or centre.
Guy Cronjé (born 26 July 1989) is a South African-born Zimbabwean international rugby union footballer, currently playing for KwaZulu-Natal club side College Rovers. His regular playing position is fly-half.
Dean Grant (born 18 March 1989 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with French Fédérale 1 side SO Chambéry. His regular position is fly-half.
Masixole 'Coyi' Banda (born 11 June 1988 in Port Elizabeth) is a South African rugby union player for the in the Pro14. He can play as a fly-half, winger or fullback.
Geoffrey Colin Richardson (born 17 April 1949) is an Australian former national representative rugby league and rugby union player - a dual-code international. He played union at fly-half and league at .
He has been described as "fast, with a distinctive side-step, playing either at fly-half or centre three-quarter." In 1946 he was still leading the Cherbourg team as captain to victory.
Niell Jacobs (born 30 June 1988) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the . His regular position is centre or fly-half. He is the twin brother of Ruan Jacobs.
Ovidiu Melniciuc (born 16 January 1994) is a Romanian rugby union player. He plays in the fly-half position for amateur SuperLiga club Cluj. He also plays for Romania's national team the Oaks.
Courtney Kresten Winnaar (born 27 March 1997 in East London, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player for the in the Pro14. He can play as a fullback or fly-half.
He is brother of the fly-half Elisi Vunipola and of the hooker Feʻao Vunipola, both Tongan internationals. He is also the uncle of Feʻao's sons, Billy and Mako Vunipola, both English internationals.
Felipe Berchesi Pisano (born 12 April 1991 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan rugby union player who plays as a fly-half. He currently plays for US Dax at the Fédérale 1 in France.
Oliver John Barkley (born 28 November 1981) is a former English rugby union player who played for Bath, Gloucester, Racing Metro, Grenoble, Scarlets and London Welsh at fly-half between 2001 and 2016.
Helarius Axasman 'TC' Kisting (born 13 January 1994) is a Namibian rugby union player for the in the Currie Cup and the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is scrum-half or fly-half.
Harry Bennett (born 31 March 1990) is an Australian professional rugby union player. He plays as a fly half for Rugby United New York (RUNY) in Major League Rugby (MLR). He previously played fly-half for the Sacramento Express in the short-lived PRO Rugby. "Americas Rugby News RUNY Squad" "Harry Bennett: Rugby United New York"”RUNY re-signs Harry Bennett” Bennett attended The King's School, Parramatta (graduated 2008) where he went on to represent Australian Schoolboys that same year.
James Robert Shillcock (born 1 August 1997) is an English rugby union fly-half for Worcester Warriors in the Premiership Rugby. Shillcock began playing rugby for Warwick School at the age of 7. He made his debut for Worcester Warriors at the age of 17 against London Scottish in the RFU Championship semi-finals; becoming the youngest player to feature in the play-offs. After making his debut at scrum-half he later played both full back and fly-half.
Following the departure of Head Coach Stuart Lancaster, Ford was selected in new coach Eddie Jones' 31 man squad. He started every match as Fly-Half in the 2016 Six Nations Championship, helping England secure their first Grand Slam since 2003. Ford was subsequently selected to embark on England's victorious 2016 summer tour of Australia, starting two of the test matches at fly-half. Ford missed out on the 2017 Lions tour and went to Argentina with a severely depleted England team.
Fly-half Dan Carter lines up a kick at goal. A fly-half is crucial to a team's game plan; they possess leadership and order the back line. They are usually the first to receive the ball from the scrum-half following a breakdown, line-out or scrum and need to be decisive with what actions to take and be effective at communicating with the outside backs. Good fly-halves are calm, clear thinking and have the vision to direct effective attacking plays.
Following the completion of the 2001 Super 12 season, James was included in the Springboks squad and made his debut for South Africa at fly-half in a 32–23 loss to France at Ellis Park. In the following Test, also against France, he contributed five penalty goals in the 20–15 victory in Durban, but was later cited and suspended, missing South Africa's next match, against . He returned for the 2001 Tri Nations Series and started at fly-half in every game, though South Africa only managed to win the one match – 20–15 against Australia in Pretoria. James was a part of Springboks in November 2002, and was a reserve against a Test against France at Stade Vélodrome in Marseilles, and was subsequently moved to starting fly- half for a Test against Scotland.
David "Dai" Morgan (14 July 1872 – 13 September 1933)Dai Morgan player profile Scrum.com was a Welsh international rugby union fly-half who played club rugby for Llanelli and was capped twice for Wales.
Rhyno Christo Smith (born 11 February 1993) is a South African rugby union player for the in Pro14. He usually plays as a fullback, but can also play as a fly-half or winger.
Paul Asquith (born 12 August 1993) is an Australian professional rugby union player. His primary position is centre, but is also an accomplished fly-half and fullback who can also play on the wing.
Oliver W. "Onslow" Humphreys (born c. 1893) was a rugby union player who represented Australia. Humphreys, a fly-half, was born in Sydney and claimed a total of 6 international rugby caps for Australia.
Paolo Garbisi (Venezia, 26 April 2000) is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a fly-half and he currently plays for Benetton in Pro14 and for Petrarca Padova in Top12.
Gerhard Johan Nortier (born 4 March 1989 in George, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player for the in the Currie Cup and the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is fly-half.
Lavea signed for Clermont Auvergne in 2009. He mostly plays as a second choice at fly-half behind Brock James. He was called by Samoa national team for the first time in November 2010.
Christian Francois Schoeman (born 23 September 1991 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player for the in Pro14 and the in the Currie Cup. His regular position is fly-half.
Agustín Figuerola (born January 27, 1985) is an Argentine rugby union footballer for Brive in the Top 14. He has played at both scrum-half and fly- half. He has also played for Argentina.
Bruce George Wells (born 4 June 1937) was a rugby union player who represented Australia. Wells, a fly-half, was born in Orange, New South Wales and claimed 1 international rugby cap for Australia.
Jono Lance (born 27 June 1990) is a professional rugby union footballer who previously played for Western Force in the Super Rugby AU competition. He usually plays at full-back, fly-half or centre.
Maxime Petitjean (born 17 March 1984) is a French rugby union player. His position is fly-half and he currently plays for Stade Aurillacois in the Pro D2, the second tier of French rugby.
Tomasi Mawi Rabaka (Tailevu, 5 December 1965 – Nadi, 24 June 2017) was a Fijian rugby union player who played as a fly-half. His brother is Samisoni Rabaka, who was also a Fijian international.
Alfred Ernest "Alf" Rainbow (1 April 1900 – 17 December 1963) was a rugby union player who represented Australia. Rainbow, a fly-half, was born in London and claimed 1 international rugby cap for Australia.
Dorin Gigi Manole (born 5 August 1986) is a Romanian rugby union player. He plays as a fly-half for professional SuperLiga club CSM Baia Mare. He can also play as a wing or fullback.
Curwin Dominique Bosch (born 25 June 1997) is a South African professional rugby union player for the in Super Rugby and in the Currie Cup. He can play as a fly-half or a fullback.
Hugo Keenan (born 18 June 1996) is an Irish rugby union player. He plays as a wing with UCD and with Leinster Rugby, and also plays fly-half for the Ireland national rugby sevens team.
Later that year he was selected for the Australian Under 19 and Under 21 rugby teams. He played fly-half for the Australian Under 19 rugby team that won the IRB World Championship in 2006.
Alan "AJ" MacGinty is an Irish-born professional rugby player, who represents the United States in international competition. He primarily plays as a fly- half. MacGinty plays club rugby for English Premiership team Sale Sharks.
Because of a succession of injuries — affecting his knee ligaments, Davis' premiership career was severely disrupted. Davis′ position of choice is as a Fly-half, but he can operate at Fullback or in the centres.
Shane Geraghty (born 12 August 1986 in Coventry, West Midlands) is an English rugby union player who plays for Stade Francais in the French Top 14 Geraghty normally plays at Centre or at Fly-half.
Michael Le Bourgeois (born 29 July 1990) is a Jerseyman professional rugby union player who plays for Premiership side, Wasps as a centre and can also play as a fullback or as a fly-half.
Ashlon Davids (born 24 June 1993 in Malmesbury, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player for the in the Currie Cup and the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is fly-half or fullback.
Petrus Francois Smith (born 29 July 1972 in Lichtenburg, South Africa) is a South African former rugby union player and current Head Coach of the Italy. His regular playing position was fly-half or centre.
Matt Alexander (born December 5, 1966) is a South African retired rugby union player who played at fly-half for the United States national rugby union team and the English rugby union club Sale Sharks.
Shaun Reynolds (born 15 June 1995) is a South African rugby union player for the in Super Rugby, the in the Currie Cup and the in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is fly-half.
Aaron Wiremu Cruden (born 8 January 1989) is a New Zealand rugby union player, who plays for Chiefs and formerly Montpellier, Manawatu and New Zealand internationally. Cruden's usual position is first five-eighth (fly half).
Jean-Baptiste Élissalde (born 23 November 1977) is a former French rugby union player, playing either as a scrum-half or as a fly-half, and current defense coach for Montpellier in the Top 14.
Michael Muller Brink (born 24 September 1996 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player who most recently played with the . He can play as a fly-half, fullback or inside centre.
Ben Healy (born 29 June 1999) is an Irish rugby union player, who is currently a member of the Munster Academy. He plays as a fly-half and represents Garryowen in the All-Ireland League.
John Henry Dowse (born 27 March 1935) was a rugby union player who represented Australia. Dowse, a fly-half, was born in Mackay, Queensland and claimed a total of 4 international rugby caps for Australia.
Bill Johnston (born 7 February 1997) is an Irish rugby union player for Pro14 and European Rugby Champions Cup side Ulster. He plays as a fly-half and represents Garryowen in the All-Ireland League.
Carter Gordon (born in Australia) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the Queensland Reds in Super Rugby. His playing position is fly- half. He has signed for the Reds squad in 2020.
Theo Ernst Stapelberg (born ) is a South African rugby union player who last played for the in Pro14, the in the Currie Cup and the in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is fly-half.
Lionel Beauxis () (born 24 October 1985 in Tarbes, Hautes-Pyrénées) is a French rugby union player.Lionel Beauxis player profile Scrum.com He is tall and weighs . He currently plays at fly half for Lyon Olympique Universitaire.
Weir was reserve Fly-Half for Scotland's 2013 Six Nations campaign but with Scotland failing to score tries, Weir's Glasgow teammate Ruaridh Jackson was dropped and Weir stepped in. He started Scotland's final two games in the Championship which Scotland finished in third place. Aged 22 and having recovered from a broken leg, Weir was starting Fly-half for Scotland's 2014 Six Nations having impressed in Glasgow's successful season. He scored a last minute Drop-goal to beat Italy in Rome for the first time since 2006.
Official matchday programme Gloucester vs Saracens 3/4/10 However next game Olly Morgan replaced Burns at fullback and Burns made a start at fly-half. Burns then scored all of his club's points with two converted tries. Burns has since played many games at fly-half and fullback, including an April 2010 performance against Saracens. In this game he was named the man of the match as a reward for his outstanding kicking from hand, goal kicking and composure under the high ball.
Renaud Boyoud was also drafted in place of the injured Benoît Lecouls. Mathieu Bastareaud was called up for the injured Lionel Beauxis with Benoît Baby moving to fly-half, while Sylvain Marconnet was brought into the squad after injuries to both Benoît Lecouls and Nicolas Mas. François Trinh-Duc was also called up as specialist fly-half cover. On 4 March Jérôme Thion, Julien Bonnaire and Damien Traille were all added to the squad, while Sébastien Chabal shifted from lock to the back row.
He has also played in the South African Currie Cup with the , and was slated to play with the Sharks in Super Rugby in 2010, but suffered a back injury that knocked him out of the Super Rugby season. Hernández is a "utility back" capable of playing at fly- half, centre, or fullback, though he generally prefers fly-half. Hernández made his test debut for Los Pumas against Paraguay on April 2003. Since then he has accumulated over 50 caps for his national team.
Foley come off the bench in the 65th minute replacing Quade Cooper. He played less than fifteen minutes before scoring his first international try in a seven-try victory in Rosario, Argentina under head coach Ewen McKenzie. Foley's first start as a fly-half for Australia was on 7 June 2014 against France during the France tour of Australia at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane. Foley started all three games at fly-half and scored a total of thirty-two points (ten conversions, four penalty goals).
Centre François Steyn passing the ball There are two centres in a rugby team, inside centre (number 12) and outside centre (number 13). The inside centre usually stands close to the fly-half or at first receiver on the other side of the scrum or breakdown. Like the fly-half, they generally possess a good kicking game and are good at reading the play and directing the attack. The outside centre is positioned outside the inside centre and is generally the faster of the two.
Golden Lions XV fly-half Shaun Reynolds was the top scorer in the competition with 138 points, while Griquas wing Enver Brandt and Pumas hooker Frank Herne were the joint top try scorer with 9 tries.
Reinhardt Erwee (born 20 January 1988) is a South African rugby union player who last played for the in the Currie Cup. His is a utility back that can play fly-half, fullback, winger or centre.
As of August, 2016 he plays fly-half/fullback for the San Francisco Rush. America's first professional rugby league. Ai'i re-joined the Blues as an injury cover after his contract with Toyota Verblitz was completed.
Eric Sydney Zana (born in George, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player who last played for in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is fly-half or fullback.
Christopher Patrick O'Brien (born August 5, 1964) is an American retired rugby union player who played at fly-half and centre and later served as an assistant coach for the United States national rugby union team.
Adriaan Jacobus "True Blue" Smit (born 28 April 1984) is a South African rugby union professional footballer. He can operate in several positions in the back-line but usually plays as a fly-half or fullback.
Spencer William Brown (18 October 1921 – c. 1973) was a rugby union player who represented Australia. Brown, a fly-half, was born in Atherton, Queensland and claimed a total of 3 international rugby caps for Australia.
Tertius Maarman (born 14 April 1987, in Port Elizabeth) is a South African rugby union player who played for the between 2008 and 2018, making 145 appearances. His regular position was fly-half or full-back.
Richard Hughes "Dick" Jones (27 November 1879 – 24 November 1958) was a Welsh international fly-half who played club rugby for Swansea Rugby Club. He won 15 caps for Wales and played county rugby for Glamorgan.
Joshua Trevor Stander (born in Cradock, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player for the in Super Rugby and in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is fly-half.
Marthinus Herbert de Beer (born 24 January 1996 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player for in the Currie Cup and the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is fly-half or fullback.
Edward Francis Mandible (11 May 1885 – April 1936) was an Australia national representative rugby union fly-half and one of the pioneers who broke away from that code to take up rugby league in Sydney in 1910.
Tevita Silifou Palu (born 6 September 1981 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays the position of fly-half and is currently playing for RC Timişoara in the Romanian Rugby Championship.
Louis Daniel van Zyl Fouché (born 4 January 1990 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player for the in the Pro14 and the in the Currie Cup. His regular position is fly-half.
Dillyn Yullrich Leyds (born in Somerset West, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player for the South Africa national team and the in Super Rugby. He can play as a fullback, fly-half or wing.
Rima Wakarua (born 25 March 1976 in Auckland, New Zealand) is an Italian former rugby union footballer and coach. He played for Rugby Club I Cavalieri Prato having previously played for Gran Parma Rugby, at fly-half.
Navarre Haisila is an Australian rugby union player who played for the in the Super Rugby competition. He can play multiple positions including Fly-half, centre and wing. He played for Melbourne Rising under National Rugby Championship.
Nicky Tyrone Little (born 13 September 1976) in Tokoroa, New Zealand, is a rugby union footballer. He plays at fly-half. He is a nephew of All Blacks centre Walter Little, but represents Fiji at international level.
François Trinh-Duc (; born 11 November 1986) is a French rugby union player for RC Toulonnais in France's top division of rugby union, the Top 14. Trinh- Duc's regular position is at fly-half or inside centre.
Desmond Patrick "Des" Bannon (19 April 1923 - 24 July 2000) was a rugby union player who represented Australia. Bannon, a fly-half, was born in Haberfield, New South Wales and claimed 1 international rugby cap for Australia.
Samuel Thomas Lane (born 21 February 1991 in Brisbane, Australia) is a rugby union footballer, currently playing with Italian side Rugby Calvisano in the Top12 and European Rugby Continental Shield. His regular playing position is fly-half.
Inny-Christian Radebe (born 3 January 1995) is a South African rugby union player for the in the Currie Cup and the in the Rugby Challenge. He can play as a fly-half, inside centre or fullback.
Bayley Kuenzle (born 18 June 1998 in Australia) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the Brumbies in Super Rugby. His playing position is fly- half. He has signed for the Brumbies squad in 2020.
Jordan Rhys Williams (born 20 September 1993) is a Welsh rugby union footballer who plays for the Dragons. His regular position is at full-back, but he has also played at fly-half and on the wing.
Graham Calder is a Scottish rugby union player, formerly of Glasgow Warriors at professional level and Heriots, Peebles, Currie, andStirling County and currently at Dalziel. Calder plays at Scrum-Half but can also cover at Fly- Half.
Christo Lategan 'Boeta' Hamman (born ) is a South African rugby union player who last played for the in Super Rugby, the in the Currie Cup and the in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is fly-half.
Antonín Brabec (born 2 June 1973 in Prague) is a former Czech rugby union player and the current rugby coach. He is nicknamed "Tony". His position on the field is on the centre or the fly half.
Pieter Willem Steenkamp (born 11 December 1997) is a Namibian rugby union player for the n national team and for the in the Currie Cup and the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is fly-half or fullback.
Ben Donaldson (born in Australia) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the New South Wales Waratahs in Super Rugby. His playing position is Fly-half. He has signed for the Waratahs squad in 2019.
Scott Eade (born 19 October 1992 in Invercargill, New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays in the scrum-half (and occasionally fly- half) position for the provincial based Mitre 10 Cup side Southland.
McLean played mostly at fly- half for the Wallabies but on some occasions was shifted to fullback or centre to make way for fly-half rivals Tony Melrose, Ken Wright and Mark Ella. McLean captained Australia on one occasion, leading the team to a 22–9 win against Fiji in Suva in 1980. In his 1982 farewell season, McLean reached 1,000 points for Queensland in his 100th and final game. He also scored 21 points against Scotland in his final Test match, which was the Australian individual record at that time.
The 1985 New Zealand rugby union tour of Argentina was a series of matches played in October and November 1985 in Argentina by New Zealand national rugby union team. The national side played 7 matches, with 6 won and 1 draw in the second test v. Argentina, when fly-half Hugo Porta scored 21 points (for penalties and three drop goals) for Argentina.Cuando Los Pumas estuvieron al borde de la hazaña by Patricio Connelly on ESPN, 2012 Porta would be named "the best fly-half of the world" at the end of that year.
Goosen made his South African debut on 8 September 2012 against Australia in a 26–19 defeat in Perth. He came off the bench as replacement fly half for Morné Steyn in the 59th minute of the game. The following two weekends he was in the starting line-up for the Springboks as fly-half, where he performed well. Unfortunately he suffered a knee injury on 18 March 2013 during a Cheetah training session in Sydney and he also missed the rest of the Springboks' Test matches in 2013.
A product of the Scarlets academy, Priestland began his senior rugby career with Scarlets feeder club Carmarthen Quins, making six appearances in the 2005–06 season. In March 2006, he signed a professional development contract with the Scarlets. That summer, former Scarlets fly-half Stephen Jones returned to the region after two seasons in France with Clermont Auvergne, and for the 2006–07 season, Priestland served as the Scarlets' third-choice fly-half behind Jones and Ceiron Thomas. He has played 91 games for them and scored over 600 points.
Hodgson suffered a broken foot in December, ruling him out for several months. In his absence, Macleod took the role of Sale's regular fly- half. Macleod's elevation to the captaincy was temporary and winger Mark Cueto was appointed captain in late December 2010 by new coach Pete Anglesea, who replaced Mike Brewer as Sale had won just three out of nine matches in the 2010–11 season. Hodgson left at the end of the 2010–11 season and the club chose not to sign a new fly-half.
Lito Ramirez is a Philippine international rugby union and rugby sevens player. Ramirez is the first homegrown player who was the product of the grassroots program of the Philippine Rugby Football Union to become part of the national rugby team when he was named part of the rugby sevens squad that participated at the 2015 ARFU Men's Sevens Championships in July 2015.fly-half in local rugby union games but a winger and full-back Ramirez plays as a fly- half locally but plays as a winger and full-back for the Philippine national team.
Oliver Zono (born ) is a South African rugby union player for the in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is fly-half. As of 2020 he plays for Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk in Russia.
Alistair "Ali" Hepher (born 3 October 1974) is a rugby union player and coach. He played at Fly-half for Northampton. Since retiring from playing he has worked as a coach at Bedford RFC, Northampton and Exeter Chiefs.
Quinton Crocker (born 26 June 1987) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with KwaZulu-Natal club side College Rovers. He is a utility back that can play at centre, full-back, fly-half or winger.
Jody Gavin Rose (born 29 July 1986) is a South African-born Romanian rugby union player. He plays in the fly-half position for amateur SuperLiga club Timișoara Saracens. He also plays for Romania's national team the Oaks.
William Gregor George (13 October 1903 – prior to 22 March 1933) was a rugby union player who represented Australia. George, a fly-half, was born in Sydney and claimed a total of 12 international rugby caps for Australia.
Jordan Jackson-Hope (born 5 April 1996) is an Australian rugby union player who currently plays as an inside-centre or fly-Half for the in the international Super Rugby competition. He can also play the fullback position.
Jean-Pascal Barraque (born 24 April 1991) is a French rugby union player. He plays for La Rochelle. He is a utility back. His usual position is fly-half, although he can play as a centre or fullback.
Francesco "Coco" Mazzariol (born 1 March 1975 in Treviso) is an Italian former rugby union footballer and a current coach. He played firstly as a scrum-half, and later in his career (with more success) at fly half.
Patrick Fa'apale (born 3 May 1991) is a rugby union fly-half who plays for Vaiala and Samoa. Fa’apale made his debut for Samoa in 2014 and was part of the squad at the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
He played at fly-half during the 2004 summer tour to the Southern Hemisphere, for all three internationals against New Zealand and Australia. He was named Man of the Match against Canada in the Autumn of that year.
Harry Plummer (born 19 June 1998 in New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for the in Super Rugby. His playing position is fly-half. He has signed for the Blues squad in 2019.
David Johnston (born 28 February 1994) is an Irish rugby union player, currently playing for English side Ealing Trailfinders in the RFU Championship. He plays primarily as a fullback, but can also play at fly-half or centre.
Gerhardus Jacobus Labuschagné (born 5 December 1995) is a South African rugby union player for Yamaha Júbilo in the Japanese Top League. He is a utility back that can play as a fullback, centre, wing or fly-half.
William Magie (born 23 February 1992) is an English-born American rugby union player who plays fly-half for the Austin Gilgronis in Major League Rugby (MLR). He previously played for London Scottish F.C. in the RFU Championship.
Paul Roderick Gibbs (born 6 December 1941) is a former rugby union player who represented Australia. Gibbs, a fly-half, was born in Birmingham and claimed one international rugby cap for Australia. He also played for Hong Kong.
Gonçalo Pinto de Mesquita Viegas Malheiro (born 11 May 1978, in Porto) is a Portuguese rugby union footballer. He plays as a fly-half. He works as a civil engineer. He took his degree at University of Porto.
Stuart Barnes (born 22 November 1962 in Grays, Essex) is a former English rugby union footballer, and now rugby commentator for Sky Sports. Barnes played fly-half for Newport RFC, Bristol, Bath; and represented England at international level.
Fergus Burke (born 3 September 1999 in New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for the in Super Rugby. His playing position is fly- half. He has signed for the Crusaders squad in 2020.
Kaleb Trask (born 27 January 1999 in New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for the in Super Rugby. His playing position is fly-half. He has signed for the Chiefs squad in 2020.
Donnelly also played rugby for the Oxford University team, achieving success as a fly half, and, less successfully, as centre in the English national rugby side for their match against Ireland at Lansdowne Road in Dublin in 1947.
Malcolm Adrian Emile Jaer (born 29 June 1995 in Uitenhage, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player for the in the Pro14 and the in the Currie Cup. His regular position is fullback or fly-half.
Adriaan John Carelse (born 8 February 1995) is a South African rugby union player for the in the Pro14, the in the Currie Cup and the in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is fly-half or fullback.
Aitor Etxeberría de la Rosa (born 21 February 1976 in Gorliz) is a Spanish rugby union player. He plays as a fly-half. He is left-footed and he usually filled in regularly for the injury-prone Kovalenco.
John Manning (born c. 1880) was a rugby union player who represented Australia. Manning, a fly-half, was born in Sydney and claimed one international rugby cap for Australia, playing against Great Britain, at Brisbane, on 23 July 1904.
Jean-Luc du Plessis (born 7 May 1994 in Cape Town) is a South African rugby union player for the in Super Rugby and for in the Currie Cup and the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is fly-half.
Jeremy Charles Harris (born 22 February 1965) is a retired rugby union fly- half who played 225 games for Leicester Tigers in both the amateur and professional eras. He also played for Coventry and was player/coach at Nuneaton.
Lasha Lomidze (born 26 January 2000) is a Georgian rugby union player. He plays as Fly-half for AIA Kutaisi in Georgia Championship Didi 10. He was called in Georgia U20 squad for 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.
Hamish Stewart (born 3 March 1998) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the in the Super Rugby competition. His position of choice is fly- half. He has also represented Australia in the national under 20s team.
Dănuț Marin "Dan" Dumbravă (born August 6, 1981 in Bucharest)Dan Dumbrava player profile Scrum.com is a former Romanian rugby union footballer and current head coach of CSA Steaua București. He played as a fly-half and a fullback.
Philip Bennett (born 24 October 1948) is a former Welsh international rugby union fly half from 1969 to 1978. His flair and range of tricks, including his famous sidestep and swerve, meant he was a firm favourite with crowds.
Lionel Cronjé (born 25 May 1989) is a South African rugby union footballer, currently playing for Japanese Top League side Toyota Verblitz. He is a versatile back-line player who can operate as a fly-half or full-back.
Ronald Regnor Biilmann (16 May 1908 – 16 May 1963) was a rugby union player who represented Australia. Biilmann, a fly-half, was born in Berridale, New South Wales and claimed a total of 4 international rugby caps for Australia.
In his first season of senior rugby, O'Halloran played fly-half for Young Munster as they won the 1992–93 All-Ireland League. He would go on to win two caps for Munster in 1996, against Samoa and Connacht.
Folau Niua (born January 27, 1985) is an American rugby union player. He has played fly-half for the United States national rugby sevens team since 2011, and holds the U.S. record for most tournament appearances with over 65.
A fly-half, centre or fullback, he had excellent technical and offensive qualifies but his defense was average. Opting for rugby league, he is, after Gilbert Benausse, the second most capped player of the France national rugby league team.
Revaz Jintchvelashvili () (born August 18, 1995), also known as Rezi Jintchvelashvili is a Georgian rugby union player. His position is fly-half and he currently plays for AIA Kutaisi in the Didi 10 and for the Georgia national team.
In the pool A match against England, he played as centre due to Seiji Hirao playing as fly- half in the lineup. Three years later, Shinobu Aoki, -who, like Matsuo, was part of the squad that won against Scotland in 1989- was his direct rival for the place as regular fly-half in the Japan national team after the Asia- Pacific qualifiers, but during the 1991 Rugby World Cup, Matsuo took Aoki's place as the regular fly-half for Japan, and took part at all the three pool matches of the World Cup first round, contributing also to the victory in the final pool match against Zimbabwe. Later, he continued his duties as Japan national team, and he also took part at the 1995 Rugby World Cup, although he never played any match in the tournament. He earned a total of 23 international caps for Japan.
Collective terms are also used to describe similar positions, with the props and hookers combining to form the "front row", the locks the "second row" and the flankers and number 8 the "back row", "loose forwards" or the "loosies". The front row and second row combined are collectively termed the "tight five". In the backs, "half-backs" can be used to describe the scrum-half and fly-half; "inside backs" to describe the scrum-half, fly-half and inside centre; "midfield" for the fly-half and both centres (in New Zealand it refers only to the second five-eighth and centre); and "outside backs" for the outside centre, wings and full-back. The two props are distinguished by being either a "tighthead" (their head is positioned between the opposition prop and hooker) or "loosehead" (their head is positioned on the outside of the scrum).
Their son Pat Howard (born 1973) played centre and fly-half for the Wallabies from 1993-97. Margariete Howard was thus the daughter, wife and mother of a Wallaby. Jake Howard died on 11 December 2015 at the age of 70.
Mack Mason (born 19 January 1996) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for as a fly-half for the New South Wales Waratahs in Super Rugby. Mason made his Super Rugby debut on Sunday, 2 April against the Crusaders.
He has also coached Canterbury in the National Provincial Championship, winning the title in 1997. As a player, Deans represented Canterbury, first playing at fly half, and later fullback. He also played nineteen matches for the All Blacks, including five tests.
Scott Daruda (born 17 February 1986) is an Australian rugby union player.Scott Daruda player profile ESPN Scrum.com After playing for Manly RUFC he shift North debuting for Bond University. His usual position is either at fly-half or in the centres.
Daniel Rudolf Marais (born 21 January 1992, in Bloemfontein) is a South African rugby union player for Yamaha Júbilo in the Top League in Japan. He usually plays as a centre, but can also play as a fly-half or fullback.
John Joseph Hanrahan (born 27 July 1992) is an Irish rugby union player who plays for Munster in the Pro14 and European Rugby Champions Cup. He plays primarily as a fly-half, but can also play as a centre or fullback.
He has never had a full senior cap for the Wales national rugby union team but was reported to be on Gareth Jenkins 2006 Rugby World Cup standby list alongside another ex Ebbw Vale and Newport fly half Jason Strange.
As a result, he struggled to make an impact. In the final game against England, however, he was finally switched to fly-half and produced a Man of the Match-winning performance, scoring 22 points in Wales' 27–18 win.
Seremaia Baïkeinuku (born 4 January 1979) is a retired Fijian rugby union player who played most recently for Leicester Tigers in the Aviva Premiership, and represented Fiji at a National level. He plays at both Fly-half and Inside Centre.
Sebastián Aguirre (born Montevideo, 15 July 1976) is a Uruguayan rugby union player. He plays as a fly-half. He is the younger brother of Diego Aguirre, also an international player for the "Teros". Aguirre currently plays for Carrasco Polo Club.
Adriaan Erasmus 'Meel' Engelbrecht (born 14 September 1990) is a former South African rugby union player, that spent his entire career at the . His regular position was fly-half or centre. He retired from rugby union prior to the 2016 season.
Pincus kicked a backheel conversion during the Darwin 7s tournament in 2015. However, Pincus' team lost in the final 21–14 to ERC Borneo Eagles. He is a versatile player that has played as a wing, fly-half and fullback.
The hosts opened the scoring in the sixth minute through a Lote Tuqiri try. England responded and scored three penalties by fly-half Jonny Wilkinson and a try by winger Jason Robinson to achieve a 14–5 lead at half-time.
Harry Jones (born 26 August 1989) is a rugby union fly-half who plays for Greater Sydney Rams and Canada. Jones made his debut for Canada in 2012 and was part of the Canada squad at the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Noah Lolesio is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the Brumbies in Super Rugby. His playing position is centre. He is also able to play as a fly- half. He has signed for the Brumbies squad in 2019.
Ten man rugby refers to the eight forward, scrum- half and fly-half. His contributions to international rugby were acknowledged with his induction into the International Rugby Hall of Fame in 2007 and the IRB Hall of Fame in 2009.
John Thomas Jackson (born 10 July 1996) is a South African rugby union player for the in the Pro14. His usually plays as either an inside or outside centre, but he has also occasionally played fly-half in the past.
Cima made his debut with the USA Eagles on February 4, 2017, starting at fly-half in the Eagles' 29–23 victory over Uruguay in the Americas Rugby Championship. Cima scored three penalty goals and one conversion in his debut.
Ian James T. Keatley (born 1 April 1987) is an Irish rugby union player who currently plays for Italian side Benetton in the Pro14. He plays primarily as a fly-half, but can also play as a centre or fullback.
Immanuel Libbok (born 15 July 1997) is a South African rugby union player for the in Super Rugby and the in the Currie Cup. He is a utility back that can play as a fullback, fly-half, winger or centre.
Colin Herbert (born 19 March 1992 in Welkom, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player who last played for the in the Currie Cup. His regular position is inside centre, but he can also play as a fly-half.
Gregory O'Shea (born 23 March 1995) is an Irish rugby union player. He plays for the Ireland national rugby sevens team, usually as a fly-half. In July 2019, O'Shea won the fifth series of Love Island alongside Amber Gill.
Born in Clonmel, County Tipperary, Johnston first began playing rugby aged 6 with Clonmel. He won the 2015 Munster Schools Rugby Senior Cup with Rockwell College, leading the side from fly-half in their 23–13 victory against Ardscoil Rís.
Earl Va'a (born 1 May 1972)Earl Va'a player profile Scrum.com is a former rugby union and rugby league footballer who played internationally for Samoa. He has played as a fly-half in union and as a and in league.
Ross Byrne is an Irish rugby union player who plays fly-half for Leinster Rugby.2016/17 Academy panel announced Leinster Rugby, 21 June 2016 On 24 October 2018, Byrne was named in the Ireland squad for the November Internationals.
Steven Andrew Moir (born ) is a South African rugby union player for that played three first class matches for in 2016; two in the Currie Cup Qualifiers and one in the Currie Cup Premier Division. His regular position is fly-half.
Dan Bibby (born 6 February 1991) is an English rugby sevens player from Aspull, Wigan, Greater Manchester. He currently plays internationally as a fly half for the England national rugby sevens team and the Great Britain national rugby sevens team.
Jayden Hayward (born 11 February 1987) is a New Zealand-born rugby union player who plays for the Italy national rugby union team and for Benetton Rugby.International Career. It's rugby. 2017 He can play as a fly-half, centre or fullback.
Hanrahan made his debut for Ireland Under-20 on 11 February 2011 against France Under-20, during the 2011 Under-20 Six Nations Championship. He played at the 2011 Junior World Championship. In June 2012, he was fly-half for Ireland Under-20 in a famous win at the 2012 U-20 IRB Junior World Championship against hosts South Africa Under-20. Hanrahan again played a crucial role at fly-half in Ireland Under-20s victories against England Under-20s and France Under-20s, wins that saw Ireland Under-20 finish 5th at the 2012 competition, their best ever finish at the time.
McIntyre was the starting fly-half for the Brisbane City team which won the inaugural season of the National Rugby Championship (NRC) in 2014. He signed an Elite Development Squad contract with the Queensland Reds for 2015, but sat out the early part of the season after off-season knee surgery. He made his Super Rugby debut against the Melbourne Rebels as the starting fly- half for the Reds on 15 May 2015, scoring a try in a dominant win at Suncorp Stadium. He went on to gain two further Super Rugby caps in his first season.
Gabriël Stephanus "Gaffie" du Toit (born 24 March 1976) is a South African rugby union footballer, who played 14 test matches for the national team, the Springboks, between 1998 and 2004. His usual position is at fly-half, though he has also played at fullback for the Springboks. Born in Cape Town, du Toit played provincial rugby for the Griquas before making his debut for the Springboks on 13 June 1998 in the 37-13 win over Ireland at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein, as fly-half. He landed three conversions and two penalty goals in the match.
There Hercus was able to secure a starting position at fly-half during the season, a position which he maintained in the 2006 Powergen Cup final (which saw the Scarlets lose to London Wasps 26-10). Hercus moved to the Newport Gwent Dragons in the summer of 2006 when it was announced that Welsh international fly-half Stephen Jones was to move to the Scarlets. Also in 2006, Hercus received an invitation to play for the prestigious Barbarians FC, joining an elite list of only seven USA Eagles who have done so. His Barbarians cap came in the annual clash vs.
After the 2007 World Cup Kvirikashvili was moved to full back to accommodate a new fly half Lasha Malaghuradze. In 2010 he broke a record he previously shared with Paliko Jimsheladze for most points scored for Georgia in a match, with 32 points in Georgia's 77–3 thrashing of Germany. Later that year he also kicked a last minute conversion for Georgia to defeat the USA 19–17 in Tbilisi. After Malaghuradze suffered an injury and then a loss of form, Kvirikashvili returned to the first choice fly half position in 2011 helping Georgia to an undefeated season in the European Nations Cup.
Harris was born in Kettering, and started his junior career at Kibworth RFC as a 10-year-old, his first session was coached by former Tigers fly-half Bleddyn Jones. He joined the youth ranks of Leicester Tigers at 14 and made his first team debut aged 19 against Saracens on 29 September 1984 at Welford Road. Harris was considered the principle back up to fly half Les Cusworth until Cusworth's retirement in 1990 and was expected to succeeded him but instead had to wait as Brian Smith, in 1990/91, and then Gerry Ainscough, in 1991/92, were preferred ahead of him. In the 1992/93 season he became the undisputed starting fly half playing in 32 of 37 games that season including at Twickenham as Leicester won the Pilkington Cup against Harlequins. He was the top points scorer for Leicester in the 1993/94 season and again in 1994/95.
Braithwaite started a record 236 games with fly half partner Billy Foreman for Leicester. Braithwaite made his international debut for England on 2 December 1905 in England's first international against New Zealand at Crystal Palace. It was his only cap for England.
Curry is the twin brother of Sale Sharks flanker Tom Curry, nephew of former England hooker John Olver and cousin of Northampton Saints fly-half Sam Olver. John Olver also taught at Oundle School. Curry was educated at Bishop Heber School in Cheshire.
Paterson started playing rugby union in Northern Ireland. He played for Malone RFC in Belfast. On moving to Scotland, Paterson then turned out for Dundee HSFP. A fly-half, he was top scorer for the club in seasons 2000-01 and 2002-03.
Pedro Cabral (born 29 June 1983 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese rugby union player. He plays as a fly-half and as a fullback. He is currently a member of CDUL. He also plays for Lusitanos XV for the Amlin Challenge Cup.
Keanu John Apperley (London, 25 June 1992) is an English born Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a Fullback or Fly-half and he currently plays for Viadana in Top12. In 2012, he was named in the Italy Under 20.
Diego Aguirre (born 23 September 1974 in Montevideo) is a former Uruguayan rugby player. He played as a fly half. He played for Carrasco Polo Club, in Uruguay, and for US Tours, in France, in 2004/2005. He left competition in 2011/12.
Hendri Christian Rust (born 7 April 1992 in Malmesbury, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player for El Salvador in the División de Honor in Spain. His regular position is fly-half, but he can also play outside centre or fullback.
Sirilo Lovokuro (spelt also as Sirilo Lovokuru) (born Taveuni, circa 1965-26 August 2014) was a Fijian rugby union player. He played as a centre and as fly-half. He was also one of Fiji's first players to turn professional in Japan.
Sonwabo Qengeba Majola (born 20 March 1993 in Uitenhage) is a South African rugby union player for the in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is scrum-half, but also played as a fly-half at school level.
Michael Rudger Gerardus Bernardt (born 19 March 1993 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, who most recently played with the . His regular position is centre, but he can also play as a fly-half or winger.
McGeechan played for Headingley and made his debut for Scotland in 1972. He won thirty-two caps, playing at fly-half and centre. He captained Scotland on nine occasions. He toured with the British and Irish Lions in both 1974 and 1977.
Alberto Benettin (born Padova, 25 November 1990) is an Italian rugby union player. He plays as a fly-half. He currently plays for Zebre in the Pro14. Benettin made his debut for Italian national rugby union team against Canada on 15 June 2012.
Ben Patston (born 18 June 1985) is an English Rugby Union player, currently playing for New Zealand side Dunedin in the Dunedin Championship. His position of choice is fly-half, however, he has been seen to play at full-back as well.
Leighton Eksteen (born 15 September 1994 in Riversdale, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player for VVA Saracens in the Professional Rugby League in Russia. He is a utility back that can play as a fullback, fly-half or scrum-half.
Liam Underwood (born 3 June 1991 in Toronto, Ontario) is a rugby union fly- half who plays for Ontario Blues and Canada. Underwood made his debut for Canada in 2013 and was part of the Canada squad at the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Timothy (Tim) Mark Wallace (born 29 March 1969 in Sydney) is a former rugby union player who played with the Australian national team and NSW Waratahs. Wallace played two tests for Australia as fly half against Italy in 1994, scoring 20 points.
Billy George Searle (born 25 March 1996) is an English professional rugby union player for Worcester Warriors in Premiership Rugby. His usual position is fly half. Searle has previously played for Wasps, Bristol Bears, Plymouth Albion, Launceston and the Cornwall county side.
Johannes Petrus Jacobus 'Hansie' Graaff (born 10 September 1989 in Pretoria) is a South African rugby union player for Bayonne in the Top 14 in France. He is a utility back that can play as a fly-half, centre, winger or full-back.
Wharenui K. Hawera (born 22 May 1993) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for the in the Super Rugby competition. His position of choice is fly- half. Hawera has previously played in the Mitre 10 Cup for Southland and Waikato.
Kieran Goss is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with English National League 2 South team Chinnor. He previously played for the in the Currie Cup and Cornish Pirates in the Championship. His position is fly- half or full-back.
Joel Theodore Stransky (born 16 July 1967) is a South African former rugby union player. A fly-half, he is known for scoring all of South Africa's points, including the winning drop goal, against New Zealand in the 1995 Rugby World Cup final.
On 26 October, after only having arrived in late September, Connacht released So'oialo from his contract on 'compassionate grounds', and he returned to New Zealand. He was included in the Melbourne Rising squad for the NRC 2019 season as a fly half.
Tom de Glanville (born 10 December 1999) is an English rugby union player who plays at fly-half for Bath Rugby in the Gallagher Premiership. He is the son of Phil de Glanville, the former captain of the England national rugby union team.
George Alexander Whitehead (born 17 March 1989 in Bloemfontein, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player for the in Pro14 on loan from in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. He can play as a fly-half or fullback.
U.S. fly-half Mike Hercus scored 51 points in the tournament, ranked seventh highest in the tournament, even though the U.S. did not advance to the knockout rounds. The U.S. came away from the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France without a win.
Alain Caussade (born Juillan, 27 July 1952) is a former French rugby union player. He played as a wing and a fly-half. He played for FC Lourdes almost all of his career. He won the Challenge Yves du Manoir in 1981.
He is brother of the scrum-half Manu Vunipola and of the hooker Feʻao Vunipola, both Tongan internationals. He is also the uncle of Feʻao's sons, Billy and Mako Vunipola, both English internationals. He is the father of fly-half Manu Vunipola.
The rugby union fly-half Phil Bennett, who played for Llanelli, Wales and the British Lions, is one of Felinfoel's most famous residents. Felinfoel is part of the Llanelli Rural community. It is generally considered a suburb of the town of Llanelli.
Jon Elrick celebrating Takapuna Rugby win 01 August 2020 Jonathan "Jon" Elrick (born 11 October 1983) is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays in the fly-half (and occasionally inside centre) position for the provincial based ITM Cup side North Harbour.
Logan Andrew Basson (born 9 March 1989 in King William's Town) is a South African rugby union player who last played for in the Rugby Challenge. He is a utility back that can play as a full-back, winger or fly-half.
He was moved to fly-half for the subsequent match against the Newport-Gwent Dragons, scoring 14 points from kicks. Henson returned to the international field for Wales in 2003. He played twice, and was on the bench for two other Tests.
Kydd signed for Bath Rugby on a one- year contract in 2008/09. Kydd, who can play at fly-half, fullback and in the centre, has previously played for Bath in 2003/04. He departed Bath at the end of the season, joining Rugby Calvisano.
After two years, O'Driscoll graduated from UCD with a diploma in sports management. While at UCD, his coach John McClean moved O'Driscoll from the fly-half position to centre. O'Driscoll made his Ireland under-21 debut in February 1999, and eventually gained four caps.
Richard Eric Peter Wigglesworth (born 9 June 1983) is an English rugby union player. Born in Blackpool, England, and attended Kirkham Grammar School. Wigglesworth's position of choice is as a scrum-half and can also operate as a fly-half or as a winger.
David Chisholm (St. Boswells, 23 January 1937 - Borders, 27 July 1998) was a Scottish rugby union player.Bath, p138 He played as a fly-half. He had 14 caps for Scotland, from 1964 to 1968, scoring 1 try and 4 drop goals, 15 points on aggregate.
Adam Greendale (born 17 September 1988) is a professional rugby union player. A fly-half, he is an England Under-19 and Under-20 international. Greendale currently plays for Leeds Carnegie.Player profile on Leeds Carnegie website He previously played for Otley and Rotherham Titans.
Jake McIntyre (born 24 April 1994) is an Australian rugby union player. He currently plays as a fly-half for the French club Clermont. McIntyre was previously with the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby competition and Brisbane City in Australia's National Rugby Championship.
Sam Greene (born 16 August 1994) is an Australian rugby union player. He is a fly-half for Toyota Jido Shokki in the Japanese Top League. He previously played for the Queensland Reds in Super Rugby and for Queensland Country in Australia's National Rugby Championship.
James Hilgendorf (born 29 March 1982 in Sydney, Australia) is a rugby union professional who plays for the Melbourne Rebels in the Super Rugby competition.Force calls in Hilgendorf His usual position is fly-half, but he can also play in the centres or at fullback.
Fabrice Estebanez (born 26 December 1981) is a French professional rugby league and rugby union footballer. He has played at club level for CA Brive before joining Racing Metro 92, as a utility back and is able to play as a centre or fly-half.
Warren James Seals (born 12 February 1992) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with English National League 1 side Darlington Mowden Park following his transfer from Yorkshire Carnegie for the 2017–18 season. His regular position is fly-half or inside centre.
Tobias Gerald Albert Cecil Lieven Flood (born 8 August 1985) is an English rugby union player. He currently plays at fly half or inside centre for Newcastle Falcons having previously played for Toulouse and Leicester Tigers. He has also played 60 international matches for England.
Colin McLeod Telfer (born 26 February 1947, in Hawick)player profile at scrum.com. Retrieved 15 February 2010 was a Scottish rugby union player, who played as a fly-half. He was capped seventeen times for between 1968-1976. He also played for Hawick RFC.
Robinson M. Bordley (born 1947) is an American former rugby union player who played as a fly-half and fullback for the United States men's national team. He served as captain of the national team in its first two modern-era test matches in 1976.
He is the older brother of fly-half Tony Jantjies. Weeks before he joined the Stormers, his father Thomas Jantjies died in hospital after being stung by a bee. In previous interviews, Jantjies had described his father as his mentor, and also his kicking coach.
Andy Symons (born 29 June 1991, Harlow) is an English rugby union player. He play for Vannes in the Pro D2. He previously played for Gloucester, Worcester Warriors, Leicester Tigers, Doncaster Knights, Tasman Makos and Northampton Saints. He plays as a centre or fly-half.
David Aucagne (born 14 February 1973) is a retired French rugby union player. Aucagne, who played at fly-half, has been the coach of the French under-20 team since retiring in 2008. He made his debut for France against Wales on 15 February 1997.
Dorian Jones (born 27 September 1992) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays as a fly half having previously played for Cross Keys RFC and Ebbw Vale RFC. He was released by the Dragons regional team at the end of the 2017-18 season.
Liam Coombes (born 1 May 1997) is an Irish rugby union player for Munster in the Pro14 and European Rugby Champions Cup. He plays primarily as a wing, though has also played fullback and fly-half, and represents Garryowen in the All-Ireland League.
Horace Wyndham Thomas (28 July 1890 – 3 September 1916) was a Welsh international rugby union fly-half who played club rugby for Swansea. He won just two caps for Wales, and was one of thirteen Welsh internationals to die in conflict during World War I.
Handel Greville (13 September 1921 – 20 June 2014) was a Welsh international rugby union fly-half who played club rugby for a large selection of clubs but most notably for Llanelli. He won just a single international cap for Wales against the touring Australia.
Charles Luke McAlister (born 28 August 1983 in Waitara) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays at fly-half and at centre. He is the brother of New Zealand women's sevens player Kayla McAlister and son of rugby league footballer Charlie McAlister.
Ozard Martin du Toit (born 27 June 1989 in Welkom, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player for Spanish División de Honor de Rugby side El Salvador. He is a utility back that can play as a fly-half, fullback or inside centre.
Jean-Patrick Lescarboura in 2015. Jean-Patrick Lescarboura (born Monein, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, 19 January 1961) is a former French rugby union footballer and coach. His position was fly-half. Lescarboura team was US Dax, where he won the Challenge Yves du Manoir, in 1982.
In 1985, he scored a record of 3 drop goals against England. The French fly-half also scored 2 tries against New Zealand in 1984, an international record against the All Blacks.Jean-Patrick Lescarboura International Statistics He would be later the coach of US Dax.
Thomas Sanchou (born 23 November 1981) is a French rugby union player. His position is Centre or Fly-half and he currently plays for Castres Olympique in the Top 14. He began his career with SC Albi, before moving to Castres Olympique in 2008.
Garrick Frederick Mattheus (born 23 March 1996) is a South African rugby union player for the in the Currie Cup and the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is fly-half, but he can also play as a fullback. In 2020 passed at Rugby club Valpolicella.
Pierre Albaladejo (born 14 December 1933 in Dax)Pierre Albaladejo player profile ESPN Scrum.com is a former French rugby union player. His usual position was at fly-half or at fullback. He played all his career for Dax, from 1952/53 to 1965/66.
Steven Shingler (born 20 June 1991) is a professional rugby union player for Ealing Trailfinders in the RFU Championship. His favoured position is Fly-half but he also plays centre and full-back. His older brother Aaron Shingler is a Wales international rugby union player.
Nick Jooste (born 7 July 1997) is an Australian Rugby Union player who currently plays for the Western Force in Australia's National Rugby Championship. He previously played for the in the Super Rugby competition, and also the . His regular playing position is fly-half.
Joseph Carbery (born 1 November 1995) is an Irish rugby union player who plays for Munster in the Pro14 and European Rugby Champions Cup and for the Ireland national team. He plays primarily as a fly-half, but can also play as a fullback.
Dicky Ralph (21 January 1908 – 5 October 1989) was a Welsh international rugby fly-half who played rugby union for Newport and rugby league with Leeds and Batley. He won six caps for Wales at rugby union, and also represented Wales at rugby league.
Timothy Lafaele is a Samoan-born, Japanese international rugby union player who plays as a fly-half or centre. He currently plays for the in Super Rugby and the Coca-Cola Red Sparks in Japan's domestic Top League. He received Japanese citizenship in 2017.
Marcus Nicholls passport application (1924) Though he only played 10 Tests between 1921 and 1930, Nicholls' influence ran deep particularly in positional kicking and in general play. George Nepia recalled that he "plays his rugby as other people play chess, by a series of openings which are aimed at an end result utterly confusing to the other side." Springbok legend and rival fly-half, Bennie Osler regarded him as "the best fly-half I ever played against"Chris Greyvenstein, The Bennie Osler Story, Cape Town, Howard Timmins, 1970, p.126 even though he only ever faced Nicholls once in a 10-year international career.
In 2015-16 he made appearances at fly-half and full-back, before sustaining a knee injury against Wasps in March 2016, which ended his season. He was Gloucester's first choice fly-half for the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons, but after the club signed Danny Cipriani, he asked to be released from the last year of his contract, and joined Ulster on a two-year contract in July 2018. In November 2019, having established himself in the Ulster team and formed a strong half-back parternership with John Cooney, he agreed a renewed contract until June 2022. Burns is Irish qualified by virtue of a paternal grandparent.
Craig Felston (born Peterborough, 24 March 1993) is an English-born Moldovan rugby player. He plays for the Moldovan National rugby team. He is eligible to represent Moldova through his Moldovan born grandfather. Predominantly a fly- half, but comfortable at inside Centre and Fullback, the former Stamford School pupil played regionally for the East Midlands u18 team in 2010, and as captain of the 2011 East Midlands u19's Sevens team. Performances in these teams earned him a place in the Esher Rugby Club's academy for the 2011-2012 season, where he played in his favoured position of fly-half and went on to be the development team's leading points scorer.
Gibson toured with the British and Irish Lions five times. On the 1968 tour to South Africa, Gibson made history in the opening Test by becoming the first replacement in international rugby, and showed his stamina by playing in 11 of the final 13 matches after Welsh fly-half Barry John had been invalided out of the tour. John would return for the following tour, the now famous 1971 tour to New Zealand, where he would star at fly-half. With captain John Dawes, Gibson formed a brilliant midfield combination and with Gareth Edwards, Gerald Davies, J.P.R. Williams and David Duckham, they constituted arguably the finest back-line in Lions history.
Rory Scannell (born 22 December 1993) is an Irish rugby union player for Munster in the Pro14 and European Rugby Champions Cup. He plays primarily as a centre, but can also play as a fly-half or fullback, and represents Dolphin in the All-Ireland League.
David Mélé (born 22 October 1985) is a rugby union coach most recently for Leicester Tigers, he was previously a professional player for Perpignan in two spells, Leicester, Toulouse and Grenoble and represented internationally. His primary position was scrum-half but also regularly featured at fly half.
Brian "Billy" Melrose (born 9 May 1963) is an Australian professional rugby union coach and former player who played as a fly-half and inside centre. He was head coach of the Greater Sydney Rams for the inaugural season of Australia's National Rugby Championship in 2014.
Brett Clark Connon (born 29 August 1996) is a rugby union player for Newcastle Falcons in Premiership Rugby. His primary position is fly-half; he has also featured at fullback. Born in Carlisle, England, he qualifies for through his father and has represented Ireland under 20s.
William Alexander Ross (15 November 1913 – 28 September 1942) was a Scottish international rugby union player, who was killed in World War II.Bath, p109Scrum.com player profile. Retrieved 20 February 2010 He was capped twice for in 1937 at fly-half. He also played for Hillhead RFC.
Ryno Eksteen (born 3 October 1994 in Centurion) is a South African rugby union player for the Seattle Seawolves in Major League Rugby. He previously played for the in the Currie Cup and the in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is fly-half or full-back.
Francois van Rensburg (born Windhoek, 23 February 1974) is a Namibian former rugby union footballer. He played as a centre and as a fly-half. His profession was a farmer. He had 15 caps for Namibia, from 1995 to 2001, scoring 2 tries, 10 points in aggregate.
Leon Raymond MacDonald (born 21 December 1977) is a retired New Zealand rugby union footballer, and now head coach for the Auckland Blues rugby team, who played 56 tests for the national team, All Blacks. He played as a first five- eighth (fly-half), centre, and fullback.
Percy Frank Bush (23 June 1879 – 19 May 1955) was a Welsh rugby union player who played international rugby for Wales on eight occasions. Playing at fly- half, Bush is regarded as one of the most talented Welsh players of the pre- First World War era.
2 or 5, 3 or 4, 6, or 7, and representative level rugby union (RU) for the Army and the Combined Services/United Services (during World War II), as a fly-half, i.e. number 10, and coached club level rugby league (RL) for Warrington (A-Team).
Simon Nord Bolze (born 30 July 1995 in Queenstown, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player who last played for the in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. His usually plays as a fly-half, but can also play as an inside centre.
Rhys Davies (born 8 February 1998) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays for Cardiff Blues as a fly-half. He is a Wales Sevens international. Davies has yet to debut for the Cardiff Blues regional team but has previously played for the Blues academy.
Morgan Parra (born 15 November 1988) is a French rugby union player who plays as a Scrum-half and occasionally Fly-half. He plays for Clermont Auvergne in the Top 14 after signing for them from Bourgoin. He is of Portuguese origin through his father, Antonio.
Peter D'Rohan Hoffmann (born 14 January 1972) is an Australian-Portuguese rugby union referee and former international player for Portugal. He played as a fly-half and a fullback. One of the best Portuguese players of his generation, he earned nicknames like Zé Rohan and Mister Canguru.
Despite additional competition for the fly-half starting berth with the signings of Gary van Aswegen and Tony Jantjies, Whitehead was still named in their training squad for 2015 and he appeared in their opening match of the 2015 Vodacom Cup competition, a 19–27 loss to .
Jarrod Evans (born 25 July 1996) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays as a fly-half for Cardiff Blues. He has also represented Wales U20s. Evans made his debut for the Cardiff Blues in 2015, having previously played for their academy and Pontypridd RFC.
2013 IRB Hall inductee Waisale Serevi, although most famous as a sevens player and primarily a fly-half in 15s, also started Tests as a scrum- half, wing and full-back, and came off the bench once as a centre and once as an emergency lock.
Gareth Leslie "Gaz" Holgate (born 3 December 1987) is a Welsh-born Philippine international rugby union player. Born in St Asaph, Denbighshire, Holgate currently plays for Japanese club Kyuden Voltex. His primary position is as a centre, but he can also play as a fly-half.
Barend Johannes Janse van Rensburg (born 14 January 1997) is a South African rugby union player for the in the Pro14, the in the Currie Cup and the in the Rugby Challenge. He is a utility back that can play as a fly-half, centre or fullback.
Francois Cornelius du Toit (born 16 March 1990 in Vryburg, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the . His regular position is fly-half, but he can play in a variety of backline positions, such as inside centre, wing or fullback.
Reece Hodge (born 26 August 1994) is an Australian professional rugby union player for the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby. Hodge can play fly-half, centre, wing or fullback. Hodge completed his secondary Education at Manly Selective Campus, along with fellow Super Rugby player, Cadeyrn Neville.
Carlos James Spencer (born 14 October 1975) is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer and most recently the head coach of the . During his playing days, he played at fly-half (first five-eighth) for the Blues and Lions in Super Rugby and for New Zealand internationally.
Oliver Bryant (born 8 May 1995) is an English rugby union player who plays at fly half for CR El Salvador in Spain's top level of rugby union the División de Honor de Rugby. He has previously played for Leicester Tigers, Doncaster Knights and Jersey Reds in England.
Johnny McPhillips (born 13 April 1997) is a professional rugby union player who plays for Leicester Tigers in England's Premiership Rugby. He represented Ireland U20 as fly-half as the side made the Junior World Cup Final in 2016. Between 2017 and 2019 he made 22 appearances for Ulster.
Stephen Perofeta (born 12 March 1997) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a fly-half for in the Mitre 10 Cup. He is also a member of the Blues Super Rugby squad, making his debut towards the end of the 2017 Super Rugby season.
He attended the Edinburgh Academy. He is married with two children. He has an older brother Peter, and two younger brothers, David and Alex. David played fly half for Sale Sharks and Edinburgh Rugby between 2007 and 2011, and Alex, who also played for Edinburgh Rugby from 2010-2011.
Daniel Cornelius Roberts (born 20 January 1992 in Heidelberg, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, who most recently played with the . He is a utility back that usually plays as a fly-half or fullback, but has also started matches as a centre and winger.
Samuel Northmore (first ¼ 1872 – death unknown) was an English rugby union footballer who played in the 1890s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Millom, as a fly-half, i.e. number 10. Prior to the 1899/1900 season: Millom was a rugby union club.
Baden Kerr (born 9 June 1989) is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays mainly as a fly-half, but is known to also play as a fullback. He currently plays for in the Mitre 10 Cup. He also played two seasons with the Blues in Super Rugby.
Ford playing for Leicester Tigers (2012) George Ford (born 16 March 1993) is a rugby union player who plays at fly-half for Leicester Tigers and England. Born in Oldham, Greater Manchester, he is the son of former Bath Rugby head coach and former Rugby League legend Mike Ford.
Charles Emmott (birth registered first ¼ 1869 – 27 March 1927) was an English rugby union footballer who played in the 1890s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Bradford F.C., as a half-back, e.g. scrum-half, or fly-half, i.e. number 9, or 10.
Geoffrey Huw Davies, (born in Eastbourne, 18 February 1959) is an English rugby union player, who played as fly-half. He played for Wasps RFC and for England. As of 2017, he is Scarlets' strength conditioning coach after having been serving a similar role within his former club.
The South Africa President's XV emerged victorious at the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup with an undefeated record, beating , Emerging Ireland and . Loose-forward Uzair Cassiem ended joint top try scorer with two tries, while fly-half Carl Bezuidenhout ended third in the points scoring charts with 25 points.
Juan-Philip Smith (born 30 March 1994 in Bloemhof, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player who plays for the Seattle Seawolves in Major League Rugby (MLR) in the United States. His regular position is scrum-half, but he has played as a fly-half on occasion.
Ionuț Răzvan Tofan (born 8 March 1977 in Bucharest) is a Romanian former rugby union footballer. A fly-half, he made his international debut in 1997 and was the Romanian national team's goalkicker during their 2003 World Cup campaign. He has scored 316 points in tests for his country.
Garth Graham April (born in Cape Town, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player who most recently played for the NTT Communications Shining Arcs in the Top League in Japan. His regular position is fullback, but he can also play as a fly-half or centre.
Phil Jones (born 30 September 1977) is an English former rugby league and rugby union footballer who played as a goal-kicking or /fly-half. He played for Lancashire Lynx, Wigan Warriors and Leigh Centurions in rugby league, and Orrell, Rotherham Titans and Sedgley Park in rugby union.
He played against Australia (12–55). He had 2 caps, with a conversion and a penalty scored by the end of the tournament. He was the first choice fly-half for Fiji in the 2008 IRB Pacific Nations Cup and played in the 2009 IRB Pacific Nations Cup.
Due to his superb form for the Hurricanes and against Wales during their tour; Barrett supplanted an injury-plagued Aaron Cruden at fly-half for the 2016 Rugby Championship. He seemed to cement his position as New Zealand's first choice fly-half as New Zealand beat Australia by a record 42-8, away; he followed this with another 29-9 victory over Australia in round 2. Barrett only seemed to get better as the Rugby Championship continued as New Zealand comfortably beat Argentina 57-22 and South Africa 41-13, winning the Championship with two rounds to spare. Barrett finished as the highest point scorer of the tournament, scoring 81 points across the 6 matches played.
Ian Humphreys (born 24 April 1982 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a retired Irish rugby union footballer, who played at fly-half (usually called "out half" in Ireland) for the Pro12 team Ulster Rugby. He joined Ulster in 2008 from Leicester Tigers having previously played for Ulster at under 21 level where he captained them during the 2002/03 season and has also represented Ireland at U19, U21 and 'A' level, and captained the Irish side at the Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament in Hong Kong in March 2005. He had previously been named player of the tournament for the European Sevens qualifier in Poland. He is the younger brother of retired Ulster fly-half David Humphreys.
Having seemingly won the fly-half battle, Priestland again started against Ireland in the quarter-finals, converting two of Wales' three tries in a 22–10 win, only to suffer a shoulder injury in the last two minutes that meant he missed the semi-final against France. Wales lost the match 9–8 and ultimately finished the tournament in fourth place, after losing to 21–18 to Australia in the third-place play-off. Priestland returned to fitness in time to play in Wales' friendly match against Australia on 3 December 2011, starting ahead of Ospreys fly-half Dan Biggar. In addition to scoring two penalties, Priestland also crossed for his first international try as Wales lost 24–18.
Barritt's debut season was in 2006 for the and Sharks in the Currie Cup and Super 14. He had the ability to occasionally play fly half and did so to great effect in the 2006 Currie Cup season when perennially injured provincial team-mate Butch James was absent from the squad. However, due to the emergence of Francois Steyn at the coastal franchise, Barritt's opportunity to play fly half was curtailed, leading to him finding a more settled role as the Sharks' first-choice inside centre. Barritt played in the 2007 Super 14 Final, losing by a solitary point to the Bulls. He signed for the English Premiership side Saracens, and joined them after winning the 2008 Currie Cup.
Magners League. Leinster crush Border Reivers , 22 January 2006. In November of that year, Agustín Pichot said that Contepomi was a better player than All Black fly- half, Dan Carter, the winner of the 2005 IRB International Player of the Year award.Fox Sports, Contepomi "better than Carter" , 8 November 2006.
Philippe Rougé-Thomas (born 1 August 1961) was a French rugby union player who was capped 2 times. He played for France. Rougé-Thomas played as Fly-half for the Stade Toulousain where he won 4 French Championship. With France he played 2 match against the All Blacks in 1989.
Ben Volavola (born 13 January 1991) is an Australian-born Fijian international rugby union footballer who plays for French Pro D2 team USA Perpignan. He has previously played for Super Rugby clubs such as the , , and most recently the . Volavola can play as either a fly-half or full back.
Bryn Gatland (born 10 May 1995) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a fly-half for in New Zealand's domestic Mitre 10 Cup and the Highlanders in the international Super Rugby competition. Gatland is the son of former rugby union footballer and current coach Warren Gatland.
Tommaso Allan (born 26 April 1993), commonly known as Tommy Allan, is an Italian rugby player who can play fly-half, centre or fullback, and currently plays for Benetton and the Italy national team. Besides Italy and Scotland, Allan has spent several years in England and some time in South Africa.
Nathan Eyres-Brown (born 23 May 1989) is an Australian rugby union footballer. His usual position is fullback or wing. He played for the Australian Sevens team in 2009, and played Super Rugby for the Queensland Reds in 2012. In 2013, he played fly-half for Romanian Superliga side Farul Constanţa.
Sam James (born 3 July 1994) is an English rugby union player, currently playing with the Sale Sharks. He usually plays as a centre but can also play as a fly-half or fullback. Sam is known for his magnificent handling and ball skills, as well as his kicking game.
Born in Wales to a Welsh mother and a Sierra Leonean father, Wilson played rugby union for Cardiff RFC as a fly-half before moving north to play professionally in rugby league. Wilson once scored five drop goals in a match for Swinton.David Lawrenson (2007). "The Rugby League Miscellany [Page-6]".
Lemeki Vaipulu (born circa 1961) is a Tongan former rugby union player who played as fly-half. He played for Tonga in the 1987 Rugby World Cup, playing only the match against Canada, in Napier, on 24 May 1987. He is the father of the rugby union flanker Maama Vaipulu.
Campo was awesome, you know. He 'cut us to bits' early." Following the Test The Independent quoted former Ireland fly-half Tony Ward saying of Campese that, "He is the Maradona, the Pelé of international Rugby all rolled into one. You cannot put a value on his importance to our game.
Ben Seymour (born 1 September 1990) is an Australian rugby union footballer. His usual playing position is as a fly-half. He currently represents the Western Force in Super Rugby. He made his debut for the franchise in Round 2 of the 2012 Super Rugby season against the Reds in Brisbane.
James Stannard (born 21 February 1983) is an Australian rugby union footballer. He can operate as a scrum-half or fly-half. He previously played for the Western Force and Brumbies Super Rugby. Stannard was an Australia sevens player and was awarded the 2010 Australian Sevens Player of the Year award.
Gene Fairbanks (born 8 August 1982 in Goondiwindi, Australia) is a retired professional Australian rugby union footballer. He played for the Reds, Brumbies, and Force in the Super Rugby competition as well as for Kintetsu Liners in Japan. A devastating defender his usual positions were inside centre or fly-half.
David Holwell (born 7 January 1975) is a former rugby union player. A fly half, Holwell played for Wellington and Northland in the Air New Zealand Cup, ITM Cup and NPC, and for the Hurricanes and Blues in Super Rugby. He also had stints with Leinster in 2005 and 2008.
Aboubakar Camara (born 26 December 1965 in Bingerville) is a former Ivorian rugby union footballer and a current coach. He played as a fly-half. He played for ASPAA in Ivory Coast. Camara had 7 caps for Côte d'Ivoire, from 1993 to 1995, scoring 3 tries and 15 points in aggregate.
Geraint Rhys Jones (born 23 August 1987) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays as a fly half or full back. He has represented Wales at all levels with the exception of senior. Wales youth, U18, U19, U20 and 7s international. He is Wales Sevens' all-time highest points scorer.
Bader-Werner Pretorius (born ) is a South African rugby union player for the in the Pro14. His regular position is fly-half. Pretorius was born in Johannesburg. He represented and the at school level and played for the South Africa Schools 'A' team in the Under-18 International Series in 2015.
Nick Feakes (born 4 July 1995 in Canberra) is an Australian professional rugby union player. His primary position is fullback, though he has also played at scrum-half and fly-half. Feakes currently plays for American professional club NOLA Gold in Major League Rugby (MLR) . His nickname is "The Mongoose".
Carl Bezuidenhout (born 10 February 1986 in Grahamstown) is a former South African rugby union footballer. He played either as a fly-half or full-back and played professional rugby between 2006 and 2015. He retired in 2015 to take up a teaching post at Union Schools in Graaff-Reinet.
Greig Laidlaw (born 12 October 1985) is a Scottish rugby union player. He plays as a scrum-half and as a fly-half for Shining Arcs. Laidlaw holds the record for most caps as captain, 39, of the Scottish national team. He also represented the British and Irish Lions in 2017.
Elinor Snowsill (born 27 June 1989) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays fly-half for Bristol Ladies and Newport Gwent Dragons. She made her debut for the Wales women's national rugby union team in 2009. Snowsill runs a healthy food company called Onest Food while continuing her rugby career.
He represented the Under-18 team in the 2007 Academy Week as their first-choice fly half. He was then chosen to represent the team for the 2008 Under-19 Provincial Championship. He helped the Golden Lions reach the semi-finals of the competition, where they lost 25–28 to the .
The scrum-half is the link between the forwards and the backs. They receive the ball from the lineout and remove the ball from the back of the scrum, usually passing it to the fly- half. They also feed the scrum and sometimes have to act as a fourth loose forward.
Joe Reynolds (born 30 December 1989 in New Zealand) is a rugby union player who plays for Currie at the Fly-half position. He can also cover at Centre. He previously played for Counties Manukau Steelers in New Zealand. He has also played in a pre-season game for Glasgow Warriors.
William John E. Hooley (born 11 November 1993) is a rugby union player who plays fly-half for Saracens and the United States. Hooley previously played for the Exeter Chiefs, Birmingham Moseley, the Northampton Saints and Bedford Blues. Hooley also previously represented England at the international level with two age-grade sides.
Jean Gachassin (born 23 December 1941) is a former French rugby union footballer from Bagnères-de-Bigorre, Hautes-Pyrénées. Gachassin is also the former President of the Fédération Française de Tennis. He was a French international rugby union player. His usual positions were wing three quarter, center three quarter, fullback and fly half.
Ruaridh James Howard Jackson (born 12 February 1988) is a Scotland international rugby union player. He currently plays for Glasgow Warriors in the Pro14. Jackson started his career playing at fly-half, but soon transitioned to playing at full-back, where he has usually remained since his return to Glasgow Warriors in 2017.
Jake Strachan (born on 25 December 1996 in Australia) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the in Global Rapid Rugby and the Super Rugby AU competition. His original playing position is fly-half or fullback. He was named in the Force squad for the Global Rapid Rugby competition in 2020.
Arthur James Summons (13 December 1935 – 16 May 2020) was an Australian representative rugby union and rugby league player, a dual-code rugby international fly-half or five-eighth. He captained the Australian national rugby league team in five undefeated test matches from 1962 until 1964 and later also coached the side.
The Club again failed to earn promotion to the Premiership for the 2015–16 season losing by one point to Worcester Warriors in the Play-off Finals. At the end of the season Wales international fly half Nicky Robinson leaves the club to take up a fresh challenge in France with Oyonnax.
Riccardo Bocchino (born 3 March 1988) is an Italian rugby union player. Bocchino, who is a fly-half, plays his club rugby for Aironi. He made his debut for Italy against Ireland on 6 February 2010. Bocchino began his career at Capitolina, with whom he made his debut during the 2007–08 season.
Walker attended Stoneygate School then Oakham School where he played at Fly Half and captained the 1st XV which reached the final of the NatWest Schools Cup in 2011 and ultimately lost to Whitgift School 45-24. Walker played alongside current Scottish flanker Hamish Watson. Walker also played for the England U20 side.
Lavea played fly-half for the Blues in Super Rugby from 2004 to 2006. He also played at inside centre for the Chiefs in the 2007 and 2008 seasons. In 2009 he rejoined the Blues. At provincial level, Lavea played for Auckland in the National Provincial Championship from 2003 through to 2007.
Peter M. Ward (born 5 November 1876) was a New Zealand-born rugby union player who represented Australia. A fly-half, he was born in Invercargill. Ward was described as "astute and a skillful inside back". A member of the Britannia club Ward initially played for the Southland province between 1897 and 1898.
Ignatius Charles "Iggy" O'Donnell (27 May 1876 - c. 1946) was a rugby union player who represented Australia. Iggy O'Donnell, a fly-half, was born in Hillston, New South Wales and claimed a total of 2 international rugby caps for Australia. His debut game was against Great Britain, at Sydney, on 5 August 1899.
Both men also received awards for gallantry during their military service in World War I. Fly-half Stephen Larkham, a World Cup winner in 1999 and renowned for his drop goal to beat South Africa in the semi-final of that tournament, was admitted to the World Rugby Hall of Fame in 2018.
Guillermo del Castillo (born 14 December 1963 in Rosario) is a former Argentine rugby union player. He played as a fly-half. Del Castillo played for Jockey Club de Rosario. He had 15 caps for Argentina, from 1991 to 1995, scoring 3 conversions, 5 penalties and 1 drop goal, 24 points on aggregate.
Jerónimo Etcheverry (born 11 January 1988 in Montevideo) is an Uruguayan rugby union player. He currently plays as a fly-half and as a fullback for Carrasco Polo Club. Etcheverry started playing since young for Carrasco Polo Club in Uruguay. In early 2011, he moved to Italy to play for Rugby Club Valpolicella.
Patrick Ross Broadfoot (born 8 March 1985) is an English rugby union player from Lewisham, London, England who currently plays for National League 2 South side Old Elthamians as a Fly-half. He has experience of English rugby union from the fourth tier (National League 2 South) right up to the Premiership.
Dan Fish (born 19 December 1990) is a Welsh rugby union player. Originally a full-back, he plays club rugby for the Cardiff Blues and Cardiff RFC having previously played for Glamorgan Wanderers RFC. Fish has also been capped at Wales Under 20 level and now plays regularly as a fly-half.
Ryan Tawanda Manyika (born 14 December 1988) is a former rugby union player for Harlequin F.C. in the English Premiership Rugby competition, playing in the half-back positions of scrum-half or fly-half. He was educated at Prince Edward School, Harare before transferring to Brighton College via a sports academic scholarship.
Tyler Bleyendaal (born 31 May 1990) is a former New Zealand rugby union player, who played for Canterbury, and Munster during his playing career. His regular position was fly-half, but he could also play at centre. He was forced to retire from rugby in May 2020 after a persistent neck injury.
Gareth Anscombe is a New Zealand-born rugby union player who plays for the Wales national rugby union team. He primarily plays at fly-half but can also play as a fullback. Anscombe, who currently plays for the Ospreys in the Pro14, is the son of former Auckland and Ulster coach Mark Anscombe.
Since retiring, May's most notable media appearance has been on the rigbiz podcast, hosted by Clapham Falcon's fly half and london socialite, Archie Curzons. May also writes a regular column for scrum.com, and has also appeared as an analyst on BT Sport. May is also involved in the grassroots rugby website everything4rugby.com.
Marcelo Bosch (born January 7, 1984) is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Saracens F.C. in the Aviva Premiership.Mercel Bosch signs for Saracens F.C. He also plays for the Argentina national team, Los Pumas. His usual position is centre, but he can also play at fly half or full- back.
Tony Eion Brown (born 17 January 1975) is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer, who played mainly at first five-eighth (fly half). He is an assistant coach for the Japan national rugby union team, having previously been the head coach of Otago and the Highlanders in the Super Rugby competition.
He initially played as a halfback, but soon found himself playing as a fly half and fullback. For the majority of his career Potaka played for the Rata club. He had stints at the Aotea and Ratana clubs towards the end of his career. He totalled 25 games for the Wanganui union.
Rugby sevens teams have only seven players on the field and can nominate five substitutes. The seven players are split into three forwards and four backs. Scrums are formed with three players who bind together the same as the front row. There are four backs: scrum-half, fly-half, centre, and wing.
Michael Wiringi (born 1 August 1985 in Hāwera) is a New Zealand-born Romanian rugby union player. He plays as a fly-half. He now plays for Baia Mare and Romania. Wiringi made his debut for the Romania in 2015 and was part of the squad at the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
The All Blacks levelled the scores at 9–9 with a Mehrtens drop goal after 55 minutes. Though All Blacks fly-half Andrew Mehrtens almost kicked a late drop goal, the score remained unchanged at full time, forcing the game into extra time for the first time in a Rugby World Cup final.
Walker was born in Steeton, West Yorkshire, his father played both Rugby Union and Rugby League. Walker attended Prince Henry's Grammar School, he started playing at North Ribblesdale. Walker started playing at Fly-half before being moved to the forwards. Walker was awarded the Jaguar Academy of Sport rising star in 2012.
Harvey played rugby as a Fly-half. During his career he played for Bristol under the captaincy of future England and British and Irish Lions captain, Martin Corry. In 1996, he left Bristol for Richmond before leaving after the 1997–98 season. After his time at Richmond, Harvey moved to Worcester Warriors.
Will Harrison (born 30 July 1999 in Australia) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the New South Wales Waratahs in Super Rugby. His playing position is fly-half. He has signed for the Waratahs squad in 2019. and was picked for the Wallabies in Late 2020 under coach Dave Rennie.
Luke Price (born 26 September 1995) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays for Ospreys as a fly-half. He is a Wales under-20 international. Price made his debut for the Ospreys in 2012 having previously played for the Ospreys academy Aberavon RFC, Neath RFC, Swansea RFC and Bridgend Ravens.
Prior to the beginning of the Falcon's return to the Aviva Premiership, star fly-half Jimmy Gopperth departed for Leinster Rugby. To replace Gopperth, former Falcon Rory Clegg was signed by Dean Richards for the second time, with Richards having previously signed Clegg for Harlequins when Clegg was just 19. Four years later, the return of Clegg, alongside the returning Kieran Brookes from Leicester Tigers, provided evidence that talent was coming back to the Falcons. The signings of former Scotland and Lions scrum-half Mike Blair from CA Brive, Saracens flanker Andy Saull, Scotland hooker Scott Lawson from London Irish, former Scotland fly half Phil Godman and one time France prop Franck Montanella showed the desire of the club to compete upon return to the top flight.
Ratu Emosi Vucago (born May 10, 1983) is a Fiji Rugby union player. He plays as a half-back in the Fifteens man-code and also as a halfback/fly-half in the Sevens code He has also been part Fiji Sevens team since the Wellington leg in 2007. He is a cousin of Fiji national Fly Half, Seremaia Bai In the Fifteens version of the game, he plays as a half-back and has represented Nadroga several times in the Digicel Cup and he also plays for the Coastal Stallions in the Colonial Cup as well as being part of their 2006 winning team. He made his fifteens debut against Tonga in Gosford Park, Australia in June 2006 where they lost by a point.
He began his career with CA Brive in the Top 14, becoming the starting fly-half at the age of only 21, playing 25 league games in the 2005–06 season and scoring 213 points as his team finished eighth in the table. In the following two seasons he received fewer opportunities, playing only 15 games in 2006–07 and 17 games in 2007–08. He moved to fellow Top 14 club US Dax for the 2008–09 season and played back- up fly-half as they finished thirteenth and were relegated to the Pro D2. He played for Brive in the next season as they attempted to regain their place in the Top 14, but they had a disappointing season, finishing eleventh.
He by now had converted from fly-half to wing, and later that year led them to their first ever away wins in Europe against and . He was also infamously on the receiving end of a rant by Jones after a loss to the French Barbarians in June. Hirose continued as captain in 2013, leading Japan to their first ever victory over , but was dropped in 2014 with his place coming under increasing pressure from new caps Akihito Yamada and Kotaro Matsushima, and Jones citing a lack of pace. From there onwards he became a bit part player at international level with his remaining caps all coming off the bench as a utility player who could cover both fly-half and wing.
The beat the 36–16 to win the Currie Cup for the fifth time in their history and for the first time since 2007. The first half delivered no tries, with Free State Cheetahs fly-half Niel Marais kicking six penalties against Blue Bulls fly-half Tian Schoeman's three penalties for an 18–9 half- time lead. A converted Clayton Blommetjies try and two more penalties extended the Free State Cheetahs' lead to 31–9 by the 67th minute. A Piet van Zyl try in the 74th minute briefly gave the Blue Bulls some hope, but the Free State Cheetahs responded with a try of their own through Sergeal Petersen just two minutes later to put the result beyond any doubt.
Curry is the twin brother of Sale Sharks flanker Ben Curry, son of Bishop Heber High School Head Teacher David Curry and nephew of former England hooker John Olver and cousin of Northampton Saints fly-half Sam Olver. John Olver also taught at Oundle School, where Curry was educated for sixth form (age 16-18).
Barrett was born on 16 April 1990 in New Plymouth. He grew up on the farm in Pungarehu, Taranaki. He has three sisters and four brothers, including current and All Blacks fly-half Beauden and lock Scott. He attended Francis Douglas Memorial College in New Plymouth and played for the local Coastal Rugby Club.
Craven played several positions including fly-half, scrum-half, centre and even number-eight. However Craven was most famous for popularising the dive pass.Harding (2000), pg 35 As well as winning a Grand Slam with Osler's team, Craven toured with 1937 Springboks to New Zealand where they achieved their first series victory over New Zealand.
Jean-Pierre Romeu (born 15 April 1948) is a former French rugby union footballer. His position was fly-half. He was nicknamed Le Gaulois (The Gaul), for his moustache. He first played for US Carmaux, in 1967/68. He moved afterwards to ASM Clermont Auvergne, where he played from 1968/69 to 1980/81.
Prosser was born in Abertillery, Monmouthshire, Wales, in 1887, the son of a coal hewer.1901 Wales Census He also worked in the mines.1911 Wales Census At a young age, he made a name for himself playing in the fly-half position for Pontypool RFC. He played for Monmouth County on 15 occasions.
Scott Bowen (born 20 September 1972) is a former Australian rugby union fly- half who represented for the Wallabies nine times between 1993 and 1996.Australian Rugby - The Game and the Players (Jack Pollard Syd, 1994) pp 66: Bowen, Scott (1972 - ) He is currently an assistant with the NSW Waratahs in the Super Rugby tournament.
William Holder (born March 19, 1991) is an American rugby sevens fly half player. He won a bronze medal at the 2015 Pan American Games. He graduated from the United States Military Academy and serves as first lieutenant with the United States Army. He took up rugby in the third grade inspired by his father.
In late 2001 Houlahan was called in to help the Ulster rugby team with their handling skills. He had also previously helped Ulster fly-half David Humphreys with his kicking. Houlahan managed Loughmacrory GFC for a season having much success. He was appointed Armagh Minor manager in late 2002 alongside James Byrne and Alan O’Neill.
Gregor retired as the most capped sevens player in Scottish history, playing in 58 IRB Sevens World Series tournaments, three Sevens World Cups (in Hong Kong 2005, Dubai 2009 and Moscow 2013) and two Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, 2006. And as captain at Glasgow 2014. He played as a Scrum-half or Fly-half.
Alan Henry Morgan Rees (born 17 February 1938) is a Welsh former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Maesteg RFC, as a Fly-half. He played club level rugby league (RL) for Leeds.Robert Gate (1986).
Marc Sallefranque (born Dax, 6 April 1960) is a former French rugby union player. He played as a fullback and fly-half. He played most of his career at US Dax, from 1968/69 to 1988/89. He joined the first team in 1978/79. He won the Challenge Yves du Manoir in 1982.
Arthur Briggs (30 November 1867 – 18 August 1943) also known by the nickname of "Spafty", was an English rugby union footballer who played in the 1890s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Bradford F.C., as a half-back, e.g. scrum-half, or fly-half, i.e. number 9, or 10.
It was announced in April 2014 that O'Donohoe was among a number of Connacht players to not have their contracts renewed. He will depart the province at the end of the 2013–14 season, along with a number of other players, including Murphy, former Connacht captain Gavin Duffy and experienced fly-half Dan Parks.
Steve Jones (born 9 January 1983) is a rugby union player for Reggio in the Top12. He was born in Ashington, Northumberland, England, but has played for the Scotland under-21s and Scotland A scoring a hat-trick on his debut v Canada in 2008. Jones' position of choice is at fullback or fly-half.
Paolo Pescetto (Genova, 12 January 1995) is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a Fly-Half and he currently plays for Zebre in Pro14. In 2016 Pescatto was named in the Emerging Italy squad for the Nations Cup. For 2019–20 Pro14 season, he was named like Additional Player for Zebre.
Stanfield played at fly-half for the CASI, team where he had started his career in the late 1910s. In the Club Atlético San Isidro, he won several championships organized by the URBA. Stanfield was a player and Coach of Los Pumas. He played his first test match against Springboks, on July 16, 1932.
Josh Thomas (born 30 June 2000) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays for Ospreys as a fly-half or fullback. He signed a development contract with the Ospreys ahead of the 2018–19 season. Thomas made his debut for the Ospreys in 2020 against the Dragons having previously played for the Ospreys academy.
German Davydov (born 10 March 1994) is a Russian rugby union player who generally plays as a fly half represents Russia internationally. He was included in the Russian squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup which is scheduled to be held in Japan for the first time and also marks his first World Cup appearance.
Ramil Gaisin (born 26 July 1991) is a Russian rugby union player who generally plays as a fly half represents Russia internationally. He was included in the Russian squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup which is scheduled to be held in Japan for the first time and also marks his first World Cup appearance.
Sergey Yanyushkin (born 16 November 1986) is a Russian rugby union player who generally plays as a fly half represents Russia internationally. He was included in the Russian squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup which is scheduled to be held in Japan for the first time and also marks his first World Cup appearance.
The role of the backs is to create and convert point-scoring opportunities. They are generally smaller, faster and more agile than the forwards. Another distinction between the backs and the forwards is that the backs are expected to have superior kicking and ball- handling skills, especially the fly-half, scrum-half, and full-back.
Juan Manuel Cat Piccardo (born 6 September 1996) is an Uruguayan rugby union player who generally plays as a fly-half represents Uruguay internationally. He was included in the Uruguayan squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup which was held in Japan for the first time and also marked his first World Cup appearance.
James Nunu Fainga'anuku Faiva (born 13 June 1994) is a Tongan rugby union player who generally plays as a fly half represents Tonga internationally. He was included in the Tongan squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup which is held in Japan for the first time and also marks his first World Cup appearance.
Nigel Ratwatte (born 30 April 1990) is a Sri Lankan rugby union player who is the current captain of Kandy SC in Dialog Rugby League. He has represented Sri Lanka in both Rugby 7s and 15s. His usual position is Full-back but due to his versatility, he often covers Fly-Half and Inside Centre.
Peter Charles Richards (born 10 March 1978) is a former English rugby union player. A versatile player, he has played in three positions: scrum half (his preferred role), fly-half and centre. Richards retired in the summer of 2010 because of a back injury. As of May 2015, Richards became head coach at London Scottish.
Billy McBryde (born 24 October 1996) is a Welsh rugby union player. A fly- half, although he has previously played centre too, he plays for the Doncaster Knights. His father is former Wales international hooker Robin McBryde. McBryde made his debut as an 18 year old for Llanelli, as a substitute against Cross Keys.
Peter Horne is a professional rugby player who can play at centre or fly-half. He made his debut for Glasgow Warriors as a replacement in the Celtic League match against Ulster in March 2009, his first start following the same month against Munster at Firhill, and he signed a full-time contract in the summer.
They were beaten in the quarter-finals in Lansdowne Road again in 2006 by eventual winners Munster. They signed All Blacks fly-half Dan Carter, widely regarded as one of the world's best players, on a six-month deal starting from December 2008. Carter's stint at Perpignan, however, ended prematurely when he tore an Achilles tendon.
David Skrela (born 2 March 1979 in Toulouse, France) is a French rugby union footballer. He plays for the French national side and for ASM Clermont Auvergne as a fly-half or centre. He is renowned for his tackles and his kick. Skrela is the son of the famous French international rugby player and coach Jean-Claude Skrela.
Cremin played as a fly-half in three Tests and 19 matches for Australia. He was renowned as a strategist and became one of the Wallabies' most influential players in the post-World War II period. He died in Sydney on 13 January 2011, aged 87.Post-war Wallaby Mick Cremin dies, ABC News, 17 January 2011.
Born in the small Eastern Cape town of Ngcobo, Dyantyi represented the as a fly-half at the 2007 Under-13 Craven Week tournament held in Krugersdorp. However, he missed out on provincial selection at high school level and did not even play for the Dale College Boys' High School first XV after being deemed too small.
Clifford 'Cliff' William Jones OBE (12 March 1914 - 27 November 1990) was a Welsh international rugby union fly-half who played club rugby for many teams but is most associated with Cardiff and Cambridge University. Jones was known as a quick and elusive runner, but was also noted for his numerous injuries which limited his international and club appearances.
Mike Waywell (born 25 September 1988 in Maghull, Liverpool, England), formerly of Sale Sharks is an English rugby union player who has represented England Counties XV and Lancashire. He currently plays Inside centre but has previously played professionally at Fly-half. He has had most club level success at Fylde but his current club is Sedgley Park.
Bryce Hegarty (born 28 August 1992) is an Australian rugby union footballer who plays either as a fly-half or fullback. He is currently a member of the Reds squad in Super Rugby. Hegarty previously played for the Melbourne Rebels The son of former Manly Sea Eagles player Steve Hegarty, and Toyota Industries Shuttles in Japan.
Eduard Fouché (born ) is a South African rugby union player for the in Super Rugby, the in the Currie Cup and the in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is fly-half or centre. He made his Currie Cup debut for the Golden Lions in August 2019, starting their Round Five match of the 2019 season against the .
In May 2016, it was confirmed that Jackson would be joining Premiership rivals Harlequins ahead of the 2016–17 season. Jackson re-signed for Glasgow Warriors in the summer of 2017, and extended his contract for a further year in 2018. He played mostly at full-back, having mostly played fly- half earlier in his career.
George Crook (born 13 October 1988) is an English rugby union player for Birmingham & Solihull in The Championship and Worcester Warriors in the Guinness Premiership. Crook made his Premiership debut against Harlequins in April 2009 and marked his home Premiership debut with a try againstLondon Irish. He played as a fly-half. Crook attended Bromsgrove School.
Paul Tupai signed for Northampton in December 2005. Connor Tupai began his rugby career playing for his school, Northampton School for Boys. He was billed as a dynamic utility back during his school playing career, excelling at fly-half and centre. In 2016, Tupai and the NSB team reached the 2016 NatWest Schools Cup Vase final at Twickenham Stadium.
John D. Graf (born December 3, 1968) is a former Canadian national rugby player. He had the unique distinction of being capped at five positions: wing, center, full back, fly-half and scrum-half. Graf debuted for Canada against an Ireland XV, in Victoria, on September 2, 1989. He also played the 1991, 1995 and 1999 World Cups.
Philippe Carbonneau (born 15 April 1971) is a retired French rugby player. He was a utility back. His usual positions were scrum-halfJohnson backs Six Nations and fly-half, although he started his career as a centre. He made his international test debut on 17 October 1995 as a replacement against Romania; "Grand Slam" in 1997 and 1998.
Luke Myring (born 20 December 1983 in LeicesterLeicester Tigers profileNorthampton profile) is an English rugby union player. He usually plays at Fly-half or Inside Centre. Myring was a product of the Leicester Tigers's academy playing for the first team three times with Andy Goode, Ross Broadfoot and Ramiro Pez. Myring joined Northampton Saints to play first team rugby.
Bernard Foley (born 8 September 1989) is an Australian rugby player of Irish descent. He plays professionally for the Australia national rugby team and the New South Wales Waratahs in Super Rugby. He can cover both fullback and fly- half. Foley has earned the nickname "the iceman" after successful game winning penalty goals, 2 August 2014, 18 October 2015.
In his debut season of Super 14 rugby for the Sharks, Steyn was selected on the right wing, however, was moved to fullback when Percy Montgomery was injured. He played as the last line of defense until Percy Montgomery returned for the game against the Blues in Round 11, and was moved to fly-half for this game.
Daniel Arthur Parks (born 26 May 1978 in Hornsby) is an Australian-born former international rugby union player and now coach. His primary playing position was at fly-half. Parks played professionally for Pro12 sides Glasgow Warriors, Cardiff Blues and Connacht Rugby as well as English side Leeds Tykes. He secured international caps for from 2004 to 2012.
He also played for the Combined Services cricket team. He played rugby for Harlequin F.C. in 1959 and 1960 as a fly-half and also with their affiliates Kenya Harlequin F.C. whilst on deployment. Gywnne-James was also a climber, having climbed the Matterhorn in 1963, and led at least one of the KSLI's mountaineering expeditions.
He was nominated for player of the tournament and went on to claim the South African Under-21 Player of the Year for 2006. He has the ability to play flanker, wing, fly-half and fullback because of his blistering speed and good kicking ability. Since then, Daniel has played for the at Super Rugby level.
Kyle Tonetti (born 8 October 1987) is a South Africa born former rugby union player, who represented Ireland at various international levels. He primarily played as a centre, though he also played at fly-half earlier in his career. He last played for Irish provincial team Connacht in the Pro12 before being forced to retire prematurely due to injury.
Miah Nikora (born 28 April 1985 in Gisborne, New Zealand) is a professional rugby union player from New Zealand. He primarily plays at fly-half, though he has also played at fullback. Nikora currently plays for the Irish provincial team Connacht in the Pro14. Nikora is a former New Zealand Under-21, Under-19 and Secondary Schools representative.
The lack of activity saw him switch to the in 2012 and he was the Peacock Blues regular fly-half until the end of 2015. The 2014 Vodacom Cup semi-final match against the , Brummer set a new domestic record for the fastest drop-goal in a match when he scored one after just 20 seconds.
Dean left his native Leinster to join Connacht's academy ahead of the 2018–19 season, and made his senior competitive debut for the province in round 21 of the 2018–19 Pro14 on 27 April 2019, starting at fly-half and converting both of Connacht's tries in their 27–14 defeat against Munster in Thomond Park.
Paul James Grayson, (born 30 May 1971 in Chorley, Lancashire) is the former assistant head coach of Northampton Saints rugby union club. He formerly played at fly-half for Northampton, for whom he was the all-time leading points scorer, and England. He is known as "Larry" or "Grase". Prior to Northampton, he played for Preston Grasshoppers and Waterloo.
Christiaan Smit (born ) is a South African rugby union player for the in the Pro14. His regular position is centre or fly-half. He made his Currie Cup debut for Griquas in July 2019, coming on as a replacement in their third match of the 2019 season against the . He joined the prior to the 2019–20 Pro14 season.
Panasonic Wild Knights (formerly Sanyo) is a Japanese rugby union team based in Ōta city, Gunma prefecture which plays in the Top League. Inspired by Tony Brown at fly half (though he was not captain), it dominated the league in the fifth season and was the first team to be unbeaten throughout a Top League season.
Llewellyn John Evans (born 19 February 1881) was a rugby union player who represented Australia. Evans, a fly-half, was born in Brisbane, Queensland, and won three international rugby caps for Australia, his first against New Zealand, at Sydney, on 15 August 1903. His brother, Poley Evans, also represented Australia in the inaugural Test match of 1899.
Berrick Steven Barnes (born 28 May 1986) is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. His usual position is fly-half or inside centre. He is currently signed with Japanese Top League club Panasonic Wild Knights, but previously played in the Super Rugby competition with the NSW Waratahs and Queensland Reds. He also played for the Wallabies in international matches.
At the twilight of his career, Evans played twice for the Hong Kong Football Club in 2015 and 2016, in their annual Bali Memorial game in his preferred position of fly-half, against the Pot Bellied Pigs. In the 2016 game, Evans scored a breakaway try under the posts, which he later said was the finest of his career.
Nuno Manuel Macieira Durão (born 1962) is a Portuguese rugby union footballer and coach. He's usually considered one of the best players of his generation. He played in several positions, often as wing and fly-half. He spent most of his playing career, starting aged 14, at Cascais, winning several National Championship and Cup of Portugal titles.
Following fitness tests, It was determined Bundee Aki and Charles Piutau would both miss the game while fly-half AJ MacGinty was withdrawn by his club. This led to Matavesi, Finn Russell and Malakai Fekitoa being added to the squad with the addition of Denis Buckley and Newcastle Falcons teammate Nili Latu. The Barbarians beat England 63-45.
He remains the only Scottish Fly Half to be a double Lion. He played 12 times for the Barbarians between 1957 and 1960, scoring in three matches including their 1958 match against East Africa in Nairobi on 28 May 1958. He first played for the Barbarians against Ulster in 1957 while his last appearance was against Leicester in 1960.
Shaun Berne (born 8 January 1979) is an Australian rugby union coach and former player. He is currently an assistant coach with the Western Force. His professional playing career spanned twelve seasons, where he played for New South Wales Waratahs, as well as Bath, Leinster, and Calvisano. His usual playing positions were fly-half and centre.
François Gelez (born January 15, 1979 in Tyrosse)François Gelezplayer profile Scrum.com is a former French international rugby union player, who previously played as a fly-half for SU Agen. Gelez has played for France, making his debut on November 10, 2001 against South Africa. He was also part of the team that won the Grand Slam in 2002.
The next week, he scored his first senior try in a 24–27 defeat to in Cape Town. He alternated the starting fly-half spot with the more experienced Marnitz Boshoff for the next few weeks of the campaign, before travelling with the Super Rugby team for their final match of the regular season against the in Buenos Aires.
Steve Crosbie (born 10 February 1993) is an Irish rugby union player. He primarily plays as a fly-half, but has also played at centre. A former student at St. Gerard's School in Bray, Crosbie came through the academy of his native province, Leinster, and has played at amateur level for Old Belvedere and New Zealand provincial side Wanganui.
David Patrick Lindsay James "Paddy" Jackson (born 5 January 1992) is a professional rugby union player from Northern Ireland. He primarily played at fly-half for Irish provincial side Ulster in the Pro12 and also played in France for Perpignan. He signed with London Irish for the 2019–20 Premiership Rugby season. Jackson captained the Ireland under-20 team.
Jackson came through the Academy at Ulster. He made a surprise debut as the starting outhalf against Scarlets in February 2011. The young playmaker had represented Ireland at a number of levels and was included in the Ireland Junior World Championship squad in 2011. Jackson primarily played at fly-half but can also play at inside centre.
Bruce formerly played for the Super Rugby team Highlanders. He played for the Super Rugby team Chiefs. Although his normal position is second five-eighth, Bruce has also covered first five- eighth for the Highlanders when regular fly-half Nick Evans has been injured. In June 2010 it was announced that Callum would be moving to play in Japan.
Weir was born in Auckland. He was a right-hand batsman and a right-arm medium- paced bowler. He also made nine first-class appearances for the Auckland rugby union team, playing mainly at fly-half. He played first-class cricket for Auckland from 1927–28 to 1946–47, scoring 10 centuries and taking 107 wickets.
Pieter-Steyn de Wet (born 8 January 1991) is a South African rugby union player for Floirac in the French Fédérale 1. His usual position is fly-half. De Wet represented the Shimlas in the 2013 Varsity Cup season making 6 appearances. He also previously made 4 substitute appearances for the Free State Cheetahs during the 2012 Vodacom Cup.
Matthew Papali'i Toomua (born 2 January 1990) is an Australian rugby union player who has played over 35 times for since 2013. He plays for the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby and his usual position is at fly-half or inside centre. He has previously played for the Brumbies in Australia and for Leicester Tigers in England's Premiership Rugby.
His usual positions are inside-centre and fly-half, although he started his career as a scrum-half. He played for the Wallabies for the first time in 2002 against England at Twickenham and was a nominee for the International Rugby Board Player of the Year in 2004. He has appeared in 104 Super Rugby matches.
David 'Dai' Flanagan (born 24 October 1985 in Cefn Hengoed, Wales) is a rugby union player formerly for Pontypridd RFC and Cardiff Blues. Flanagan's position of choice is as a Fly-half. Flanagan signed a 3-year contract to join the Ospreys for the 2010/2011 season. Dai Flanagan departed the Ospreys in July 2012 and returned to Pontypridd.
Emile Wessels (born 27 June 1979) is a rugby union player who plays for . Wessels plays as a fly-half, specialising in kicking. He made his international debut in October 2002 in a friendly match against . He played four matches at the 2003 Rugby World Cup finals and two matches the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals.
Kurt Morath (born 13 November 1984) is a New Zealand-born Tongan rugby union player who plays at fly-half. He currently plays for the Austin Gilgronis in Major League Rugby (MLR). He previously played for Doncaster Knights in RFU Championship Morath was part of the Tonga squad at the 2011, 2015 and 2019 Rugby World Cup.
IRB Hall of Fame member Agustín Pichot passes the ball from the back of a scrum. The scrum- half is the link between the forwards and the backs. They receive the ball from the line-out and remove the ball from the back of the scrum, usually passing it to the fly-half. They also feed the scrum.
James Brooks (born 6 April 1980 in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England)James Brooks player profile Scrum.com is a rugby union footballer who plays at fly-half for Leeds Carnegie. Brooks began his playing career in rugby league, spending two seasons with London Broncos. In 2001 he then joined Northampton Saints, signing for Wasps in the summer of 2004.
Duarte Daun e Lorena Cardoso Pinto (born 17 March 1982 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese rugby union footballer. He plays as a fly-half. Before moving to France, he played for Agronomia in Portugal, where he won the National Championship title in 2006–2007. He played for Blagnac in the French Second Division, in 2007/08.
He came off the bench against Zebre, kicking two conversions. In his second season in the academy, McKeon joined the Athlone-based Connacht Branch club Buccaneers. He made his second appearance for the province against Zebre. Ahead of the 2016–17 season, McKeon was converted from a fly-half to a scrum-half by the Connacht coaches.
Otar Barkalaia (born 17 February 1984 in Tbilisi) is a Georgian rugby union player who plays as a fly-half. Barkalaia played for Figeac, in France. He currently plays for VPC Andorra XV, in Andorra. He has 37 caps for Georgia, since 2002, with 8 conversions, 10 penalties and 1 drop goal scored, 49 points in aggregate.
Manukia debuted for Tonga on 4 July 1993, playing against Australia in Brisbane He was also part of the 1995 Rugby World Cup Tonga squad, however, Manukia did not played any match in the tournament as the regular fly-half for Tonga was Elisi Vunipola. His last international cap was against Japan, in Tokyo on 19 February 1995.
Tigers finished top of the league. A notable performance for Healey was Away at Wasps, where he scored in the last minute to steal a draw. However, Wasps hammered Tigers in the final. In the 05/06 season, Healey was handed club vice-captaincy and regularly captained the team from scrum half and fly half during the international period.
Max Malins is a Bristol Bears rugby player, currently on loan from Saracens. He primarily plays at fly-half. He has also played with England U20s, where he won a world title, and various academy and other junior teams. He attended Felsted School and as of 2018 is studying a business and finance degree at the University of Hertfordshire.
William Andrew van Wyk (born ) is a South African rugby union player that played first class rugby for the in 2016. He made six appearances in the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series, and a single appearance in the 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division. He also represented South Africa Schools in 2009. His regular position is fly-half.
Oscar Collodo (born 16 August 1958 in Bern, Switzerland) is a former Swiss Italian rugby union footballer. Collodo played mainly at fly-half. He played 15 Test matches for Italy between 1977 and 1987, scoring a total of 47 points. He made his international debut against Poland on 23 October 1977 when he kicked a conversion.
Florin Vlaicu (born 26 July 1986 in Bucharest) is a Romanian rugby union player. He plays as a fly half or centre for professional SuperLiga club Steaua București. He can also play as a fullback, thus being considered a utility back due to his versatility. He is Romania's all time leading point scorer and the most capped player.
Vincent Joseph Codrington (born 18 July 1956) is a cricket administrator and former rugby union player. Codrington was educated at St. Benedict's School, Ealing. He played rugby union as a fly half for Richmond and also served as its Director of Rugby, during its transition from amateur to professional rugby."Quins pockets picked clean by Goodburn", independent.co.
Danny Cipriani (; born 2 November 1987) is an English rugby union player who currently plays for Premiership team Gloucester. He plays fly-half and fullback. He has played for the Melbourne Rebels, Sale Sharks, Wasps, and the England national team. Since starting in the Wasps academy in 2003, Cipriani has been capped for England 16 times.
Quade Santini Cooper (born 5 April 1988) is a professional rugby union player and occasional boxer. Although a New Zealand citizen, he has represented Australia in rugby at international level. He is a former player for the Queensland Reds and the Melbourne Rebels in the Super Rugby competition in Australia. His preferred position is fly-half.
William Bowen (6 December 1897 – 19 December 1960) was a Welsh dual-code rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, winning 6 caps, and at club level for Swansea, as a fly half, and club level rugby league (RL) for Leeds, as a .
Daniel Hawkins (born 20 April 1991 in Picton, New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays in the fly-half (and occasionally wing) position for the provincial based ITM Cup side Northland. Hawkins also plays for Super Rugby franchise the Rebels. He played for Irish club Sligo RFC where he was a stand out player.
Christopher William Smith (born ) is a South African rugby union player for the in the Currie Cup and Super Rugby Unlocked. His regular position is fly- half. He was a member of the squad that won the 2018 Rugby Challenge, featuring in ten of their eleven matches and finishing as the competition's top scorer with 131 points.
He was moved to fullback for the following match against Australia which the Springboks lost 29–9. He next played for the Springboks on 23 July 2005 as fly-half against Australia during the 2005 Tri Nations Series, which the Springboks won 22–16, with Pretorius landing a drop goal. He played at fly-half in the subsequent matches and earned another international cap in November in the 34–23 win over Argentina in Buenos Aires. After undergoing major surgery, Pretorius turned out for the Lions in the 2006 Currie Cup season. Putting the surgery setbacks behind him, he guided the Lions to a 74–15 win over the Pumas in round seven. Pretorius himself scored a try, as well as eight conversions and a penalty goal – 24 of the Lions' total 74 points.
In his first start for Wales, against England at Twickenham on 6 August 2011, Priestland was initially selected at full-back, but made a last-minute switch to fly-half after Stephen Jones was injured in the warm-up; Priestland kicked two conversions in a 23–19 loss. He again started at fly-half in the return match at the Millennium Stadium on 13 August, scoring two penalties before being replaced by Aled Brew at half-time; Wales won the match 19–9. Having seemingly done enough to earn a place in Warren Gatland's World Cup squad, Priestland was left out of the final warm-up match against Argentina. As with the 2011 Six Nations, Priestland was one of three fly-halves selected by Gatland for the World Cup, along with Jones and Hook.
On 8 November 2009, Ford became the youngest Rugby Union player to make his professional debut in England, breaking the record of international teammate Owen Farrell, at just 16 years and 237 days old when Leicester played Leeds in the Anglo-Welsh Cup. His debut was doubly notable as his brother Joe was also starting at fly-half for Leeds Carnegie that day. On 27 November 2010 he made his Premiership debut, coming off the bench in a 44–19 victory over Newcastle Falcons to become the third youngest player in Premiership history, he has since dropped to fifth youngest. In September 2011, he made his first Premiership start in a 30–28 defeat to Exeter Chiefs, becoming the youngest player to start a Premiership match at fly half.
2014 losing finalists the won 51–14 against the 2014 bottom side, the . Golden Lions loose-forward Kwagga Smith scored a hat-trick of tries to help secure a four-try bonus points as early as the 16th minute of the match, while fly-half Marnitz Boshoff contributed 21 points, by successfully converting all nine kicks at goal during the match. The biggest win of the weekend came in Bloemfontein, where the ran in six tries to beat the 57–19. Blue Bulls fly-half Tian Schoeman topped the scoring charts after Round One, kicking five conversions and four penalties for a total of 22 points in the match, while scrum-half Francois Hougaard scored two tries for the Blue Bulls to send them top of the log.
John Young Rutherford (born 4 October 1955), nicknamed Rud or Ruddie, is a former Scottish rugby union player who gained 42 caps at fly-half between 1979 and 1987.Bath, p156 He played for Selkirk RFC and South of Scotland, and was chosen to tour with the British Lions in 1983, being picked to play in the test team at inside centre.
William Wesley Twelvetrees (born 15 November 1988) is a rugby union footballer who currently plays centre or fly-half for Gloucester Rugby and formerly played as inside centre for the England national rugby team. Whilst playing for the Leicester Tigers, Twelvetrees was nicknamed '36' based on the Irish- accented pronunciation of Twelvetrees by club captain Geordan Murphy, which sounded like "twelve threes".
Martin Ramsay McKenzie (born 14 August 1992) is a Rugby union footballer who plays as either a Fly-half or Fullback. He represents the Southland Stags in the Mitre 10 Cup. He currently plays for the Chiefs in super rugby. McKenzie was a member of the New Zealand under 20 side that competed in the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship in South Africa.
AJ Alatimu (born 25 March 1993) is a Samoan rugby union player who plays for the Western Force in the World Series Rugby competition. His position of choice is fly-half. On 23 August 2019, he was named in Samoa's 34-man training squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, before being named in the final 31 on 31 August.
The first points of the final were scored by Australia. In the sixth minute, Lote Tuqiri outjumped the much shorter Jason Robinson and scored a try, following a sensational cross field kick from Wallaby fly-half Stephen Larkham. The conversion unsuccessfully crashed against a post. Jonny Wilkinson kicked a penalty goal for England in the 11th minute, bringing the score to 5–3.
The Wallabies entered with promise, but had been hurt by the loss of talismanic fly-half Stephen Larkham to a shoulder injury before the series. The series began with the South Africa leg. In the opener, the Springboks came from behind to defeat the Wallabies at Loftus Versfeld. The 22–16 margin gave the Wallabies the consolation of a bonus point.
While attending Southern Cross University in the late 1990s Coleman played for the University Gold Rats alongside Justin Harrison. Coleman played as a fly- half in Sydney's club rugby competition from 1995 to 2000 for Eastern Suburbs, Newcastle Wildfires, and Northern Suburbs. He was a rugby development officer in Newcastle. Coleman combined playing with coaching in the early part of his career.
Willem Jacubos le Roux (born 18 August 1989) is a South African rugby union player. He is a versatile back-line player who generally plays as a fullback or wing, though earlier in his career he played mostly as a fly-half. He plays for the South Africa national team and for Toyota Verblitz in the Top League. He was born in Stellenbosch.
Craig Ronaldson (born 8 February 1990) is a rugby union player from Ireland. His primary position is at fly half , though he also plays as a centre. Ronaldson most recently played professionally for Irish provincial side Connacht in the Pro14, where he spent six seasons from 2013 to 2019. Before joining Connacht, Ronaldson played amateur rugby in the All-Ireland League.
Mathieu Bélie (born 20 February 1988 in Toulouse, France) is a French born Spanish rugby union footballer, currently playing for CA Brive in the Top 14. His usual position was at Fly-half, but he now plays at Scrum-half. Prior to joining CA Brive he played for US Montauban and Stade Toulousain where he won the 2007-08 Top 14.
2012 Six Nations Championship#Week 2 The championship also saw Italy lose to Wales, Ireland and France. Italy played three matches in the 2012 November internationals, losing two and winning one. The Italians lost to New Zealand and Australia 19–22, with Italian fly half Luciano Orquera missing a penalty in the last minute which would have secured Italy's first draw against Australia.
Florin Fântânaru (born 4 April 1987, Focsani (Vrancea), Romania) is a Romanian rugby union footballer. He plays the position of fly-half and is currently playing for RC Timişoara in the Romanian Rugby Championship. He was formed as a player at the LPS Focsani rugby club. He achieved 3rd place in the Romanian Rugby Championship whilst playing for CSM Baia Mare rugby club.
The Spaniard has been capped 56 times by Spain playing fullback, wing and fly half compiling an impressive tally of 31 international tries. After a trial with Leicester Tigers, much of his rugby was played in his home country, though Top 14 experience is also on Cesar's resume having spent time with Montpellier Hérault Rugby before his switch to Championship campaigners Nottingham RFC.
Paul Edward McLean born 12 Oct 1953 at Ipswich, Queensland was the most feted and successful footballer of the family. Paul was capped 31 times between 1974 and 1982, scoring 263 points for the Wallabies playing at fly-half, fullback or center. He made his Wallaby debut in the first Test of 1974 against the All Blacks.Meares (2002), pp. 164.
As of the 2019 season Kingi has signed on as Backs coach and Fly Half for the Knights in the Gold Coast District Rugby Union competition. As of May 18th he has led them to 6 wins from 6 appearances. He has also been instrumental in the Knights Women's 7's program acting as Coach and Mentor for the girls.
Gareth Lloyd Rees (born 30 June 1967 in Duncan, British Columbia) is a former Canadian international rugby union footballer who played at fly-half and full back positions.Gareth Rees player profile ESPN Scrum.com Rees played for several British club sides, including Wasps and Harlequins. He won 55 caps for Canada, captaining them on 23 occasions and scoring 487 test points.
Chris Rossouw is a South African rugby union player, born 14 November 1976 in Bellville (South Africa). He has played for the South Africa national rugby union team and plays as fly half for the Free State Cheetahs (1.87 m and 92 kg). He is the brother of ex-Springbok wing and current backline coach of the Bulls, Pieter Rossouw.
He had his international debut, age 21, as fly-half against Australia at Murrayfield on 8 December 1984. He went on tour with Scotland on all but one of the ten that they made since 1984. Some tours, such as the 1988 Scotland rugby union tour of Zimbabwe didn’t award full caps. His last international was against France on 19 March 1994.
Due to studying INEF at the Technical University of Madrid, Gimeno signed with Complutense Cisneros. He made his professional debut in the División de Honor competition at 17-years-old. He made the match-day fifteen at fly-half against Pozuelo at Valle de las Cañas in September 2015. Gimeno became the youngest rugby player to debut in the league.
This also ended without a score. Finally the teams agreed to play to a 'golden try' rule; with the first try scored ending the match and so determine a winner. After another 5 minutes the deadlock was finally broken when the Jed-Forest fly-half Willie Scott touched down for a try. The final lasted a whopping 45 minutes in total.
Van Poortvliet was born in Norwich and began playing rugby for North Walsham R.F.C., at 12 years old he joined Leicester Tigers academy pathway and at 13 joined Oakham School to progress his rugby. Originally a fly half he switched position inside to scrum half and played as Leicester won the Under 18s academy league in the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons.
He was part of the successful Yorkshire Cup winning Tykes side when he moved from his natural position of fly half to scrum half to create a partnership with Richard Vasey in the half backs. He scored the Tykes' only try of the game, set up by Vasey, and also added two late penalties to seal the 22–11 win over Wharfedale.
In 2006 he was part of the Junior All Black team that won the Pacific Cup. After the New Zealand 2006 season finished he moved offshore to France where he is playing for Castres in the French Top 14. His position is fly-half and inside centre. He is the great nephew of former All Blacks Bob Stuart & Kevin Stuart.
Alexander David King (born 17 January 1975) is a rugby union footballer who played at fly-half for ASM Clermont Auvergne and formerly Wasps. In July 2020 it was announced King will be the Attack coach at Gloucester Rugby. King attended Brighton College and Bristol University but started his rugby career with Hove. He has been capped by England and the Barbarians.
Simon Daniel Edward Amor (born 25 April 1979) is an English rugby union former player and current coach. He played scrum-half and fly-half for London Scottish and captained the England national rugby sevens team. He has been the head coach of the England national rugby sevens team and is now attack coach for the England national rugby team.
Marc Giacardy (15 February 1881 in Bordeaux - 28 August 1917 à la Ferme-de- Mormont, near Verdun)Marc Giacardy player profile Scrum.com was a French rugby union player. He was 1 m 75 tall and weighed 73 kg. He played at the position of tighthead prop, fly-half, and more rarely hooker or second row, and played for Stade Bordelais.
Vesty could play full back, fly-half or centre. He has also played one game on the wing, though his lack of pace proved problematic. His strengths lay in the fact that he was an all- round footballer, with good ball handling and kicking skills. He came through the Tigers academy, making his first team début in 2001 Biarritz in the Orange cup.
Aasaeli Amone (born 8 January 1966), also known by the nickname "Asa", is a Tongan former dual code international rugby union and rugby league footballer. He played representative rugby union for Tonga, as a fly-half, and representative rugby league (RL) for Tonga, and at club level for Halifax Blue Sox (Heritage № 1083) and Featherstone Rovers (Heritage № 765), as a or .
Elric van Vuuren is a former South African rugby union player that played Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup rugby for the , and between 2006 and 2015. He also made two appearances for the during the 2013 Super Rugby season. His regular position was full-back, centre or fly-half. He was included in the squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season.
Coenraad George van Wyk (born 8 January 1988) is a South African rugby union footballer. He plays either as a fly-half or full-back. Currently, he represents Toshiba Brave Lupus in the Japanese Top League. He has previously played Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup rugby for , , the , the and the , Super Rugby for the and the and Varsity Cup rugby for .
He then lost his place in the starting line-up to Jonathan Sexton and did not play against Fiji or South Africa. O'Gara regained the fly-half spot in Ireland's opening 2010 Six Nations Championship games against Italy and France, but was back on the bench for the remaining three games. He had a 100% kicking record for the 2010 Six Nations.
Benjamin Cima (born March 20, 1996) is an American rugby union player who plays fly-half for the United States men's national team. Cima also plays for the Seattle Seawolves in Major League Rugby (MLR). Cima formerly played club rugby for Rocky Gorge and also played at the international level for the United States men's national under-20 team and the USA Selects.
Willie Davies (23 August 1916 – 26 September 2002) was a Welsh international dual-code rugby fly half who played rugby union for Swansea and rugby league for Bradford Northern. He won six caps for the Wales rugby union team and nine caps for the Wales rugby league team. In 2003 he was inducted into the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame.
199 Bennett became one of the greatest fly-halves produced by Wales, but he was kept from the Wales squad in his early career by the presence of John.Thomas (1979) p. 182 In 1966, John was awarded his first international cap for Wales, taking David Watkins place at fly-half for the match against the touring Australia team.Thomas (1979) p.
Jacob Botica is an English-born New Zealand rugby union player who plays as a fly-half for Rennes Étudiants Club Rugby. Previously, he played for RGC 1404 in the Welsh Premiership and the Dragons and also made one appearance for the Scarlets in the Anglo-Welsh Cup. He is the son of former dual-code rugby international Frano Botica.
Nicolas Bézy (born 26 September 1989) is a French rugby union footballer. He plays at scrum-half and fly-half for Provence Rugby. Nicolas Bézy was a member of the Stade Toulousain team that won the 2010-11 Top 14. He is the older brother of fellow half-back Sébastien Bézy, who currently plays for ASM Clermont Auvergne in the Top 14.
Aimee Patricia Barrett-Theron (born 27 June 1987) is a former South African rugby union player, and currently a referee on South Africa's Premier Panel. She could play as a fullback, centre or fly-half and played in various forms of the game – 15-a-side rugby union, rugby sevens and touch rugby. Aside from rugby union, she works as a biokineticist.
Cai Evans (born 23 June 1999) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays for the Ospreys as a fly-half. He is a Wales under-20 international. Evans made his debut for the Ospreys in 2017 having previously played for the Ospreys academy, Bridgend Ravens and the Ospreys Development . He made his Challenge Cup debut on 20 October 2018 against Worcester Warriors.
Peter John Grant (born 15 August 1984 in Durban) is a South African rugby player. He was educated at Maritzburg College in Pietermaritzburg where he matriculated in 2002. He played at fly-half for the Western Force in Super Rugby and since 2010, for the Kobe Kobelco Steelers in Japan's Top League. He also played 5 tests for the Springboks team.
Rhys Jones is a Welsh rugby union player. A fly half, he is the son of former Wales international Kingsley Jones. Rhys Jones has played in Wales Youth, Under 18, Under 19, Under 20 and Wales 7s international. Jones played for Sale Sharks, Cardiff Blues and the Cornish Pirates before heading back to Wales to Newport RFC and Wales 7s.
He played in two Varsity matches for Oxford University as well as captaining them. He played nine times for Ireland between 1989 and 1991 as a fly-half. For the 1990/91 season he played club rugby for Leicester Tigers in England. He later played rugby league for Balmain Tigers (1991 to 1993) and Eastern Suburbs (1994) in the NSWRL competition.
In the second match, he received a man of the match award after scoring 25 points, including a try, giving his team the top spot in a pool regarded as one of the most competitive in Heineken Cup history. A poll taken by planetrugby.com following these performances suggested that Sexton was currently regarded as the top fly-half in Europe.
Merab "Meko" Kvirikashvili (born 27 December 1983) is a Georgian rugby union player. He started his career as a scrum-half but now plays as a fly-half and occasional fullback and is the all-time leading points scorer for the Georgia national rugby union team. He has also represented the Georgia national rugby league team and Georgia national rugby sevens team.
Eddie O'Sullivan (born 21 November 1958) is an Irish rugby union coach, player (wing & fly-half) and a former Gaelic footballer. He is a former head coach of the United States national rugby union team and of the Ireland national rugby union team.BBC Sport He was head coach of Biarritz Olympique, who play in the second tier of France, until October 2015.
Edmund George "Eddie" Broad (3 January 1921 – c. 1993) was a rugby union player who represented Australia. Broad, a fly-half, was born in Brisbane, Queensland and claimed 1 international rugby cap for Australia. He was selected in the 1947–48 Australia rugby union tour of the British Isles, Ireland, France and North America where he played in tour matches but no Tests.
In April 2013 he moved west to join the who were suffering a fly-half crisis due to Burton Francis and Francois Brummer being called into the Super Rugby squad. He made his debut in a 47–31 defeat to the on 5 April 2013 and made five starts, but was released back to before the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division.
The following that game To'omua was benched for the rest of the 2013 Rugby Championship and Quade Cooper claimed the No. 10 fly-half jersey. On 19 October, To'omua was selected at inside centre for the third Bledisloe Cup clash at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin. He scored a try at Test level in the game's second half. The Wallabies lost 33–41.
De Glanville has played in several positions in the backs. The Bath coach Todd Blackadder once said that de Glanville would play well at fly-half. However de Glanville often plays as a centre, following in his father's footsteps and having played there through several England age groups. He has also played at full-back for Bath United in the Premiership "A" League.
José Luis Cilley (born 28 December 1972) is an Argentine former Rugby union footballer. He played as a fly-half with the San Isidro Club. He is the grandson of Jorge Cilley, a former captain of the Pumas. He had 15 caps for Argentina, from 1994 to 2002, scoring 2 tries, 31 conversions and 22 penalties, in an aggregate of 138 points.
Federico Nicolás Sánchez (born October 26, 1988), is an Argentine rugby union player. He plays as a fly-half for in the Top 14 in France. Sánchez played for Pampas XV at the 2011 Vodacom Cup (winning this tournament) in South Africa. He moved to Bordeaux in the Top 14 in France, where he played from 2011/12 to 2013/14.
Aspinall stepped down from his role at Harrogate in 2016 to concentrate on running his property businesses. Before moving into coaching full-time, Aspinall had played for Saracens, Leeds Tykes/Carnegie, Harrogate and Hull Ionians. He was also capped by England U18 in 2001. His usual position is scrum-half, but in recent years he has regularly appeared at fly- half.
Juan de la Cruz Fernández Miranda (born November 11, 1974 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine former rugby union footballer and a current coach. He played as a fly-half and as a centre. He won 29 caps for Argentina, from 1997 to 2007. He made his international test debut at the age of 22 on 27 September 1997 against Uruguay.
Ioan Lloyd (born 5 April 2001) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays for Bristol Bears. His usual position is fly-half. He made his first appearance against Bath in the first game of the 2019-2020 season and scored two tries in his first two performances. He has played international rugby, representing Wales U18 at the 2019 Six Nations Festival.
The 1989 Italy rugby union tour of Argentina was a series of matches played in June 1989 in Argentina by the Italy national rugby union team. The tour went well for Italy, following several prior years of poor results. Italy won the first four matches and lost only against Cordoba (led by Diego Dominguez, the future fly half of Italy) and the "Pumas".
Wilf Auty was the son of Joseph Auty , and Lucy Anne (née Farrow, 29 January 1852 – 7 July 1923 (aged 71)), and he was the father of the rugby union fly-half of the 1930s for England (England Heritage № 722), Yorkshire and Headingley RFC; Joseph Richard "Dick" Auty (born 19 August 1910 in Batley – died 7 June 1995 (aged 84) in Leeds).
Cipriani was photographed leaving a London nightclub at 12.30am. He started the match against Ireland on 15 March 2008, which England won 33–10, replacing Jonny Wilkinson at fly-half. He had a successful match, converting all of his goal kicks and controlling the game well. After the match, he gave an interview for the BBC, in which he accidentally swore.
Gert De Kock (born 1980) is a retired South African rugby union player who played at Fly-half or Full-back. A highly skilled player that could both kick points and score tries, he became one of the top try scorers in National League 2 South history, with 80 tries scored during his spells playing for Westcombe Park and Canterbury.
He also started their next match against Gauteng rivals the and played off the bench in their defeat to the in Port Elizabeth. On 10 May 2016, he was included in the final South Africa Under-20 squad for the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship tournament to be held in Manchester in England. He started their opening match in Pool C of the tournament in the fly-half position, scoring a try as South Africa came from behind to beat Japan 59–19. He switched positions with fullback Curwin Bosch for their second pool match, a 13–19 defeat to Argentina, but reverted to fly-half as South Africa bounced back to secure a 40-31 bonus-point victory over France in their final pool match, with Libbok scoring his second try of the competition just after the hour mark.
Cipriani joined Wasps Academy in 2003 and made his debut against Bristol aged 17 in December 2004 in the Powergen Cup. Cipriani joined the Wasps Academy full-time in the 2006–07 season. He initially played for Wasps under-21 team and Wasps A team before making more regular appearances for the first team in 2007. He started as Wasps won the 2007 Heineken Cup Final. After Alex King left Wasps in the summer of 2007, the fly-half position at the club became vacant, and, after playing in a series of positions for Wasps in the early games of the 2007–08 season Cipriani played two games in an at fly-half, against Gloucester and Munster, Wasps winning both. He is quicker over 69 metres than Paul Sackey and this story was confirmed by their sprinting coach.
After the 2003 Rugby World Cup he joined Leicester Tigers, where he initially was brought in as a fullback to replace Tim Stimpson. However, he was soon switched to fly-half, following in the tradition of Joel Stransky. His performances earned him a recall to the Springbok side in 2004. Van Der Westhuyzen made a total of 12 appearances, scoring 33 points for the Tigers.
Tim Sampson (born 1975 or 1976) is an Australian professional rugby union football coach. He is currently the head coach of the Western Force team that plays in Global Rapid Rugby and Australia's National Rugby Championship. He was previously head coach at the Canberra Vikings. As a player, Sampson represented Queensland and won two premierships with Sunnybank in Brisbane playing as a fly-half or inside centre.
Hagen Schulte (born 11 January 1993 in Christchurch, New Zealand) is a German international rugby union player who currently plays for the Utah Warriors in Major League Rugby (MLR). Schulte usually plays as a fly-half but can also cover Full Back. He previously played for Glasgow Warriors. Born in New Zealand, Schulte was Scottish Qualified to represent Scotland rugby because his grandmother is Scottish.
David Pears (born 6 December 1967) is a former English rugby union player, who played for Harlequins and England. He played as a fly-half. He won 4 England caps, the first two on the 1990 England rugby union tour of Argentina, came on as a replacement during the 1992 Six Nations match against France and started at full back against France two years later.
Connor played for the Ospreys. A fly half, he scored a total of 456 points for the Ospreys and was influential in their historic 24–16 win against Australia at the Liberty Stadium. In April 2008 it was announced Connor would join Newport Gwent Dragons for the new season on a two-year contract. He was released at the end of the 2009–10 season.
Gabriel Conache (born 24 January 1991, Suceava, Romania) is a Romanian rugby union footballer. He plays the position of fly-half and is currently playing for RC Timişoara in the Romanian Rugby Championship. He is an international player being capped for the Romanian rugby union team U18. Romania won 4th place at the European Rugby Championship U18 with him as a member of the line- up.
Melrose played as a fly-half or centre in Sydney's club rugby competition for Parramatta, Western Suburbs (now West Harbour), and Eastwood in the 1980s and 1990s. He won the A.L. Vincent Trophy for the best and fairest player at Western Suburbs in 1994. Melrose played 240 first-grade games between 1982 and 1999, returning to his first club Parramtta as first-grade captain-coach before retiring.
William Beverley James Sheehan (c. 1903 – c. 1957) was an Australian rugby union player, a state and national representative fly-half in the 1920s. Eighteen of his New South Wales state appearances have since been decreed as Test matches by the Australian Rugby Union and Sheehan, who led the side in three such matches in 1923, was therefore a captain of the Australian national team.
The 35-man touring party was announced on 8 October 2009. On 28 October, Tyrone Smith was called up to replace the injured Rob Horne. After Berrick Barnes was ruled out with an injury sustained in training Brumbies, fly-half Matt Toomua was called up to cover for him for him. Note: Caps and date of ages are to opening tour match on 31 October 2009.
Isaac Thompson (born 2 July 1987) is a New Zealand rugby union player. His position of choice is fly-half. He made his debut for the Brumbies in Super Rugby during the 2017 season. Thompson was educated at Palmerston North Boys' High School and signed for the Manawatu Turbos in 2008 where he totaled 30 games in the National Provincial Championship, scoring 134 points.
Lasha Malaghuradze (born June 2, 1986 in Tbilisi) is a Georgian rugby union player. His usual position is fly-half. He played for Qochebi Tbilisi, where he won 2007 Georgia Championship, before moving to AS Béziers Hérault (2008/09-2010/11). He also played for Stade Bagnérais (2012/13-2015/16), before moving to Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk, in Russia, where he plays since 2016/17.
James Ambrosini (born Brisbane, 5 June 1991) is an Australian-born Italian rugby union player. He plays for Rovigo Delta as a fly-half. His father was born in Ari, Abruzzo, Italy and his mother is from Australia./ swide , James Ambrosini: the future of Italian rugby, 29 May 2013 Due to his father, Ambrosini is eligible to play for the Italian national rugby union team.
Ian Prior (born 21 August 1990) is an Australian professional rugby union player who currently plays for the Western Force in World Series Rugby and the National Rugby Championship. He previously played for the Force, Reds and Brumbies teams in Australia at Super Rugby level, as well as for English club Harlequins. Prior's usual position is scrum-half but he can also play fly- half.
Paliko Jimsheladze (; born 8 July 1975 in Rustavi, Georgia) is a former Georgian rugby union player. He played as a fly-half. He twice won the Georgia Championship, for Tbilissi Tbilisi, in 1994, and for Gumari Tbilisi, in 1996. He moved to France, where he played for Castres (1998–2000), Grenoble (2000–01) Stade Aurillacois (2001–04), AC Bobigny (2004–06) and Arras (2006–07).
Josh Lewis (born 22 March 1992, Merthyr Tydfil)Scarlets Player Profile, Scarlets.co.uk is a Welsh rugby union player who plays for the Dragons as a fly half. Lewis made his debut for the Scarlets team in 2013 having previously played for Ebbw Vale RFC and Llanelli RFC. On 28 March 2017, Lewis signs for Aviva Premiership side, Bath ahead of the 2017–18 season.
Rémi Talès (born 2 May 1984) is a French rugby union player. His position is fly-half and he currently plays for Mont-de-Marsan in the Pro D2. He began his career with Stade Montois before moving to La Rochelle. He established himself as a key player at La Rochelle, helping them to promotion to the Top 14 in the 2009–10 season.
Jack Carty (born 31 August 1992) is a rugby union player from Ireland. His primary position is at fly-half. Having started out with his hometown club, Buccaneers, Carty currently plays for the team of his native province of Connacht in the Pro14, having come through the team's academy. He is Connacht's record points scorer in the Pro14, having overtaken Ian Keatley in March 2019.
In February that year, Carty signed his first professional contract with Connacht. Following the retirement of Dan Parks, Carty became Connacht's first choice at fly-half for the 2014–15 season. He made 21 appearances in the Pro12, with 16 of these coming as starts. Carty played in five of the team's six 2014–15 Challenge Cup games, starting all but one of these.
Farrell scored on a two successive penalties to make the score 9–3 in Saracens' favour. Just before the end of the half, Goosen and Farrell traded penalties to make the score 12–6. Racing's fly-half, Dan Carter was substituted shortly after half-time, having aggravated his leg injury. Farrell scored another penalty early in the second half to extend the lead to 15–6.
Horace Duckett (11 October 1867 – 3 March 1939) was a rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for England, and at club level for Bradford F.C., as a half-back, e.g. scrum-half, or fly-half, i.e. number 9, or 10, and club level rugby league (RL) for Bradford F.C. and Heckmondwike.
Oliver Saunders (born 23 March 1986) is an Australian-Filipino rugby union footballer for the Philippines national rugby union team where his position is at fly half. Saunders is a former professional rugby league footballer with Norths in the Jersey Flegg Cup. He is one of the leading try-scores in the Philippines team. Oliver is brothers with fellow Philippines players Matt Saunders and Benjamin Saunders.
Bruce Dick (born 11 July 1990 in Scotland) is a Scottish rugby union player who plays for Melrose RFC. He can play at Fly-half or Centre. Dick played for Gala before moving to Melrose. On the back of his performances with Melrose, it was announced on 28 May 2012 that Dick had secured an Elite Development Place with Glasgow Warriors for the upcoming season 2012-13.
James So'oialo (born 2 March 1989) is a Samoan rugby union player. He currently plays as a fly-half for Horowhenua Kapiti in the Heartland Championship. He made his international debut in 2011 when he was part of the Samoan team at the 2011 Rugby World Cup where he played in one match. He signed for Irish provincial rugby team Connacht for the 2013/2014 season.
Born on 27 June 1989 in Ascot, Berkshire, Elinor Snowsill studied psychology at Loughborough University. Snowsill went on to captain the Wales women's national under-20 rugby union team, before making her debut as a fly-half for the senior team in 2009 against Sweden. Outside of internationals, Snowsill plays for Bristol Ladies and Newport Gwent Dragons. She made her Women's Rugby World Cup debut in 2010.
Charlie Hore (born 28 August 1976) is a New Zealand rugby union player (fly half), he played for the Super 14 team Highlanders but now plays for Italian side Rugby Viadana. He also had a spell for Irish AIL Team Banbridge RFC in the late 1990s. He also played for Scottish side The Borders. He is the brother of former All Black Andrew Hore.
Strauss also competed for the university rugby club as a Fly-half, starting in the 3rd XV and soon moving up to the 2nd XV, but by his final year had dropped this sport to focus more time on cricket. In a rare distinction, he achieved a full Palatinate for his cricketing activities. He graduated in 1998 with an upper-second class BA degree.
Sandison 1996, p. 8.Kellner 1989, p. 24. He was an avid rugby union player,Argentine Rugby Inspired by Che Guevara by Brendan Gallagher, The Daily Telegraph, 5 October 2007 and played at fly-half for Club Universitario de Buenos Aires.Cain, Nick & Growden, Greg. "Chapter 21: Ten Peculiar Facts about Rugby" in Rugby Union for Dummies (2nd Edition), John Wiley and Sons; , p. 293.
Leonardo Mantelli (born Prato, 7 December 1996) is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a Fly-Half and he currently plays for Colorno in Top12. For 2019–20 Pro14 season, he named like Additional Player for Zebre in Pro 14. In 2016 Mantelli was named in the Italy Under 20 squad and in 2017, he also was named in the Emerging Italy squad.
Henry 'Boeta' Chamberlain (born ) is a South African rugby union player for the in the Currie Cup and the in the Rugby Challenge His regular position is fly-half. He made his Currie Cup debut for the Sharks in August 2019, starting their match in Round Six of the 2019 season against the and kicking a drop- goal shortly before half-time in a 30–28 victory.
Aled Thomas (born 2 January 1985) is a Welsh rugby union player. A fly-half, who plays for the Scarlets in the Pro14. Aled Thomas first joined the Scarlets in 2004, making his first appearance in the Celtic League match against Ulster in Ravenhill. Following spells playing for Newport Gwent Dragons and London Welsh, He signed for the Scarlets as cover for the 2011 Rugby World Cup .
Dallan Murphy (born 22 July 1988) is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. His regular playing position is fly-half Murphy won a Queensland Premier Rugby title playing for Brothers in 2009. He played for the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby competition in 2011 and 2012. He made his debut for the Reds during the 2011 Super Rugby season against the Chiefs in Hamilton.
Ainley remained unmarried throughout his life. He joked on the DVD commentary for The Keeper of Traken (which was recorded shortly before his death) that he did not like the three rings of marriage: the engagement ring, the wedding ring and the bickering. Ainley was a keen sportsman. Initially he was a rugby player, he played at fly-half for the Old Cranleighans, Richmond and Middlesex.
Santiago González Iglesias (born 16 June 1988 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine rugby union player. He plays as a fly-half. He plays for Asociación Alumni. He was also a member of Pampas XV. He has 46 caps for Argentina, since his debut in the 89-6 win over Chile, at 20 May 2009, in Montevideo, for the South American Rugby Championship, Division 1.
Andrea Scanavacca (born 23 July 1973 in Rovigo) is a former Italian rugby union footballer. His usual position was as a fly half. He spent most of his club career (15 out of 17 seasons as senior player) with Rovigo which he entered at the age of 6. He also spent one season each with Rugby Roma in 2000–2001 and Calvisano in 2006–2007.
McKeon was born in Dublin, and grew up in Rathfarnham. He played rugby from a young age, with St Mary's, and also played hurling with Ballyboden St Enda's. McKeon attended Gonzaga College in Ranelagh, where he chose to focus exclusively on rugby. During his time in the college, he played as a fly-half and was part of the school's team in the Leinster Senior Cup.
Andrea Menniti Ippolito (Camposampiero, 25 August 1992) is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a Fly-Half and he currently plays for Rovigo Delta in Top12. For 2013–14 Pro12 season, he named like Additional Player for Benetton Treviso in Pro 12. In 2016 and 2018 Menniti Ippolito was named in the Emerging Italy squad for annual World Rugby Nations Cup.
Eric Elwood is a former Irish rugby union player from Galway. He played as a fly-half. He played for Ireland internationally, and provincially for Connacht. He split his club career between hometown club Galwegians and Lansdowne in Dublin, starting and finishing his career in Galway, with a stint playing with Lansdowne in the 1990s. Elwood earned 35 caps for Ireland, scoring 296 points for the side.
Breakey, a 'one-cap wonder', made his first and only test appearance for Scotland as a Fly-half in the 1978 Five Nations match against England, held at Murrayfield, which would result in a 0–15 defeat for the Scots. He replaced the injured Ian McGeechan. Breakey was later an unused replacement for Scotland in the final match of the 1981 Five Nations Championship against Ireland.
Harry Toft (second ¼ 1881 – fourth ¼ 1951), also known by the nickname of "The Human Corkscrew", was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Glamorgan County RFC, and at club level for Swansea RFC, as a centre, or fly-half, and club level rugby league (RL) for Hunslet.
Gary Jacques van Aswegen (born 18 February 1990) is a former South African rugby union player that played as a fly-half throughout his career. He represented in the domestic Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup competitions between 2010 and 2014 and the in Super Rugby from 2011 to 2013. He also played for the in 2014 and 2015. He retired after the 2015 season, aged 25.
Jim Telfer stood down after the Grand Slam to concentrate on his professional career as a school master. He was succeeded by his assistant, the former Hawick fly-half, Colin Telfer. Scotland went to the first World Cup, played in New Zealand and Australia in the summer of 1987. Rutherford, the team's general and controlling influence, badly injured his knee on an unauthorised tour of Bermuda.
British Olympic Association - Rugby World Cup Stirs Olympic Memories Penzance RFC and England international winger Barrie Bennetts had to withdraw with an injury in the morning and was replaced by Barney Solomon – the elder brother of the much more famous Bert. Cornwall had five current or future England players – captain John Jackett of Falmouth at full back, Bert Solomon at centre, England and British Lions fly-half John "Maffer" Davey at fly half who partnered St Ives and England scrum half, Tommy Wedge. The pack which scrummaged on a first up/first down principle in those days included another England man A J Wilson who was a student at Camborne School of Mines. Scene of the final at White City Stadium Australia outscored Great Britain six tries to one to win the gold medal with a 32-3 victory at the White City Stadium.
With Jones still struggling with a calf injury, Priestland was named as Wales' starting fly-half for their opening match against reigning champions South Africa. With South Africa leading by a point with 10 minutes to go, Priestland had the opportunity to win the match with a drop goal in front of the posts, but he hooked it wide. Nevertheless, he retained the number 10 jersey for the second match against Samoa, scoring two penalties in a 17–10 win. Jones returned to the starting XV for the match against bottom side Namibia, playing 63 minutes before Priestland took over and scored three of his five conversion attempts, but Priestland was again the starting fly-half for Wales' final pool match against Fiji; they won the match 66–0, with Priestland scoring five conversions and a penalty before being replaced by Jones for the final 20 minutes.
At the start of the 2010–11 season, still aged just 17, Ford was called into the England U20 squad for the 2011 campaign. He made his debut at fly-half in the opening U20 Six Nations game against Wales, scoring six points in England's 26-20 victory. He went on to start every game in the tournament, winning Man of the Match awards in the victories over France, Scotland and Ireland as England won the Grand Slam. Despite being the youngest player competing at the 2011 U20 Junior World Cup, he remained first-choice fly-half as England finished in second place following victories over Ireland, Scotland, South Africa and France. The 33-22 loss to New Zealand in the final was the first time that Ford had tasted defeat with an England team since March 2008, when he was playing for the U16s.
The various positions have changed names over time and many are known by different names in different countries. Players in the flanker positions were originally known as "wing forwards", while in the backs, "centre three-quarter" and "wing three-quarter" were used to describe the outside centre and wing respectively (although the terms are still sometimes used in the Northern Hemisphere) The names used by World Rugby tend to reflect Northern Hemisphere usage although fly-half is still often known as "outside-half" or "stand-off" in Britain, and "outhalf" in Ireland. In New Zealand, the scrum-half is still referred to as the "half- back", the fly-half is referred to as the "first five-eighth", the inside centre is called the "second five-eighth" and the outside centre is simply known as "centre". In America and Canada the number 8 is known as "8-man".
The extended their lead at the top of the Currie Cup log to four points after securing a 26–19 victory over the , with fullback Curwin Bosch getting a "full house" – scoring points through all four methods (try, conversion, penalty and drop goal) – for a personal points tally of 21 points. The remained in second position on the log despite having a bye, while the moved ahead of the Blue Bulls following a 60–12 victory over the in Johannesburg, with Selom Gavor scoring two of the Lions' nine tries and fly-half Marnitz Boshoff kicking 15 points. maintained their play-off push with a 41–35 victory over the in Nelspruit, with both teams scoring four tries. Griquas centre Clinton Swart matched Bosch's 21 points in the match, eclipsing Pumas fly-half Francois Brummer's 15 points, while Rudi van Rooyen scored two tries for the visitors.
The maintained their unbeaten record in the season with an emphatic 55–17 victory over the . They scored six tries, with right winger Sergeal Petersen getting a hat-trick, while fly-half Niel Marais added 21 points, successfully kicking three conversions and five penalties in the match. fly-half Tian Schoeman replicated Marais' kicking record in his side's 36–30 victory over in the second semi-final, which ended in dramatic fashion as the Blue Bulls scored a try in the 78th minute through replacement scrum-half Ivan van Zyl – in his first appearance of the season – to overturn Western Province's lead. These results meant that the Free State Cheetahs qualified for their first final since 2009, when they also met the in the final, and their first home final since 2006, when the same two teams drew 28–all after extra time to share the title.
Simmonds was born in Torquay, and grew up in Teignmouth, Devon, where his father and uncle are both in the fishing industry. As a child, he wanted to be a footballer, but after earning selection to play rugby for Devon aged 14, he switched his focus to it. His younger brother Joe Simmonds also plays rugby union for Exeter Chiefs and has represented England at youth levels as a fly-half.
Felipe Contepomi (born 20 August 1977) is an Argentine rugby coach who is currently the backs coach at Leinster Rugby. He was a rugby union footballer who played fly-half or centre; his last club was Club Newman, in the first division of the URBA championship. He was also a key player for Argentina, having played 15 years for the national team. His twin brother Manuel was also a Puma.
He previously played for Bargoed RFC, Cardiff RFC and Penallta RFC (Youth). A fly-half, Jones made his debut for Newport Gwent Dragons against Gloucester 4 November 2010. He scored his first try on his Magners League debut on 29 April 2011 against Cardiff Blues. Jones joined Bedford Blues on loan for the start of the 2014-15 season and in January 2015 made the move on a permanent basis.
A steelworker by trade, Windsor actually began his rugby union career as a back, playing at fullback and fly-half, but became famous as a hooker. He played for Brynglas and Cross Keys before joining Pontypool where with Graham Price and Charlie Faulkner he became part of the legendary Pontypool Front Row, also known as the Viet Gwent (a play on Viet Cong) and immortalised in song by Max Boyce.
Phillips was one of the players of the tour. On 12 March 2011, Phillips scored a controversial try against Ireland in the 2011 Six Nations Championship. When Irish fly-half Jonathan Sexton kicked the ball out of play, Wales hooker Matthew Rees proceeded to take a quick line-out with a different ball to the one which Sexton kicked out of play, which is against International Rugby Board regulations.
Glenn Morrison crossed codes for a 2019 charity game in the Richard Birkett memorial game playing on behalf of Bradford Salem. Following his charity run out; Glenn signed for Salem to play through the 2019 winter season, debuting at fly half in the opening preseason game against Yarnbury XV. Glenn was signed for an undisclosed fee although rumours abound that the value was in excess of £1 million.
Christopher Malone (born 8 January 1978 in Sydney) is an Australian rugby union coach and a former professional player. Malone is currently an assistant coach with the NSW Waratahs. He was previously head coach of Sydney University and the Sydney Stars in Australia's National Rugby Championship. Malone began his rugby career as a fly-half in Sydney's Shute Shield competition and played in the English Premiership for ten years.
Ravai Fatiaki (born 1 March 1987) is a Fijian rugby union player who plays for Leicester Tigers in England's Premiership Rugby. He made his international debut for Fiji in 2009 against Japan. He plays as a centre or fly-half. Along with Iliesa Keresoni, Fatiaki was a member of the 2006 Lelean Memorial School Under 19 Dream Team that won the Fiji Secondary Schools' Rugby Union championship Deans Trophy.
John Henry Payne (19 March 1858 – 4 January 1942) was an English rugby union footballer who played in the 1880s. He played at representative level for England, and Lancashire (captain), and at club level for Broughton RUFC, as a half-back, e.g. fly-half, or scrum-half, he died in Victoria Park, Manchester. Payne also played first-class cricket for Cambridge University in the 1880 season and for Lancashire in 1883.
James William Hook (born 27 June 1985) is a former Welsh rugby union player. Hook has won 81 caps for Wales (currently 13th all-time) and is Wales' fourth highest all-time points scorer. Most often playing as a fly-half, Hook is known as a utility player, and has also played as a centre, wing and fullback. He began his club career with Neath, from 2004 to 2006.
Lealiifano in 2013 In 2007, Leali'ifano signed with the Brumbies on a rookie contract. He played for the Australian Sevens rugby team, and for the Canberra Vikings in the Australian Rugby Championship in 2007. Leali'ifano made his Super Rugby debut in 2008 against the Crusaders in Christchurch. He played fly-half in 2008 and 2009, before shifting to inside centre when Matt Giteau returned to the Brumbies in 2010.
Neil Jenkins, (born 8 July 1971) is a Welsh former rugby union player and current coach. He played fly-half, centre, or full back for Pontypridd, Cardiff, Celtic Warriors, Wales and the British and Irish Lions. Jenkins is Wales' highest ever points-scorer and is the third highest on the List of leading Rugby union Test point scorers. He was the first player to score 1,000 points in international matches.
Dominguez then made his Italian debut in March 1991 against France. Dominguez played for the Azzurri at fly-half in three world cups in 1991, 1995 and 1999. He is one of only five players (Dan Carter, Jonny Wilkinson, Ronan O'Gara, and Neil Jenkins) in history to have scored more than 1,000 points. In 1997 he moved to Stade Français and was part of the French champions' 1998 side.
Lisandro Arbizu (born September 29, 1971 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He plays at fly-half or inside centre. He began playing for the local traditional club Belgrano Athletic Club and was one of the first Argentine players to migrate into the professional rugby in Europe. He played with four clubs in France: CA Brive, CA Bordeaux-Bègles Gironde, Section Paloise and Aviron Bayonnais.
Damien Traille (born 12 June 1979) is a former French rugby union footballer. His usual position was centre, fly-half and fullback. Traille has played for France, including at the 2003 Rugby World Cup and the 2011 Rugby World Cup as well as France's Six Nations victories in 2002, 2004 and 2006. He played for Pau from the late 1990s through to 2004, when he moved to his current club, Biarritz.
Stars of the campaign included fly half James Murray, flanker Niall Shannon and full back Dave Whiteford. Murray and Shannon top scored with four tries, Whiteford recorded three and player of the year Murray also took on kicking duties to finish the season on 126 points. Reserve side Nomads finished 3rd in Community 1 and were narrowly edged out by an experienced Valley Mustangs team in the Grand Championship semi-final.
Errol Tobias was born on the farm Klipdrift, located outside Caledon in the Overberg district of the Western Cape. In August 1978, Tobias turned out at fly-half for a multi-racial South African Country Districts XV against the American Cougars. Tobias scored two tries at the Border Rugby Union Grounds, and helped in the scoring of two more. About 5,500 spectators witnessed the 44–12 victory over the American team.
He made his debut in March, as substitute for wing Joseph Tomane, against the Chiefs at Baypark Stadium in Mount Maunganui. As "rookie fly-half" he made his Brumbies run-on debut, in Wellington against the Hurricanes, in May. He had been selected as a No.10 replacement for the injured Christian Lealiifano. As first-receiver Holmes helped guide the Brumbies to a 37–25 victory over the Hurricanes.
Robert "Robbie" Coleman (born 3 August 1990) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the NOLA Gold in Major League Rugby (MLR). Coleman left the Brumbies after being granted a release at the end of the 2016 Super Rugby season. His playing position is either fly-half, centre or full-back. He made his Brumbies debut during the 2010 Super 14 season against the Reds in Canberra.
The next game was against , at home on 28 February. Making his debut that day at fly half was Henry Walter Jack, McNamara's half- back partner at UCC and Munster, the pair known as "Macky and Jacky". Ireland won the game two tries to nil, with McNamara scoring one of the tries. The last of McNamara's international appearances was against on 14 March 1914 at Balmoral Showgrounds in Belfast.
Pretorius made his international debut for the Springboks on 8 June 2002 at fly-half against Wales at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein. The Springboks won 34–19, with Pretorius kicking three conversions and one penalty goal. He played in the subsequent 19–8 victory over the Welsh. He notched up one try, five conversions and three penalty goals in his third match as a Springbok against Argentina.
In 2007, he returned to the national side and became Jake White's 2nd-choice fly-half to Butch James, playing an extensive reserve role in the 2007 Rugby World Cup, coming on as a replacement in the final which South Africa won 15–6 against England. On 19 June 2009, Perth-based Super Rugby franchise the Western Force announced Pretorius as its international marquee-signing for the 2010 Super 14 season.
Born in Brisbane on 19 January 1965 and is the son of former Australian rugby hooker Paul Mooney. Phil Mooney was an accomplished fly-half at junior level and premier level. Mooney attended Brisbane Grammar School and played in the First XV at number 10 for three years. He was selected in Queensland schoolboys and played in the Brisbane under 19 team and later the Brisbane opens team.
His cricket career lead him towards 8 years in First Class Cricket for Western Suburbs Cricket Club in Brisbane. However, it was his rugby career that directed him to becoming a professional coach. From 1986 to 1994 he played Premier grade in the position of fly-half. In 1995 he coached Colts One (now called Premier Colts), and coached Premiership winning Colts One for Wests in 1997 and 1998.
Max joined property advisors DTZ to undertake professional training to become a Chartered Surveyor. He passed his Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) in 1994 and became a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS). In 1995 he became an Associate Director, and in 1997 was promoted to Director. Whilst at DTZ, he worked with Rob Andrew, the former England rugby fly-half, in the international investment team.
Clem Lewis (22 June 1890 – 27 October 1944) was a Welsh international fly-half who played club rugby for Cardiff. Lewis was capped for Wales eleven times either side of World War I, and captained his country on two occasions. Born in Bridgend, Lewis moved to first class team, Cardiff, in 1909 from local club Bridgend. Lewis won two rugby 'blues' for Cambridge and played for invitational team the Barbarians.
Taniela Moa (born 11 March 1985) is a Rugby union player. He currently plays for Section Paloise. He started playing for Auckland for two to three years but then moved to play for Bay of Plenty in the 2010 Air NZ cup competition (also known as NPC and now known as the ITM cup). His main position is scrum- half but he can also cover the Fly-half position.
Selwyn Hanam Biggs (June 1872 – 12 January 1943) was a Welsh international rugby union fly-half who played club rugby for Cardiff and county rugby for Glamorgan.GENUK Newspaper extracts Western Mail 4 April 1894. Both Biggs and his brother Norman played international rugby for Wales, though they never played in the same match for Wales together. Biggs was described at the time as a 'certain tackler' and a 'fast, good dodger'.
Lockhart appeared twice for Scotland at first-class cricket level, against Ireland in 1910 and an All India side in 1911. In the match against Ireland he took eleven wickets, including six for 76 in the second innings. The rest of his first class games were played with Cambridge University, for whom he took over one hundred wickets. He was an international rugby footballer, representing Scotland as a fly half.
Stoddart began his rugby career at Treorchy RFC, working his way through the club's youth ranks before finally making it into the senior team for the 2003–04 season while still only 18 years old. Stoddart made most of his appearances at fly-half that season, scoring over 250 points for the Rhondda club. However, Treorchy were relegated from the First Division and Stoddart was given a trial at Pontypridd RFC.
Ronan John Ross O'Gara (Irish: Rónán Ó Gadhra, born 7 March 1977) is an Irish former rugby union player and current coach. O'Gara played as a fly-half and is Ireland's second most-capped player and highest ever points scorer. He is currently head coach of La Rochelle in the French Top 14. O'Gara won 128 caps for Ireland, winning three Triple Crowns and the Grand Slam in 2009.
Rose was educated at Rusthof Primary School and Hoërskool Strand, and is currently 1.80 metres tall and 77 kilograms in weight.Players: Earl Rose 2008. He told SA Sports Illustrated, however, that he was looking to bulk up in a bid to stake his claim on the Lions' fly-half position. Rose counts among his hobbies reading and listening to music, of which his favourite genre is R&B.
Tedo Abzhandadze (born 13 June 1999) is a Georgian rugby union player who plays as a fly-half for AIA Kutaisi in the Didi 10 and the Georgia national team. He was member of the Georgia U20 squad for the 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship, 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship and the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship. Tedo played 2019 Rugby World Cup for Georgia national team.
In the 1963/64 Llanelli lost to Moseley on 4 January. Although Llanelli lost the encounter, John scored a try and converted it, and played in four more matches for the Llanelli senior team towards the end of the season.Hughes (1986) p. 193 He continued to represent Llanelli while at Trinity College, Carmarthen, and gained a reputation as a kicking fly-half with a penchant for putting over dropped goals.
Ben Botica (born 7 October 1989, Takapuna) is a New Zealand rugby union player. A fly-half or centre, he plays for French club Bordeaux Bègles. The son of the New Zealand international Frano Botica, he played rugby at school and was selected to play for the New Zealand Schoolboys team. In 2008, he spent a year in France where he played with the Espoirs (Academy) team of Biarritz Olympique.
Katy Daley-McLean (born 19 December 1985) is an English rugby union player, who was captain of England Women and captained them to victory against Canada in the 2014 France Rugby World Cup. She plays rugby union at fly-half for Loughborough Lightning in Premier 15s. She received an MBE in the 2014 New Year Honours. Katy graduated from the University of Sunderland with a BSc Sports Studies in 2007.
Williams made his debut for Wales in January 1947 against as a fly-half, playing alongside Haydn Tanner. He went on to win a further 21 Welsh caps, all as a centre, making his final appearance against in January 1955. He scored seven tries, for a total of 21 points in internationals. Williams captained Wales in five matches, four times in 1953 and once in 1955, in his final international.
There, he played rugby union in the position of fly-half alongside Clive Woodward at centre. In 1973, he spent a year studying at the University for Foreigners in Perugia, Italy. He then attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and was commissioned into the Scots Guards as a second lieutenant on 28 June 1975, with the Personal Number 500263."Iain Duncan-Smith", Britannica Online entry by Peter Kellner, 20 February 2013.
Simon Picone (born 26 September 1982) is an Italian rugby union player for Benetton Treviso in the Pro14 competition. He was born in Viterbo. A Scrum- half, Picone was called up to the Italy squad for the 2008 Six Nations Championship. He came off the bench in Italy's 23–19 defeat to England in Rome to run in a try after charging down debutant England fly-half Danny Cipriani's kick.
Jeremy Staunton (born 7 May 1980) is an Irish rugby union fly-half, having retired in 2012 while playing for English club Leicester Tigers in the top level of English rugby, the English Premiership. He has also played at every level for Ireland. He was educated at St Munchin's College Limerick and University of Limerick. Staunton began his rugby career with his local team Galbally RFC in Co. Limerick, Ireland.
Davies was born in Pembroke, Wales, and originally played for Pembroke Dock Harlequins. Davies made his international debut on 4 January 1913 at Twickenham in the England vs South Africa match. He was part of the England team that won the Grand Slam in both 1921 and 1923. During his time playing he earned 22 caps, making him England's most capped fly-half until Rob Andrew overtook him.
Rokobaro began playing Rugby Union in his hometown of Adelaide, South Australia for Old Collegians. He moved to Brisbane, and attended Marist College Ashgrove and played both Rugby Union and Australian Rules Football. As fly-half for Fiji at the 2008 Junior World Cup Rokobaro helped Fiji beat Tonga 25 to 10. After relocating to Sydney, New South Wales, Rokobaro helped Sydney Uni Football Club win the Colts Premiership in 2009.
For 2010, Berquist faced increased competition for the starting fly-half position with the Highlanders from Michael Hobbs and Robbie Robinson, although he still managed to match his 2009 total with 6 starts. His goal-kicking opportunities decreased from 2009 due to the emergence of Israel Dagg as one of the top goal-kickers in Super 14. In 2011, Berquist was back up for Dan Carter at the Crusaders.
Fangatapu Apikotoa, (born 31 August 1983)Fangatapu 'Apikotoa international rugby profile ESPN Scrum.com is a Tongan rugby union player who currently plays for the Tautahi Gold in the World Rugby Pacific Challenge. His preferred position is fly half but also can slot into the centre and full back positions. He also played his rugby for the Marist Ma'ufanga Rugby Club in the Datec Cup Provincial Championship in Tonga.
John Boe (born 23 November 1955) is a New Zealand former rugby union footballer and a current coach. He played as a centre, before moving to fly- half. He played for Waikato Colts, but never had a competitive game for the All Blacks, despite being selected for his tour of France, in 1981. Boe started his coach career with Waikato Colts, being their head coach from 1995 to 1998.
José Rakotoarisoa Harison, known as José Rakoto (born 11 December 1980) is a Malagasy rugby union player. He plays as a fly-half and as a fullback. Harison first played in F.I.T.A.M.I.B.A., from 1997/98 to 1999/2000, moving then to XV Simpatiques, where he would play from 2000/01 to 2002/03. He then would represent 3F.B., one of the best teams of Madagascar, from 2003/04 to 2004/05.
Born 3 April 1980 in Coventry, Goode attended King Henry VIII School in Coventry and Bromsgrove School in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. He started playing rugby union at the age of five at Barkers Butts, before moving to Nuneaton at 12. Up until then he had played at scrum half but soon found out he enjoyed the game better at fly-half. He also played for Warwickshire and the Midlands.
Corley played club rugby for Dublin University and later for Wanderers. He was one of the first Irish players to specialise as a fly-half, and was described as a brilliant attacking player and a splendid drop-kicker. He first played international rugby for Ireland as part of the team that faced England in the 1902 Home Nations Championship on the 8 February. A halfback,Harry Corley player profile Scrum.
Benoît Baby (born 7 September 1983 in Lavelanet, France) is a French rugby union footballer, currently playing for Biarritz Olympique in the élite domestic championship, the Top 14. He usually plays at centre, but also at fullback and fly-half and has represented France. Baby made his début for the national team during the 2005 Six Nations, against Ireland in Dublin. France won the match 26 points to 19.
Athanase Dali (born 9 September 1967) is a former Ivorian rugby union player. He played as a fly-half. The son of François Dali, the main introducer of rugby in Côte d'Ivoire, he graduated in Journalism in France in 1995. He played for Clamart Rugby 92 in France. He had 7 caps for Côte d'Ivoire, scoring 2 conversions, 8 penalties and 1 drop goal, 31 points in aggregate.
Iefata "Fata" Sini (born December 24, 1966) is a Samoan rugby footballer who has played professional rugby league, and international rugby union. His first break was in 1995 when he signed for the Salford City Reds. He also represented Samoa, playing fly half. He became an instant favourite at The Willows with a style of running and a tackling technique that was compared to a bull charging a matador.
Sébastien Fauqué is a French rugby union player, born 6 March 1977 in Tarbes (Hautes-Pyrénées), who plays as fly half for La Rochelle. He arrived at US Montauban from US Dax after a spell at Castres Olympique and a first professional contract at Section Paloise. He was the backup for David Aucagne at Pau and Thomas Castaignède at Castres. He trained at two clubs: Riscle and Lourdes.
Thomas Vivien Colin Hardwick (born 24 March 1999) is an English professional rugby union player for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby. He usually plays fly half or centre. He is the son of former international Rob Hardwick. Hardwick made his debut for Leicester Tigers on 10 November 2017 in an Anglo- Welsh Cup match against Bath at the Rec, he scored 11 points as Leicester lost 33 - 31.
The Pumas edged the match 38–30, with hooker Frank Herne scoring a hat-trick of tries in his team's only win of the season. The final group match in the competition was a dead rubber; top side outscored by 9 tries to 4 to win 63–26; scrum-half Shaun Venter got a brace, while fly-half Niel Marais contributed 17 points through one try and 6 conversions.
After developing at Trimsaran, he was given a trial with Llanelli but was rejected. Neath gave him another chance and he signed with them in 1982, selected to play at fly-half. After 35 games for Neath Davies was selected to play for Wales, against England at the Cardiff Arms Park. After scoring a try and a drop goal, Davies was named Man of the Match in the Welsh victory.
Late in 2004 he became head coach of Northampton Saints, together with former England fly-half and teammate Paul Grayson. In July 2005 he became Director of Rugby. After retiring from top class rugby, he has worked as an independent citing officer, reviewing English Rugby Premiership matches. In the summer of 2013 he became Director of Rugby at Bournemouth RFC who were playing in National Division 2 South.
Despite scoring the only try of the match, the lost the first match of the weekend 13–15 to a side for whom fly-half JC Roos slotted five penalties in five attempts. In a battle between two teams without any victories in the competition this far, the ran out winners by beating 31–9 in Kimberley. The Cheetahs secured a bonus point by scoring four tries, with Fred Zeilinga scoring one of those in a personal contribution of 16 points, while Griquas remain bottom of the log with no log points to their name. The two teams from Gauteng remained the only unbeaten teams after victories in their matches – the scored four tries to beat the 31–16 in Durban, while the beat defending champions 47–29 in the highest- scoring match of the weekend, with Jamba Ulengo scoring two tries and fly-half Tian Schoeman contributing 19 points with the boot, the same points haul as Western Province's Demetri Catrakilis.
In this position, however, he was unable to make much of an international impression, his sole appearance at fly-half coming in the 2000 tour to South Africa in the first test, after Jonny Wilkinson fell victim to food poisoning. In 2001 he made the break during the Heineken Cup final that resulted in the winning try - Healey had started the match at scrum half with Andy Goode at 10, but was switched to fly-half in the closing minutes. He also scored the second and decisive try against Munster when Tigers retained the cup the following year. His form for Tigers during the 2001 season, was rewarded with a call up to England's starting line-up during the Six Nations, and selection for the British and Irish Lions squad to tour Australia, where he put in some good performances for the mid-week team but missed out on further caps due to injury.
Scotland beat Ireland to top their pool, again both teams qualifying. In the quarter-finals, neither Canada nor Western Samoa proved a match for New Zealand or Scotland, respectively. Meanwhile, England knocked out 1987 finalist France in a bruising encounter. Australia pipped Ireland 19–18 in a thrilling match at Lansdowne Road, with a last-gasp try from fly-half Michael Lynagh coming after the Irish took an unexpected 18–15 lead.
Robert Brent Russell (born 5 March 1980) is a South African rugby union player. He is a "utility back" (capable of playing fullback, fly-half or wing) who plays for Clermont in the French Top 14. Previously, he had played with Saracens in England, and before that the in the Currie Cup and the in the Super 14 for many years. He also featured frequently in the Springbok squad before his departure for Europe.
In April 1893 Markötter enrolled at Victoria College in Stellenbosch, where he took up rugby at the age of 16. He made his first appearance in the third team as a full-back against a side from Hamiltons. Assiduous practicing moved him into the second team, where he switched to fly-half. Proving to be "a hard and committed tackler" he made the first team in 1894, for which he continued to play until 1897.
But it was as a rugby player that he stood out. He joined Racing Club de France, a Paris club, as he lived in the prestigious Rue de Rennes in the centre of the city. He was a versatile back, a good kicker and an excellent tackler, who played generally as fly-half. He won his first cap for France at the age of 20 on January 1, 1925 at Colombes against Ireland.
Patrick William Howard, usually known as Pat Howard or Paddy Howard (born 14 November 1973) is an ex-head coach at Leicester Tigers and a former Australian rugby union international who played centre or fly-half. He was the General Manager, Team Performance – for the Australian national cricket team. He was born in Sydney. His father Jake Howard played prop for Australia and his grandfather Cyril Towers also played centre for the Wallabies.
Fiji 29-man squad for the 2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup. On 31 May, it was announced that Vereniki Goneva and Levani Botia were withdrawn from the squad due to injury. Watisoni Votu was added to the squad to replace Goneva, while Botia was not replaced. Ahead of the final Round 3 match against Samoa, McKee added former footballer Isoa Donaldson to the squad to increase depth in the Fly Half position.
Christian Leali'ifano (born 24 September 1987), is an Australian professional rugby player. He is of Samoan heritage, and his surname is spelled Leali'ifano when using Samoan diacritics. He currently plays for the in Super Rugby and Toyota Jido Shokki in the Japanese Top League and his usual position is inside centre or fly-half. In August 2016, two weeks after the Brumbies were knocked out of the Super Rugby finals, Leali'ifano was diagnosed with leukaemia.
Ireland head coach Declan Kidney named an initial 33-man squad for the tournament on 27 January 2013. Flanker Rhys Ruddock, centre Darren Cave, wing Andrew Trimble and fullback Robbie Henshaw were added to the squad on 5 February, following injuries to Peter O'Mahony, Gordon D'Arcy and Keith Earls. Prop Stephen Archer and fly-half Ian Madigan were added to the squad on 7 March, following injuries to Tom Court and Jonathan Sexton.
Clive Anthony Ulyate (11 December 1933 – 18 March 2018) was a South African sportsman who played international rugby union for South Africa. He also played first-class cricket. Ulyate, a fly-half, played his early rugby at Hilton College, before moving on to the University of Witwatersrand RFC. He would later play provincially for Transvaal. He was capped four times for South Africa during the British Lions tour of South Africa in 1955.
Harris had a new rival for Leicester's fly half shirt in Niall Malone and feeling that no professional contract was forthcoming he joined Coventry in the second division. Coventry finished 3rd in his first season and lost the promotion play off against London Irish. Harris played one more season for Coventry before moving onto Nuneaton. Following the death of his father, who had watched every match he played, he retired aged 34.
Mark Woodrow (born 16 September 1980) is an English rugby union player-coach for Dings Crusaders currently playing in the English National League 3 South West. His position of choice is fly-half. Mark has played for eleven English national league clubs in addition to appearing for both Paternope (Naples) and later Viadana in the Italian leagues. He is a former England Counties XV international and has previously been involved with England Sevens.
In the Final of the Rugby World Cup, Foley scored seven points, the lowest total of points in one game for the fly-half during the 2015 campaign. Despite only kicking two conversions and one penalty goal against the number one ranked team in the world, Foley finished equal third top point scorer with man of the match, Dan Carter. Foley finished the tournament with 82 points. Australia were defeated in the final 34–17.
SA Sports Business From 2011 to 2012 they were known as the MTN Lions for sponsorship reasons. Ivor Ichikowitz and Robert Gumede pledged to purchase a 49.9% stake in the club through their investment company GumaTac in October 2010. The deal fell apart in 2011 due to differences with GLRU executives. In February 2011, the club signed Springbok fly-half Butch JamesThe National among other high- profile signings Lionel Mapoe, Pat Cilliers and Rory Kockott.
Ernest Gwyn Richards (22 December 1905 – 17 December 1985) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Bryncethin RFC, Bridgend RFC, Cardiff RFC and Torquay Athletic RFC, as a fly-half, i.e. number 10, and club level rugby league (RL) for Huddersfield,Robert Gate (1986). "Gone North - Volume 1".
The partnership he established with Brigadier Buurman van Zyl, was the foundation on which the Blue Bulls built their dominance of the Currie Cup scene in the 1970s. Naas Botha was, without doubt, the most controversial Northerns hero ever, because no-one was ever neutral about him. People either loved him or loved to hate him. Just like his predecessor, Hannes Brewis, Botha was a genius at fly-half and the great points machine.
Matthew McGahan (born 21 April 1993) is an Australian born rugby union player of Irish descent. His father played professional rugby league in New Zealand. Matt plays in the fly-half (and occasionally inside centre) position for Top League club Yamaha Júbilo, and formerly in the Mitre 10 Cup for North Harbour and Australia's National Rugby League (NRL) rugby league club the Melbourne Storm. He is the son of rugby league legend, Hugh McGahan.
Ed Barnes (born 14 January 1981, in Banbury) is an Ex English rugby union footballer, who plays fly-half for Bristol Rugby. Barnes started his playing career at Bath before moving to Bedford. He was traded from Plymouth Albion to Bristol Rugby for the 2007-8 season. Barnes' first game in the Guinness Premiership was made as a replacement against London Wasps where he cleared a penalty to result in a draw.
Angus O'Brien (born 17 September 1994) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays as a fly-half having previously played for Cross Keys RFC. He is a Wales under-20 international. Angus O’Brien played club rugby for Caerleon RFC at Junior level before beginning his Senior career. O'Brien made his debut for the Dragons regional team on 12 September 2014 aged 19 versus the Ospreys, kicking 4 penalties in a 15-17 defeat.
The All black fly-half Andrew Mehrtens kicked cross-field and found Rees on his right wing. Rees counter-attacked, chipped over the head of Lomu. He collected the ball, sidestepped round Zinzan Brooke's cover tackle and scored in the corner. The try sparked England on to a 23-9 half-time lead, though the All Blacks fought back in the second half with the match ending in a 26-26 draw.
Born in 1879 at Cook's Hill, Newcastle, New South Wales he played rugby for the Norwood and Carlton clubs usually as a backrower and at times at fly-half. In 1899 Walsh represented Northern District (Newcastle & Hunter) against the first touring British team in a match at Newcastle. In 1903 he represented Combined Country against Metropolis (Sydney City) and Combined Country against New Zealand. He also represented New South Wales against Queensland that year.
Valentin Courrent (born August 16, 1982 in Bondy) is a French rugby union player for FC Grenoble in the Top 14 competition. He plays as a fly-half. He has won both the Guinness Premiership and the Top 14, and was the first player to achieve this feat. In the 2005–2006 season, Courrent played as a replacement and scored a conversion in the final as Sale Sharks won their first ever Premiership title.
Schoeman represented university side in the 2013 Varsity Cup competition, scoring 23 points in the first four rounds of the competition before Handré Pollard was given a chance for the latter rounds of the competition, which UP Tuks eventually went on to win. He was the first-choice fly-half throughout the 2014 Varsity Cup however, scoring 48 points in his seven appearances, but failing to help his side qualify for the quarter- finals.
Thomas Castaignède (born 21 January 1975) is a rugby union footballer from Mont-de-Marsan. Born in Mont-de-Marsan, Aquitaine, Castaignède played as a junior and senior for Stade Montois in various positions, initially as fly- half or centre, and latterly as fullback. He joined Toulouse to help them win French titles in three successive seasons, and lifted the inaugural European Cup with the club. Castaignède then played for Castres Olympique before joining Saracens.
Jade Te Rure (born 18 June 1993) is a New Zealand rugby union player who is currently signed for Yorkshire Carnegie in the English RFU Championship have previously played for Manawatu in the Mitre 10 Cup. His position of choice is fly-half. He previously played for Edinburgh in the Pro12. Scottish-qualified, through his Edinburgh-born grandmother, Te Rure has played in the capital before as part of a touring under-18 side.
Dombrandt began playing rugby age six for Warlingham R.F.C. in Surrey, originally a hooker he also played fly-half before switching into the forwards pack. He attended The John Fisher School as a pupil. He played no rugby for representative sides or a professional academy before joining Cardiff Metropolitan University in 2015. He played for Wales under 20s in the 2017 Six Nations, qualifying as a resident student at a Welsh university.
Benjamin Louwrens Osler (23 November 1901 – 28 April 1962) was a rugby union footballer who played internationally for South Africa. Osler played mainly at fly-half for both South Africa, and his provincial team of Western Province. Osler was born at Aliwal North. He was first selected to play on 16 August 1924 against the Lions when they toured South Africa. This was the first of his 17 consecutive Test appearances for South Africa.
Ford started playing for England U18s when he was 15 years old. He later became captain of the team. Ford was a regular in the successful England U18 side from 2008 to 2010. He was first selected for the 2008 end-of-season tour to Argentina at the age of just 15, and was first choice fly-half for the 2009 & 2010 Six Nations and for the 2009 tour to South Africa.
Going into the 2003 World Cup as one of the tournament favourites, England reached the final on 22 November 2003 against host Australia. The game went into extra time with the score tied at 14–14; after one penalty apiece and with just seconds to spare, a match-winning drop goal by fly-half Jonny Wilkinson brought the final score to 20–17, making England rugby world champions for the first time.
Tommaso Iannone (born 16 September 1990) is a retired Italian rugby union player and he played for Zebre and Benetton in the Pro14 and the Italian national team. His position was Wing, although he can also play as a Fly-half. He began his career with Crociati Parma before he moved to Benetton Treviso in 2011. He made his international test debut in a 28–23 win against Tonga on 10 November 2012.
In their first season in the National Leagues, Mounts Bay finished first in National Division Three South and were again promoted, their eighth promotion in nine seasons, to play in National Division Two during the 2008-09 season. Fly-half Lee Jarvis was the league's top point scorer with 266 points. In addition to the league championship Mounts Bay also won the Cornwall Super Cup by defeating Launceston 45-17 on 24 March 2008.
In 2001, Harris made a £1.5 million switch to Cardiff RFC and Wales. Harris made his début for the Welsh side on 10 November 2001, playing against Argentina in Cardiff; Wales lost 16–30. Having played only 200 minutes of rugby union before his international début, Harris struggled, particularly with his tactical kicking. This led to a move from fly-half to inside centre, where he could be creative with less pressure.
Nicolas Laharrague (born 30 October 1981 in Tarbes, France) is a French rugby union footballer. Laharrague's main position is centre and fly-half where he plays for FC Grenoble in France's Top 14. Born in Tarbes, Laharrague played in several age group representative sides for France, including Under 19, Under 20, and Under 21. He first played professionally for Tarbes Pyrenees in the Pro D2 in 2000, before moving to US Dax.
Colomiers opened the scoring through a Laurent Labit penalty, Ulster fullback Simon Mason responded with four of his own before half-time. After the break, captain and fly-half David Humphreys added a drop goal, before Colomiers recorded another penalty from substitute Mickaël Carré, but Mason was able to kick two more for Ulster to put the match out of Colomiers' reach. Ulster centre Jonny Bell was named as man of the match.
Wellington held on. This was the longest Wellington had held onto the Ranfurly Shield since 1953 and Fa'atonu Fili claimed the record for most drop goals in an Air New Zealand Cup season with 3. Both Canterbury and Wellington had several All Blacks back for Wellington's 5th defence of the season. Wellington most notable had Cory Jane, Ma'a Nonu and Rodney So'oialo while Canterbury had All Black Captain Richie McCaw and fly half Dan Carter.
This time he was on the same side as his brother, as they faced England in the opening match of the 1929 Five Nations Championship. Roberts played in his preferred fly-half position outside the more experienced Wick Powell. The game ended in an England victory and Roberts was dropped for the next match and didn't represent Wales again. Despite a long association with Cardiff RFC, Roberts only played 31 matches for the club.
The Times noted Tarr's performance saying: "FN Tarr, at left centre three-quarter, gave a magnificent display of defensive play." Tarr earned his first England cap on 9 January 1909 against the touring Australians at Rectory Field, Blackheath. His opportunity came up with both Vassall and John Birkett injured. Also earning their first caps that day were Edgar Mobbs on the right wing and Alex Ashcroft, of Cambridge University, at fly-half.
Michael Anthony Mary Quinn (31 May 1952)Michael Quinn player profile Scrum.com is a former rugby union footballer who played international rugby as a fly- half for Ireland. He played schools rugby for Newbridge College and captained them to victory in the 1970 Schools Cup Final over Blackrock College RFC. He then moved on to play senior rugby for Lansdowne Football Club before earning a call up to the Ireland national team.
Iulian Dumitraş (born 22 June 1982 in Suceava) is a Romanian rugby union player. He plays as a fly-half and as a fullback. Dumitraş played in France for Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby, Section Paloise (2005/06-2007/08) SC Albi 2008/09 and now plays for FC Lourdes. He has 23 caps for Romania, since his debut in 2002, with 7 tries, 4 conversions and 1 penalty scored, 46 points in aggregate.
In 2007, Giteau was selected for the Wallabies 2007 Rugby World Cup and 2008 squad and was first choice No. 12. He also had gained 40 test points, putting him in the top scorer's list in the competition. Giteau took injuries into the match, and the Wallabies lost in the quarter-final to England 10–12. Following Rugby World Cup, Giteau played fly-half for the Barbarians against Rugby World Cup winners South Africa.
Winger Alex Wootton also left the province on loan to Connacht for the 2020–21 season. On the academy front, three players joined year one of the programme: hooker Scott Buckley, back-rower Alex Kendellen and fly-half Jack Crowley. Jack Stafford and Alan Tynan completed their three years in the academy and were released by the province. It is possible that more players will join the academy over the course of the season.
Along with the fly-half, they make many of the tactical decisions on the field. During general play, the scrum-half is generally the player who receives the ball from the forwards and passes it to the backs. They are good communicators, especially at directing the forwards around, and their aim is to provide the backs with clean ball. Good scrum-halves have an excellent pass, a good tactical kick and are deceptive runners.
His appearances as Australian captain include a Bledisloe Cup win in 2002 and an extra-time loss to England in the 2003 Rugby World Cup final. As a member of the Wallabies team, Gregan has attained the zenith of the rugby world, winning the Rugby World Cup in 1999. Gregan and his longtime Wallabies teammate, fly-half Stephen Larkham, also hold the all-time record for Test appearances by a halfback partnership with 79.
Ryan Mills (born 30 May 1992) is an English professional rugby union player who plays for in Premiership Rugby. He can play at both inside centre and at fly-half. Ryan previously played for Gloucester and Worcester Warriors in Premiership Rugby. He made his first appearance for Gloucester in the 2010/11 season coming off the bench in an away match to Saracens where he kicked a conversion in a 35-12 defeat.
Ryan Dean Mario West (Winger)- Narrator and protagonist of the novel, Ryan Dean is known as "Winger" because of his position as a wing on his varsity rugby team. He thinks of himself as a loser. Ryan Dean develops into a man by becoming more happy with himself as the story progresses. Joey Cosentino- A senior at Pine Mountain, Joey is Ryan Dean's very best friend, and plays fly half for the varsity rugby team.
Andrew Baggett (born 1982) is an English rugby union footballer who plays at fly-half. Currently coach at Middlesbrough, Baggett is best known for his spells with Wharfedale and Blaydon where he became the National League 1 all- time top scorer with 1,707 points. As well as playing club rugby Baggett has represented Yorkshire and Durham in the County Championships, and was part of the Yorkshire squad that won the Bill Beaumont Cup in 2008.
Conor McKeon (born 4 january 1994) is a rugby union player from Ireland. He primarily played fly-half for most of his youth career, before changing to scrum-half at senior level. McKeon played professionally for Irish provincial side Connacht in the Pro14 having come through the team's academy, and played his club rugby for Athlone-based side Buccaneers. In April 2019, it was announced that McKeon would retire from rugby due to injury.
In 2009, O'Connor was the Western Force 'Rookie of the Year' award and also won the Wallabies 'Rookie of the Year'. In 2012 O'Connor commenced a two-year contract with the Melbourne Rebels. His teammates included Nic Stirzaker, fullback Kurtley Beale, centre Mitch Inman, and English international Danny Cipriani. He played at fly-half for the Wallabies in three Tests against the Lions and was included in a five- man leadership group for the team.
He started five more matches in the fly-half position before his short spell with the South Africa Under-20 team, without scoring any points. On his return, he made two more starts; in the first of those, he scored a total 13 points – including his first senior try – in his side's 23–26 defeat to a , and a week later, he scored a try and five conversions in a 54–14 victory over the .
He debuted as Australian captain in tour matches against Aberdeen and Leicester. In the Test against England at Twickenham he dominated the matchjournalist Phil Tressider said: "I saw him [Windon] single-handedly destroy England". Windon scored two tries in the first half, with the second coming after England fly-half Tommy Kemp spilled the ball which Windon collected before running to score. The try was converted to give Australia an unassailable lead.
David Jason Horwitz (born 30 September 1994), commonly referred to as Dave, is an Australian rugby union player who plays as a Centre for Irish rugby club Connacht. Domestically he is contracted to the New South Wales Country Eagles who compete in the National Rugby Championship. His regular playing position is fly-half, however, Horwitz has played multiple positions in the past, including Centre. Horwitz has represented Australia at schoolboy and under-20 level.
With the Kings not playing Super Rugby in 2014, Gqoboka – along with fly-half George Whitehead – joined the for pre-season training prior to the 2014 Super Rugby season, but failed to make their final squad. Instead, he made five appearances for the during the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition. He was selected in the starting line- up for the side that faced during a tour match during their 2014 tour to South Africa.
Two home victories saw the and progress to the final. The Falcons convincingly beat the in Kempton Park, with four tries from loose forward Martin Sithole and 17 points from scrum-half Anrich Richter helping them to a 59–19 victory. It was a lower- scoring affair in George, where the won 22–6 against the , with 17 of the home side's points coming from the boot of fly-half Divan Nel.
He made 8 appearances so far, all of which were in the Premiership Rugby Cup. In the Derby Round fixture, Tuilagi scored his first senior try for the club and also provided a try-assist for fly-half Joe Ford in a 47-20 defeat for the Tigers. On 15 May 2019 he was announced as one of the players to leave Leicester following the end of the 2018-19 Premiership Rugby season.
Will Kelly (born 5 August 1997) is a Canadian rugby union player who plays for Canadian side the Toronto Arrows as a fly-half. Kelly made his debut for the Canadian national side in 2019, whilst he was playing in Wales for the Dragons academy, Cross Keys and the Dragons U23 side. Although born in Wales, Kelly grew up in Canada. On September 6, 2019 Kelly signed with the Toronto Arrows of Major League Rugby.
Arwel Robson (born 21 February 1997) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays for Dragons regional team as a fly half. Robson made his debut for the Dragons regional team in 2016 having previously played for Newport RFC. Robson played his junior and youth rugby at Nelson RFC and Penallta RFC and was a member of the 2014 Penallta Youth side which won the Welsh Youth Cup. Robson scored a try in the final at the Millennium Stadium.
British Lions, Times online One member of the Lions squad, Cuth Mullins, was a South African who was studying at the University of Oxford. His brother, Charles Herbert Mullins, also won a VC during the same engagement as Johnston. The fly half, Rev. Matthew Mullineux, was awarded the Military Cross in the First World War while another member of squad Walter Carey became the Archbishop of Bloemfontein;The Fearless Opponent both men became Military Chaplains for the British Navy.
Stuart Hogg (born 24 June 1992) is a Scottish rugby union player who has more than sixty caps for Scotland, currently serving as its captain, and plays for Exeter Chiefs. He plays fullback and can also play fly-half. In the Six Nations, Hogg was twice named player of the tournament- in 2016 and 2017. Hogg toured with the British and Irish Lions in 2013 and 2017, but his 2017 tour was cut short due to an injury.
Kristopher Shaun Burton (born 4 August 1980) is an Australian-born Italian international rugby union player. He plays as a fly-half but can also turn out in the fullback position. Burton qualifies to play for Italy through his mother, and made his debut for Italy against Uruguay on 2 June 2007. He has not represented Italy in the Rugby World Cup tournament, but has played in the three Six Nations Championships, in 2011, 2012 & 2013\.
John Berry (25 September 1866 – 10 May 1930), also known by the nickname of 'Buff', was an English rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1880s and 1890s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for England, and at club level for Kendal Hornets and Tyldesley, as a fly-half, i.e. number 10, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Lancashire, and at club level for Tyldesley, as a , i.e. number 6.
Paul "Digger" Diggin (born 23 January 1985 in Northampton, UK) is a professional rugby player in England for Northampton Saints and England Saxons. He is also a former England under 16, 18, 19 and 21s player. He attended Northampton School for Boys where he captained the 1st XV. Diggin is a versatile player, able to perform at fly-half, wing or fullback. He signed a two-year contract extension which kept him at Northampton Saints until 2011.
Chris Kunkel (born 3 November 1992) is an American professional rugby union player. He plays as a fly half or centre for the Old Glory DC in Major League Rugby, previously playing for Ohio Aviators in PRO Rugby. “Americas Rugby News Old Glory DC Squad” Chris is a graduate of James Madison University where he earned All American honors three times. Following college, Chris played in England for Richmond Football Club in the 3rd Division of the RFU Championship.
Stander went to Blanco Primary School, where he began playing rugby at the age of nine, playing as a fly- half. He then went to Hoër Landbouskool Oakdale (Oakdale Agricultural High School), where he shifted into the number eight position at the age of 14. He earned provincial colours for three consecutive years, representing the at youth tournaments. In 2006, he played for them at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week held in Wellington, Western Cape.
Myles Dorrian (born 26 November 1982) is an Australian rugby union player for London Irish in the Aviva Premiership. He has previously played for Bedford Blues and Coventry. Myles made his debut for Exeter against Welsh side Ospreys on 15 October 2011. Myles position of choice is Fly-half but he can also play at Centre and Full Back It was announced on 15 April 2013 that Myles would be joining London Irish on a two-year deal.
Laughland played for Scotland and was capped 31 times between 1959-1967. He played fly half and centre, taking over from Gordon Waddell.Massie, p158 Laughland captained Scotland for the last two years of his playing career, winning the Calcutta cup on two occasions at both Twickenham in 1964 and Murrayfield Stadium in 1965. His greatest regret was turning down the opportunity to Captain the Lions in 1965 on their tour to New Zealand due to injury.
Following the unexpectedly fierce fighting on 'Fly Half', Maj. Argue pulled back Nos. 4, and 5 Platoons and 29 Commando Regiment directed artillery fire at the mountain from Mount Kent, after which the area was flanked from the left. Under heavy fire, the remnants of 4 and 5 Platoons, under Lieutenant Mark Cox, advanced upon their objective of 'Full Back', taking some casualties from Casteñeda's platoon in the form of Corporal Julio Nardielo Mamani's section as they did so.
Andrea Masi (born 30 March 1981) is an Italian rugby union footballer. His usual position is in the centres but he has also played at fly-half and at full-back. He currently plays for the English Premiership club Wasps. In a 16-year international career lasting from 1999 to 2015, Masi won 95 caps for the Italy national team, and was a part of their squad at four World Cups in 2003, 2007, 2011 and 2015.
In 2011, he joined the for their 2011 Currie Cup First Division season, making his debut against the and his first start against the . He made four appearances for the in the 2012 Vodacom Cup – including two starts at fly-half – but returned to the for the 2012 Currie Cup First Division. He also played for the Griffons in the 2013 Vodacom Cup and 2013 Currie Cup First Division competitions and then signed a senior contract for 2014.
Tewis de Bruyn (born 5 August 1982) is a South African former rugby union footballer. He regularly played as a scrum-half and occasionally as a fly- half. He represented the in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup competitions and the in Super Rugby for the majority of his career. He retired at the end of the 2013 season following a back injury to take up a coaching role at his alma mater, Grey College, Bloemfontein.
Half-back Can refer to either the scrum-half or fly-half, but in New Zealand is exclusively used to describe the scrum-half. Haka The haka is a traditional Māori dance performed by New Zealand national teams, most famously the All Blacks, prior to international matches. It serves as a challenge to the opposing team. Hand-off Handing off (also called fend) is the action by the ball carrier of repelling a tackler using his arm.
It was an historical tour, but the results were very poor: only a victory against the "Leopard" the selection of the SARF. Hero of the last match against Transvaal XV, was Rocco Caligiuri. The fly-half (but normally play ad full-back), score three drops. It was the first time that a player score three drops in an international match in South Africa, after then a plate, were put on the wall of Ellis Park Stadium.
Andrew David "Butch" James (born 8 January 1979) is a former South African rugby union player who represented 40 times and was a member of the team that won the 2007 Rugby World Cup. James's usual position was fly-half, though he also played inside centre. He retired at the end of 2013 and joined the Varsity Shield side as backline and kicking coach. James has taken up amateur mountain biking and has now completed two Absa Cape Epics.
The first signing was London Wasps fly half Danny Cipriani initially slated to play at fullback, a position he's played on occasion for the Wasps. Prop Laurie Weeks signed 18 March. Welsh number 8 Gareth Delve signed 28 March saying, "The opportunity to test myself alongside the best players in world rugby in a competition I have grown up admiring, was one I couldn't refuse." Stirling Mortlock signed 31 March, in a three-year deal for an undisclosed sum.
Born in Bathurst, New South Wales he was a regular in NSW Country and NSW representative teams before being selected as fly-half in Australia's first rugby union touring team which played a Test against New Zealand in Dunedin on 2 September 1905. Playing in the country, Anlezark found it difficult to re- gain selection to the Australian representative team in the following year, especially after moving to Lismore for his work with the NSW Railways.
For the second and third tests, changes included Mike Teague, recovered from injury, at blindside flanker; Rob Andrew replacing Craig Chalmers at fly-half; and Jeremy Guscott and Scott Hastings coming into the centre positions. The team became the only Lions team ever to come from 1–0 down to win a series, winning the second test in Brisbane 19–12 and the third test in Sydney 19–18. Teague was named player of the series.
William Cleaver (15 September 1921 – 29 September 2003) was a Welsh international Rugby Union fly-half who played club rugby for Cardiff. He won 14 caps for Wales and was selected to play for the British Lions on the 1950 tour of Australia and New Zealand. He was in the Welsh team that won the 1950 Grand Slam. Born in 1921 in Treorchy, Rhondda, Cleaver was an exciting attacking player with a shrewd change of pace.
Morris started playing rugby for Bedford Junior Blues at the age of five. He played fly-half until the age of 16 but then switched to fullback; at 17 he became Bedford Blues' youngest player in the professional era. From the age of 18 he was training with Saracens. Morris never made a first team appearance for Saracens but also spent time on loan at London Scottish, making his debut against Munster A in the British and Irish Cup.
During his playing career he played mainly as a Centre/Fly Half 1962-72 and captained his Club Bradford RFC and his County, Cumbria. Cooke also attended St. John's College, York now York St John University where he played both rugby union and cricket. He was coach to Bradford RFC 1973 to 1975, coach to Yorkshire Rugby Football Union 1975-9, then Chairman of Selectors from 1980-85. He was a North of England selector from 1979-1987.
Livesay, a fly-half from Blackheath, played two Tests for England, both against Wales. They came in the 1898 Home Nations Championship and 1899 Home Nations Championship. A right handed batsman, Livesay played 26 first-class cricket matches for Kent, all but one of which came in the County Championship. The other was a fixture against the touring South Africans, at Canterbury in 1904, when he made a career best 78 in the first innings, before being run out.
William Charles Avoyn Walker (born 19 May 1984, New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer, currently playing in the Guinness Premiership for Worcester Warriors. He plays as a Fly-half or a fullback and has played for New Zealand Maori. Walker joined Gloucester for the start of the 2006/07 season on a 2-year contract from World Fighting Bull. He made 24 appearances in all competitions during his debut season, scoring 220 points.
Gordon Herbert Waddell (12 April 1937 – 13 August 2012, in Glasgow) was a Scottish rugby union player, a South African politician, and the son of Herbert Waddell. He played for , the Barbarians and on two British and Irish Lions tours. In fact he is the only Scottish stand off to be a double lion.Massie, p156 He had 18 caps between 1957–62 - this record for a Scotland fly-half was only later broken by John Rutherford.
At the age of 13, Duggan played Stand-Off/Fly- half, and captained St Austin's school but he didn't play any further rugby until leaving school at 16 when he joined Wakefield RFC as a wing. In the 1945/46 season, he scored three tries in four appearances. The following season saw fourteen tries in twenty-two games. the 1947/48 season was his last amateur season, he played three games in 1947 scoring two tries.
Mike Peter Delany (born 15 June 1982) is a New Zealand rugby union player currently who plays for the in Super Rugby and in the Mitre 10 Cup. Delany plays at fly-half but can also cover fullback. Prior to playing for the , he played for the in Super Rugby. Delany was chosen as one of 4 new caps to the New Zealand team for their End of Year of tour of 2009, playing one match on the tour.
Hendrik Egnatius 'Naas' Botha (born 27 February 1958) is a South African former rugby union player, who played for Northern Transvaal and South Africa (the Springboks). He was voted Rugby Player of the Year in 1979, 1981, 1985 and 1987. Botha mostly played in the fly-half position and is now a rugby commentator for the South African M-Net and Supersport TV channels. He is also the Head Coach of the Indian Men's and women's rugby union teams.
Kingaroy has a vibrant sporting life. The town is home to a number of leading sports people including NRL players Chris Sandow and Chris McQueen Wallabies centre/fly-half Berrick Barnes, as well as former Australian cricket test and one day opening batter Matthew Hayden and Southern Stars women's cricket Australian representative bowler Holly Ferling. Kingaroy also has its own golf club, cricket club. Kingaroy Bowls Club has 2 Grass greens and plays on Thursdays and Sundays.
MacRae played rugby union as a centre and had also operated at fullback and fly-half. After age grade rugby he played for a four-year period on the IRB Sevens World Series along with playing in the Celtic league for the Borders. He played his final tournament for Scotland at the 2005 RWC Sevens in Hong Kong. Following this he was in Frank Hadden's Scotland Training Squad for a 4-year period, however, MacRae never gained full honours.
John-Wessel Bell is a South African rugby union player who currently plays for Spanish División de Honor side Valladolid RAC. Bell is a utility back who can play as a full-back, wing or fly-half and has previously represented the . He was a member of the Pumas side that won the Vodacom Cup for the first time in 2015, beating 24–7 in the final. Bell made seven appearances during the season, scoring one try.
O'Sullivan was born in Youghal, Cork, Ireland. After attending the Christian Brothers school in the town, he graduated from Thomond College, which a decade later became part of the University of Limerick. O'Sullivan played for the Garryowen Football Club during the 1970s and 1980s at fly-half and wing, while teaching physical education, maths, and science in Mountbellew, County Galway. He played for Munster between 1983 and 1986 on the wing and got capped for Ireland A in 1984.
Michael "Mike" Hook (born 14 December 1982)Newport RFC rugby profile blackandambers.co.uk is a rugby union Rugby union skills coach and Head coach at the Ospreys and Welsh Premiership team the Bridgend Ravens Respectfully. Hook played the position of fly-half. Brother of Wales international James Hook he has represented Wales U16S up to U21s playing in two U21 world cups as well as being a part of the Grand Slam winning U21s team in 2003.
When fly-half Charlie Hodgson, who previously held the record, was rested at half-time Macleod took over goal kicking. With two tries and eight successful conversions, Macleod scored 26 points in the match. The following month, Macleod experienced what he described a "highlight of [his] career so far" when he stepped up to captain Sale in a 24–19 defeat to Exeter. Regular captain Neil Briggs was unavailable due to injury and Macleod filled the position.
Rugby Colorno was founded in 1975 as an Under-19 team, by Paolo Pavesi , to participate in the Italian Junior Championships. They were a group of young beginners inexperienced in the area, the pitch borrowed from the parish, with open air changing rooms and using buses to travel to matches. They won promotion to the Top12 in the 2018-19 season. For the 2019–20 season, fly-half Leonardo Mantelli is a permit player for Zebre in the Pro14.
Jack Lavin (born 1992) is an English rugby union player who is currently at Esher in National League 1 having signed from Caldy for the 2017-18 season. He plays at Fly-half or Inside Centre and is an excellent points kicker who can also score tries. As well as playing club rugby he has represented Cheshire in the county championships, finishing as runners up in 2016, as well as being capped by England Counties XV.
Liley moved to Leicester Tigers in 1996 to join his brother John. He made his debut on 25 August 1996 against Boroughmuir at Welford Road and scored 27 points, a club record for a player on debut. He was Leicester's starting fly half in every game during the 1996-97 Heineken Cup, scoring a try in the quarter final victory over Harlequins. Liley started the 1997 Heineken Cup Final for Leicester as they lost 28-9 to CA Brive.
Nate Osborne is an Australian-American rugby union coach who currently serves as the head coach of the New Orleans Gold of Major League Rugby in the United States. While in his 20s, Osborne played as a fly-half with the Denver Barbarians in the Rugby Super League."New Orleans Gold Rugby Head Coach Nate Osborne", November 4, 2017. Osborne became the head coach of Metropolis RFC in 2011, and led the team to the quarterfinals in 2014.
Glyn Davies (24 August 1927 – 7 November 1976)Glyn Davies player profile ESPN Scrum.com was a Welsh international rugby union fly-half who played club rugby for a large selection of clubs but most notably for Pontypridd and Cambridge University. He won eleven international caps for Wales including a win over the touring 1947 Australia team. Described as a mercurial outside half, Davies was notable for his sidestep and ability to change pace and direction with ease.
He was invited to play for the Barbarian F.C. and played for them eight times between 1953 and 1957, scoring a total of 20 points for the side.Barbarian FC Archives His test debut for England was against Wales at Cardiff, 22 January 1955. He was capped four times for England as a fly-half in 1955. He also took part in the 1955 British Lions tour to South Africa, playing in two tests as a full-back.
Following the match between the Leopards and the Falcons, the former lodged a complaint with the South African Rugby Union regarding the eligibility of Falcons fly-half Clinton Swart. The Leopards argued that Swart was only eligible for the final two matches of the Currie Cup First Division competition and therefore not eligible to play in the Semi-Finals. However, SARU Judicial Officer Rob Stelzner SC, ruled that Swart fulfilled the eligibility criteria and rejected the complaint.
Richard Vasey (born 1985) is an English rugby union player, currently playing at Fly-half for Caldy in National League 2 North. A talented player who has experience of playing at a higher level with clubs such as Leeds Carnegie and Moseley, Vasey is a reliable points kicker who has become one of the most prolific in National League 2 North history with over 1,400 points for Caldy. He has also been capped by England Students.
Christopher Douglas Paterson, MBE (born 30 March 1978 in Edinburgh) is an ambassador and specialist coach for the Scotland and Edinburgh rugby union teams. He is a former professional rugby union player who played for Scotland and, for the most part of his career, Edinburgh. Paterson is Scotland's record points scorer with 809 points and second most-capped player with 109 caps. He is capable of playing in a range of positions, including fullback, wing and fly-half.
Some of the positions are fairly similar; a Rugby fly-half carries out a similar role to a quarterback in American football; however, quarterbacks touch the ball on almost every offensive play, and the fly-half also has roles similar to the running back and punter (so it's more like dual-threat quarterback or triple-threat man). Broadly speaking, linemen and linebackers in American football correspond to forwards in rugby, and running backs, receivers, and quarterbacks have roles similar to backs in rugby. Because of the playing time, number of pauses, number of players and the nature of the game in general, rugby players will typically need higher physical endurance than American football players while more short-term bursts of physical strength, power, and speed will be required in American football (amongst equivalent positions and weights). Collisions between players in American football tend to cause greater injury than in rugby union; in rugby union tackles must at least show an attempt to bind is made but this rule does not apply to American football.
He made his international debut against Scotland in the 2000 Six Nations as a replacement for fly-half Gérald Merceron and went on to score his first international points later that year in a test against Romania with a try eight minutes after coming in, again for Merceron. Dropping to the France A side thus making no subsequent full international appearance until the 2003 Six Nations, he was unable to force his way into the 2003 French World Cup squad. Élissalde bounced back from this disappointment with a strong showing in the 2004 Six Nations, making his first international start against Ireland at scrum-half (pairing with his club-mate Frédéric Michalak at fly-half) and scoring 36 points in his three starts, including a 24-point haul against Wales, to help France claim their second Grand Slam in three years. The 2006 Six Nations was also successful for both Élissalde and France with a Championship success and despite being unable to participate in the 2007 Six Nations due to injury, Élissalde was finally established ahead of Dimitri Yachvili in the French squad.
Flanker Stuart Lane, fly-half Gareth Davies, hooker Alan Phillips and scrum-half Terry Holmes from the club were chosen to tour with the Lions to South Africa in 1980, however Davies was the only one to start a Test match. The four went on to help Cardiff finally break their duck and win the WRU Challenge Cup (known as the Schweppes Cup for sponsorship reasons) with a 14–6 victory over Bridgend the following season, with Davies scoring two penalties and tries from centre Neil Hutchings and back-rower Robert Lakin. They repeated the feat in 1982, winning on try count thanks to a score from prop Ian Eidman after a 12–12 draw again against Bridgend, with the other points coming from fly-half David Barry, and also ended a 24-year wait by winning the Unofficial Welsh Championship, thereby completing the club's first (and so far only) league and cup double. In 1983 Terry Holmes was again picked for the Lions, this time alongside second row Bob Norster.
John Phillip Horrocks-Taylor, commonly known as Phil Horrocks-Taylor (born 27 October 1934, in Halifax, England) was a rugby union fly half who played for Leicester Tigers between 1958 and 1963; he represented England 9 times between 1958 and 1962 and was selected for the 1959 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand where he played in the third test. He was a Cambridge University blue in Rugby for 1956 and 1957. Horrocks-Taylor also played for Wasps, Halifax and Middlesbrough.
Srinath Soori Sooriyabandara is a Sri Lankan rugby union player who currently plays for the Kandy SC in Dialog Rugby League. He represented Sri Lanka in the 15-man code between 2009 and 2014. He is also a vital part of the National Sevens Team since 2010 and was appointed as Captain of the team for the 2018 Asia Rugby Sevens Series. He usually plays at Scrum half, but due to his versatility he can also cover Fly-Half and Full-back.
Guy Camberabero (born 17 March 1936, in Saubion) is a former French rugby union footballer. His position was fly-half. He played for La Voulte Sportif (one of the predecessor clubs to today's La Voulte-Valence), where he won the French rugby championship,, FRANCE TOP 14 PAST WINNERS. in 1970, and for US Tyrosse. He had 14 caps for French national team, from 1961 to 1968, scoring 2 tries, 19 conversions, 11 penalties and 11 drop goals, 110 points on aggregate.
Jonathan Peter Wilkinson, CBE (born 25 May 1979) is an English former rugby union player. A fly-half, he played for Newcastle Falcons and Toulon and represented England and the British and Irish Lions. He is particularly known for scoring the winning drop goal in the 2003 Rugby World Cup Final and is widely acknowledged as one of the best rugby union players of all time. He played club rugby for twelve seasons in the English Premiership with Newcastle Falcons.
In almost 18 months, he had played a total of only 937.5 minutes of competitive rugby union, but was nonetheless given a chance to prove his fitness for the 2005 British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand. Initially Wilkinson was left out of the 44-strong squad which was announced by Clive Woodward on 11 April 2005. However, on 8 May Woodward announced he had added the fly-half to the squad after Wilkinson had proved he was injury-free and fit.
Matthew Jones (born 4 April 1984) is a Welsh international rugby union player. A fly-half, he played for the Ospreys and the Wales Under-21 team, figuring in the Grand Slam winning side. In 2005 he was part of the senior Wales squad summer tour of North America and attained his first full cap against Canada. On 23 April 2013 Bristol Confirmed that Matthew Jones as well as others players would be released at the end of the 2012/13 season.
Scannell made his senior Munster debut on 1 November 2014, starting at inside centre against Cardiff Blues in a 2014–15 Pro12 fixture. He started at fly-half against Cardiff Blues on 14 February 2015. Scannell was nominated for the 2015 John McCarthy Award for Academy Player of the Year in April 2015. On 14 November 2015, Scannell made his European Rugby Champions Cup debut for Munster, coming off the bench in their opening 2015–16 pool game against Benetton.
On 24 January 2017, it was announced that Scannell had signed a contract extension with Munster until June 2019. On 4 March 2017, Scannell filled in at fly-half against Cardiff Blues when Ian Keatley went off injured, scoring 13 points, including a drop-goal that gave Munster the lead with minutes left of the game, off the tee in the 23–13 away win in Cardiff Arms Park. On 5 May 2017, Scannell was named in the 2016–17 Pro12 Dream Team.
Nine minutes later, New Zealand's Aaron Cruden, the team's third choice fly-half, only playing due to injuries to Dan Carter and Colin Slade, hyper-extended his knee, and was replaced by Stephen Donald. The French were forced to defend stoically for much of the first half, due to New Zealand playing a good running game, but late in the half François Trinh-Duc missed a drop goal attempt and had a run to the line cut off by Weepu.
In 1961 Catchpole made his Test debut as captain, leading the Wallabies to victory over Fiji in a three-game series. That same year, he captained Australia, on a tour to South Africa including two Tests and then in a Test at home against France. In 1963 he again toured to South Africa playing in all three Tests under John Thornett as captain. Playing at scrum-half, partnered with Phil Hawthorne at fly-half, the pair became one of rugby's most famous duos.
Christophe Deylaud (born 2 October 1964 in Toulouse) is a French former rugby union footballer and a current coach. He played as a fly-half and as a centre. Deylaud first played at Portet-sur-Garonne, moving then to Blagnac SCR, where he stayed from 1985/86 to 1989/90. He played two seasons at RC Toulon, joining then Stade Toulousain. He went on to win four titles of French Champion, for 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997, and the Heineken Cup, in 1996.
In the quarters, they faced the French Top 14 side Bourjoin, beating them 23–20 with a late Miah Nikora drop goal. Connacht advanced to the semi-finals where, on 30 April 2010, they faced a Toulon team featuring the English fly-half Jonny Wilkinson. Toulon won 19–12 in Galway, with Wilkinson kicking 14 of the French club's points. Muldoon played in and started all but one of the team's games, not playing in the home match with Olympus Madrid.
Eyres-Brown joined Romanian Superliga team Farul Constanţa for the 2013 SuperLiga season. On 13 July, he became the first ever Super Rugby player to play in the SuperLiga, starting against Timișoara in the Stadionul de Rugby Mihai Naca, Constanța. During the same game, Sosene Anesi coming off the bench for Timișoara to become the second Super Rugby player in the SuperLiga. Eyres-Brown played another 11 games for Farul Constanţa, playing as a centre, full-back, wing and fly-half.
All-rounder Goode appeared at the national schools athletics finals, played county tennis and was part of the Ipswich Town football academy before joining Saracens. He is the nephew of Jo Goode, who won an Olympic bronze in Badminton in Sydney. A fly half by trade, he moved to full back and has played the majority of his games for Saracens in these positions. He was educated at St Faith's School, The Leys School and Oakham School, and at the University of Hertfordshire.
Fly-half Matt Giteau punished the hosts with six penalties, Stirling Mortlock adding another long-range effort. England trailed 12–11 at the interval after a Delon Armitage drop-goal and a close-range try from Nick Easter. Danny Cipriani landed two penalties in a mixed display but Australia sealed victory with Adam Ashley-Cooper's try. On 22 November, world champions South Africa handed England their record defeat at Twickenham as they repeated their victory in the World Cup final.
The 2012–13 season saw former international fly-half Dan Parks join Connacht, limiting Nikora's role in the side. Nikora came on as a replacement in four 2012–13 Heineken Cup games, while in the 2012–13 Pro12, he appeared 12 times. The following season was also a frustrating one for Nikora. Eric Elwood departed the province to be replaced by Pat Lam, but in September 2013, before he had played his first match of the season, Nikora picked up a shoulder injury.
Callum Michael Sheedy (born 28 October 1995) is a professional rugby union player for Bristol Bears in Premiership Rugby. His usual position is fly-half. Sheedy has previously played on loan for Clifton, Dings Crusaders, Cinderford and Jersey Reds. Born in Cardiff, Wales, Sheedy qualifies for Ireland through his parents and England through residency; he has appeared for both Wales and Ireland age grade representative sides, and was named in June 2019 in an uncapped "England XV" side to face the Barbarians.
On 26 June 2007, Gower switched codes by signing with French Top 14 rugby union side Bayonne, having two years still to run on his contract at the Panthers. In 2008, Gower expressed his desire to play rugby union for Italy. He qualified for the 'Azzurri' due to his Italian grandfather. On 13 June 2009, Gower made his first appearance for Italy at fly-half against Australia after being selected for the mid-season tour of Australia and New Zealand.
Shane Patrick O'Leary (born 12 March 1993) is an Irish-born professional rugby union player, who represents at international level. He primarily plays at fly-half, but has also played as a centre. O'Leary currently plays for Pro D2 side Rouen, having previously played for Nottingham, Ealing Trailfinders, Irish provincial side Connacht and Grenoble in France. O'Leary qualifies as Canadian through his mother and first represented Canada when he played for their under-20 team at the 2013 Junior World Trophy.
During the 2016 game vs Ireland in Dublin, Ben Smith provided cover at halfback while Aaron Smith was sin binned in the first half of the match. Smith was injured with a broken finger towards the end of the match, ending his international year as he was replaced by winger Waisake Naholo. Smith scored 8 tries throughout 2016, third-to-highest for the All Blacks behind new fly-half Beauden Barrett and Israel Dagg (the highest two international scorers for the year).
Steve Bates given Newcastle Falcons job, Telegraph, 20 May 2008 At the end of the season, fly-half Toby Flood left for Leicester Tigers and full-back Mathew Tait signed for Sale Sharks, as the struggling Falcons failed to hold onto young English international talent. England Saxons scrum-half Lee Dickson would also depart for Northampton Saints, where he would go on to earn full international honours. Legendary Australia full back Matt Burke retired due to injury at the end of the campaign.
Ahead of the 2017-18 campaign, former England fly-half Toby Flood returned after nine years in Leicester and Toulouse. On 17 January 2018, the Falcons were presented with a winding up petition by HMRC. Falcons ended the 2017-18 Season in 4th place in the Premiership Rugby table, Their highest placing in 20 years. Falcons played Exeter Chiefs at Sandy Park in the Semi-Finals where they lost 36-5 yet Fans, Players and Staff were delighted with the season outcome.
Adrian Jarvis (born 12 December 1983) is an English rugby union footballer who played as fly half for Bristol in the RFU Championship. In 2007–08 he was called into the England Saxons squad to face Italy A in Ragusa, Sicily on 9 February 2008. On 3 March 2017, Jarvis announced his retirement from professional rugby. Jarvis is now in a full time role coaching rugby at a Boy's school called QEH, Bristol (Queen Elizabeth's Hospital), as Head of Rugby.
He is the younger brother of fly-half Jaco van der Walt. Both brothers came through the ranks at the and they played together on occasion; on 8 May 2015, both were selected in the starting line-up for the Golden Lions' match against the in Welkom, while they also played next to each other in the final match of the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division regular season, in a match that saw Gerdus make his debut in the competition.
Tim Walsh (born 10 April 1979) is an Australian rugby union coach and a former professional player. He is currently head coach of the Australian men's sevens team and was previously head coach of the Australian women's sevens team which won the Olympic gold medal in 2016. Walsh played as a fly-half for the Queensland Reds in Super Rugby, and for several professional teams in England and Italy. He is a former captain of the Australian men's sevens team.
The Auckland fly- half also played solidly in the team's last Round Two match, against Canterbury (Saturday 30 September 2006). Auckland was denied a try in the very last play of the match which saw Lavea crash through the posts after a Doug Howlett offload. Controversially, referee Steve Walsh ruled that the pass was forward. Had Auckland been awarded that try, the result would have been a 27–27 draw, or a 29–27 win to Auckland if the conversion was successful.
The first final of the Rugby World Cup was contested in June 1987, in Auckland, between New Zealand and France. The host team opened the scoring in the 14th minute, following a drop goal by fly-half Grant Fox. They extended their lead later in the first half when Michael Jones scored a try, which was converted by Fox. Losing 9–0 at half-time, the French opened their scoring in the second half, through a penalty by Didier Camberabero.
They extended their lead before half-time when prop Tony Daly scored a try, which was converted by Lynagh. England scored two penalties in the second half, courtesy of full-back Jonathan Webb, but a further penalty by Lynagh sealed Australia's victory at 12–6. The tournament hosts reached the final again in 1995, as South Africa faced New Zealand in Johannesburg. Fly-half Andrew Mehrtens opened the scoring for New Zealand in the 6th minute after scoring a penalty.
While a youth at Neath Grammar School, John had played on the wing, at centre and at fly-half before moving into the back row. Despite his height, at 6 ft 3ins, John possessed a swerve and dummy more worthy of a half-back. He was used as a number 8 during the Lions tour, and once as a Wales international played as flanker. Of all his rugby abilities, John is best remembered for his strength in the line-out.
Evan "Michael" Pearce Hardy (13 November 1927 – 13 January 1994) was an English rugby union player who represented the England national rugby union team. He also played for the Combined Services, the Army and Yorkshire County. He also played a first-class cricket match with the Combined Services and was a member of the MCC and I Zingari (IZ) clubs. Playing as a fly half, India born Hardy was capped three times for England, all in the 1951 Five Nations Championship.
Winger Connor McWilliam finished as top points scorer after a consistent season with the right boot. Despite the late season collapse in the league, the cup competitions provided Moray with silverware for the first time in nearly 5 years. Moray advanced to the final of the Caledonia North Regional Bowl, where they faced local rivals RAF Lossiemouth. A tense and dramatic final, Moray took the spoils when they scored a last minute penalty, courtesy of veteran Fly Half, Chris Clarke.
In April 2017, Farrell was named again as part of the Lions squad for the tour to New Zealand. He played a pivotal role in the series, starting in all three tests against the All Blacks. The first test, which was a 30–15 loss to the Lions had Farrell start at 10, while England teammate Ben Te'o starting at 12. Farrell moved to 12 for the next two tests, with Te'o dropping to the bench to accommodate Irish fly-half Jonathan Sexton.
Owen Andrew Farrell (born 24 September 1991) is an English professional rugby union player, currently playing for Premiership Rugby side Saracens and is captain of the England National Team. Farrell has played international rugby for England since 2012. His father is Andy Farrell, who played both rugby league and rugby union for England and is the current Head Coach of the Irish National Team. His preferred position is fly-half, but he often plays at inside centre for England during international matches.
He played in all of Ireland's pool games, coming of the bench against the United States and Australia, and starting against Russia. In the Russia game, he became Ireland's highest points scorer in World Cup matches. He was selected ahead of Jonathan Sexton for Ireland's crunch Pool C game against Italy, and scored 16 points as Ireland won 36–6. He retained the fly-half jersey for Ireland's quarter-final against Wales, scoring a penalty and a conversion as Ireland lost 22–10.
List of England national rugby union players is a list of people who have played for the England national rugby union team. The list only includes players who have played in a Test match. Note that the "position" column lists the position at which the player made his Test debut, not necessarily the position for which he is best known. For example, Jonny Wilkinson made his Test debut off the bench as a wing, but is more famous as a fly-half.
Jackson scored 181 runs in his nine matches, at an average of 12.92, with a high score of 33. With his right-arm fast-medium bowling, he took 29 wickets at a bowling average of 30.13. He took one five wicket haul, with best figures of 5 for 66 against Worcestershire. A keen rugby union player, Jackson also represented Scotland while a student, playing as a fly half in four Test matches in the 1933 and 1934 Home Nations Championship's.
Rhys Patchell (born 17 May 1993) is a Wales international rugby union player. A fly-half, he plays for Scarlets having previously played for Cardiff Blues. Educated at Ysgol Gymraeg Melin Gruffydd and at Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf, in January 2013 he was selected for the Wales Under 20 squad for the 2013 Under 20 Six Nations Championship.Wales Under 20 Squad In May 2013 he was selected for the Wales national rugby union team squad for the summer 2013 tour to Japan.
Lewis David Robling (born 3 October 1991) is a Wales Under-20 international rugby union player. Lewis Robling handed Wales Under-20s debut Robling plays for Blackheath having progressed through the academy team at Dragons and previously played for Newport RFC. His usual position is Fly Half or Centre. Robling made his debut for Newport Gwent Dragons versus Glasgow on 7 October 2011. He scored his first try for the Dragons in the 21–20 win against the Ospreys 6 January 2012.
Hodgson was selected for England's June tour of New Zealand. He was selected at fly- half for the first test but was subbed early in the second half because of some defensive errors most notably the missed tackle on centre Ma'a Nonu which led to a try. He took no further part in the tour. Hodgson's next game for England was against the Barbarians on 29 May 2010 however he was substituted in the first half due to a facial injury.
Joshua Brian Reeves (born 7 August 1990 in Burwood, New Zealand”Josh Reeves ESPN Profile” Accessed:12/6/19) is a New Zealand-born Brazilian rugby union player. He plays as a fly half. Josh is married to a Brazilian national and is fluent in Portuguese. His kicking game has been an important part in the rise of the Brazil team who have beaten the higher ranked USA and Canada twice since 2016 ”Josh Reeves ESPN Profile” Accessed:12/6/19.
In rugby union, the most common position for a goal kicker to play is fly-half as that position requires good kicking skills from hand. Slightly less commonly, the fullback will kick (another position which requires kicking from hand). If the goal kicker is neither of those two positions, the remaining three-quarter backs and scrum-half might kick. Goal kicking forwards are extremely rare, but not unknown, the most notable in recent years having been the Australian second row John Eales.
Jean-Pierre "JP" Eloff (born 28 May 1991) is an American rugby union player who plays fly-half for the NOLA Gold in Major League Rugby (MLR) and also for the United States national rugby union team. Eloff played college rugby at Davenport University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He led the Davenport Panthers to a D1-AA title in his freshman year,"Davenport rugby player JP Eloff featured in Sports Illustrated's 'Faces in the Crowd'", MLive.com, Brian Van Ochten, December 8, 2011.
Humphreys made his Ireland debut against France on 17 February 1996. Later in his career, Humphreys suffered from inconsistent form, and competed with Munster's Ronan O'Gara, who would eventually surpass him as Ireland's most-capped fly-half, for a place in the Ireland team. Humphreys played for Ireland at the 2003 Rugby World Cup, sharing time at the flyhalf position and sharing kicking duties with Ronan O'Gara. In the 2003–4 season Humphreys lost his place in the Ireland side.
An up-and-under kick from England resulted in South African wing JP Pietersen dropping the ball. England regained possession and passed the ball out to winger Paul Sackey, before South Africa were penalised for killing the ball. Wilkinson stepped up to convert the penalty and level the scores at 3–3 after ten minutes. After a lot of kicking from both sides, Butch James was tripped by England flanker Lewis Moody as the South African fly-half was chasing a kick.
Henry Percy Phillips OBE (1869 – 26 February 1947) was a Welsh rugby union international fly-half who played club rugby for Newport. He won six caps for Wales and played in all three games of the 1893 Home Nations Championship which saw Wales lift the Triple Crown for the first time in the country's history. Outside rugby, Phillips was a Vice Consul to Belgium, and one season he managed 26 appearances for Newport despite working much of that time in Switzerland.
Munster came through their quarter-final comfortably, beating the Ospreys 43–9 to set up an all-Irish semi-final. As Heineken Cup holders and newly crowned champions of the Celtic League, Munster went into the game as favourites, but Leinster drew first blood with an early drop goal from fly- half Felipe Contepomi. Ronan O'Gara equalised with a penalty shortly after. Several minutes later, Leinster suffered a major blow when Contepomi went down with what proved to be a cruciate ligament injury.
Keith Oxlee arriving at Gisborn, New Zealand, on South Africa's 1965 tour to Australasia. After his selection for Natal in 1955, Oxlee eventually set a provincial record of 102 matches at fly-half, broken only in 1998 by Henry Honiball. He represented Natal in the wind-battered 1956 Currie Cup final against Northern Transvaal at Kingsmead in Durban, which the northern side won by 9 to 8. In 1958 Oxlee was selected to play in trials for tests against France.
As a schoolboy he attended Auckland's Kelston Boys High School on a scholarship from Samoa, playing for their 1st XV, then moving to Counties Manukau where he played for Manurewa Rugby Club from 1995 to 2001. He also made 48 appearances for the Counties Manukau Steelers playing at fly-half and fullback alongside Jonah Lomu and Joeli Vidiri. He transferred to Waikato in 2002. He played for the Chiefs in the Super 14 and Waikato in the Air New Zealand Cup.
During the 2012/13 season, Carlisle went two better as he scored a sensational thirty points against Femi-CZ VEA Rovigo in the Amlin Challenge Cup. With that total, he also became Warriors' highest ever individual points scorer in a European game, beating previous record holder's Shane Drahn who scored twenty-one points in 2008. Predominantly a fly half, Carlisle can also play at centre. In January 2013, it was announced that Carlisle will join Wasps ahead of the 2013-14 season.
Jon Boden (born 19 October 1978) is a rugby union footballer/coach, currently playing at Fly-half or Centre for Leicester Lions in National League 2 North. He has played higher level rugby (second tier) for Rugby Lions and Doncaster Knights, as well as European rugby with Italian side Gran Parma (now disbanded). An excellent kicker, as of the end of the 2015–16 season, Jon is the all-time points scorer in National League 2 North with over 2,000 points.
However Saracens produced a strong defensive performance, with fly- half Owen Farrell producing an impressive kicking display, which saw Saracens win 29 points to 24. Ashton was on the replacements' bench. In the final at Twickenham, Saracens played Bath, who had a strong set of backs, all of whom were England internationals, and were expected to be tough opponents. However, Bath's challenge faltered as Saracens established early control of the game and did not lose the lead, eventually winning 28–16.
While teaching at Guiseley School, he played rugby union for Headingley. He occasionally played in their 1st XVRugby union teams have 15 players, hence 1st XV refers to the top 15, or the top side. when the incumbent fly half, Ian McGeechan (who later became coach of Scotland and the British and Irish Lions) was away on international playing duty. Hadden also spent his youth playing for Dundee HSFP, with his last match in 1987 on a tour of Ireland.
Alfred Mayssonnié (10 February 1884 – 6 September 1914), nicknamed Maysso, was a French rugby union player who appeared three times for the country's national team, and was also the first rugby international from any country to die in action in World War I. A native of Lavernose, a village near Toulouse, he played as scrum-half and fly-half and is credited to this day by Stade Toulousain as the strategist of the club's first great teams in the early 20th century.
The Montreal Wanderers Rugby Club was conceived in the Spring of 1957. The Barbarians, the legendary touring allstar team from the UK, had just beaten a team of Quebec select players 41-3 at Delormier stadium in front of 5000 fans. Cliff Morgan, legendary fly half for the Barbarians, was reported to have told his Quebec hosts was that what Canada needed was more clubs. Present at that meeting were several members of the Montreal Scottish RFC (now known as Westmount Rugby Club).
Navitalai Senilagakali (1952–2006) was a Fijian rugby union footballer. He played as a Fly Half. He represented Lautoka. He was renowned for kicking a penalty resulting in the ball flew above the goal post gaining them 3 points and that same ball flew above the spectators, above the stadium in Argentina and also above the soldiers on guard on top the Ferrocarril Oeste, Buenos Aires Stadium. Senilagakali had 32 caps for Fiji, scoring 20 tries, 80 points in aggregate.
The main reason Elrick came to Bedford was because the standard in Wales wasn't as good as he had hoped and he also was a second pick at fly half and wasn't getting enough playing time in New Zealand. He finished the season as the second highest individual points scorer with 144 points in 28 matches. Elrick left the team following their 2007/08 season. In 2008 Elrick returned to North Harbour and in 2009 he was linked with New Zealand club, Northland.
Although he played fly-half at school, he has moved to inside centre with the Leinster academy. His strengths in attack include a good kicking game, footwork, and passing, while in defence despite his lack of size he has a physical approach."Six Leinster academy stars who are on course to make their mark for Leo Cullen's side", Independent, 19 July 2018. O’Brien also enjoyed a lengthy career with Eadestown G.A.A, playing a vital role as H2O technician for 2013 Minor Championship Campaign.
Bibby attended Kirkham Grammar School. Bibby started playing for Aspull RFC, the only rugby union club in his area since Wigan is better known for rugby league. He later moved to play as a fly half for Fylde Rugby Club in 2008 and a year later was chosen to represent England Students in rugby union. He later attended Cardiff Metropolitan University where he studied sports science and where he represented them in the British Universities and Colleges sevens competition final at Twickenham Stadium.
George Herbert Marsden (born 16 October 1880 – 7 July 1948) was an English dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s and 1900s. He played representative rugby union (RU) for England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Morley R.F.C., as a fly-half, i.e. number 10, and representative level rugby league (RL) for England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Bradford F.C. (now Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.) (captain), as a , i.e. number 6.
Castres upset Toulon for Top 14 glory The following year, Tillous-Borde went on to retain the Heineken Cup Title, and win the 2013–14 Top 14 season title. His form was recognised and he returned to the French squad for the 2014 end-of-year rugby union internationals, where France beat Fiji and Australia, but lost to Argentina in the final week. Tillous-Borde started in all three matches, making a formidable half-back partnership with Clermont Fly Half Camille Lopez.
When Wellington beat Auckland 16–15, fly-half Fa'atonu Fili kicked his third dropped goal of the season, an Air New Zealand Cup record. He also made his team the holder of most drop goals in a season by a team in the Air New Zealand Cup overtaking Southland in 2007 and Counties Manukau and Hawke's Bay, both in 2008. The overall New Zealand provincial rugby record is 4 by Ron Preston from Bay of Plenty against Waikato in 1985.
Playing at fly-half in the Wallabies' 1st Tri-Nations Series Test against South Africa, Cooper was yellow-carded during the game for a dangerous tackle on Morne Steyn. Later he was suspended from two Tests against New Zealand, the Bledisloe Cup clashes in Melbourne and Christchurch. He returned from suspension to face South Africa in Pretoria and Bloemfontein. He featured in the final Tri-Nations clash against the All Blacks in a 22–23 loss at ANZ Stadium in Sydney.
History repeated itself in 2010 when Munster defeated the Wallabies 15–6, with their Australian fly-half, Paul Warwick, kicking all fifteen points (three penalties and 2 drop goals). The match was played in ferocious weather, with Munster playing into a gale-force wind and driving rain in the first half. Indeed, the conditions made the half time score of 6–6 all the more significant, as Australia could neither cope with the weather nor the Munster pressure in the second half.
They had a jumbo pack and a kicking fly-half in captain Bennie Osler. Their tactics of kicking for territory earned them criticism both in South Africa and abroad. It was successful however, the team winning against England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, as well as defeating all their Welsh opponents for the first time. In 1933, Wallabies made a tour in South Africa, After five match, Springboks won the series against Australian (3–2), confirmed themself as the strongest team in the world.
This backline innovation occurred before the split between rugby union and rugby league in Australia and New Zealand and the term is now commonly used for the five-eighth position in rugby league football. As the game of rugby union evolved, the two half-back positions acquired separate functions. The outside half-back, now known as the outhalf or fly-half, became the first five-eighths in New Zealand under the two five-eighths system. The next player on his outside was called the second five-eighths.
This meant that to win the match, Stade would have had to score a try rather than the easier task of their fly-half Diego Dominguez, who kicked all of Stade's points, landing a goal. There were no further scores. A year later, in the 2002 Heineken Cup semi-final against Llanelli. With only a few minutes remaining, the score was 10–12 to Llanelli, Stimpson having kicked a penalty and converted Harry Ellis's try, Stephen Jones having kicked four penalties for the Scarlets.
He made his international debut during France's 2016 tour of Argentina. He started the first match at scrum-half, paired with Jules Plisson at fly-half, and received praise from coaches, players, and the press despite being in the losing side (30-19). He started the second match as well, this time associated with François Trinh-Duc, and this time took on the kicking duties too. They won that game 0-27 in what was Guy Novès's first away win as France manager, with Serin shining again.
Hegarty played for the Brisbane Broncos Under-20 side before moving south to Melbourne ahead of the 2013 Super Rugby season. He made his Rebels debut on 11 May 2013 in a 32–36 loss to the in Auckland. The following week he made his first start, against the Stormers at fly-half in the absence of the injured James O'Connor and Angus Roberts. After the 2015 Super Rugby season, Hegarty joined Japanese Top League side Toyota Industries Shuttles for the 2015–16 season.
Roy Alastair McLean (9 July 1930 – 26 August 2007) was a South African cricketer who played in forty Tests from 1951 to 1964. A stroke-playing middle-order batsman, he scored over 2,000 Test runs, but made 11 ducks in 73 Test innings.Obituary, The Times, 25 September 2007 McLean was born in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, and educated at Hilton College. He shone at cricket, hockey and rugby union,Obituary, The Daily Telegraph, 28 August 2007 and was a strong enough rugby player to represent at fly-half.
Argentina 30-man squad for the Championship was announced on 23 June. In addition to the 30-man squad, a further 9 players has been invited to train with the squad and will act as stand-by players should a call up be necessary. Those players are: Hookers Julián Montoya (Newman) and Santiago Iglesias (Uni. Tucumán), Lock Guido Petti Pagadizábal (San Isidro), Number 8 Benjamín Macome, Scrum-half Felipe Ezcurra (Hindú), Fly-half Patricio Fernández (Jockey Club), Centres Matías Moroni (CUBA) and Javier Rojas (Uni.
This bonus point win puts the Chiefs ahead of the Force in the race for a semifinal spot. Week 12 The Chiefs defeated the Sharks 35 – 27 in their final round robin home game of the 2007 Super 14 (Saturday 21 April 2007). Lavea played both inside center and fly-half, scoring two tries in the first half of the match. Week 13 Lavea was substituted after the first quarter of the away match against the Waratahs (Friday 27 April 2007) due to a foot injury.
A former pupil of St Peter's High School, he made his professional debut in the European Challenge Cup quarter final against Brive in 2006 which Gloucester Rugby won comfortably. Lamb started in the subsequent final, as Gloucester defeated his future club, London Irish. He became first choice at Fly-half for Gloucester Rugby as they topped the table during the 2006–07 Guinness Premiership and 2007–08 Guinness Premiership seasons. However, they were thwarted in the play-offs in both seasons by the Leicester Tigers.
The game was played mostly during a heavy rain storm, and featured no tries. Racing 92's scrum-half Maxime Machenaud missed an early penalty kick, allowing Saracens fly-half Owen Farrell to score first, hitting a drop goal from close range to give the Saracens a 3–0 lead. After winning a scrum deep in the Saracens half, Racing's outside-centre Johan Goosen drew the score level 3–3 at 17 minutes. Machenaud was removed from play under concussion regulations on 22 minutes.
Following this, New Zealand controlled the match and tries from David Kirk, John Kirwan and the goal kicking of Fox extended their lead to 29–3. A try by Pierre Berbizier in the final minutes, which was converted by Camberabero, reduced the deficit to 29–9, as New Zealand won the tournament's inaugural final. As the hosts, England reached the final of the 1991 tournament at Twickenham, where they faced Australia. Fly-half Michael Lynagh opened the scoring for Australia with a penalty in the 27th minute.
New Zealand reached the final again in 2015, where they faced Australia at Twickenham. Tries from Nehe Milner-Skudder, Ma'a Nonu and Beauden Barrett, along with four penalties, two conversions and one drop goal from fly-half Dan Carter produced a 34–17 win for New Zealand. With this victory, they became the first team to win the World Cup three times and the first holders to retain the trophy. It was also the first time that New Zealand won the competition outside of their country.
Earl Rose (born 12 January 1984, Strand, Cape Town) is a South African rugby union player who, although keen on fly-half, features primarily at fullback. He first came to prominence with the surprising inclusion in Springbok coach Peter de Villiers's 42-man training squad in 2008. He played for the Golden Lions in the Currie Cup until 2009 and turned out for the Lions in the 2010 Super 14 season. In 2011 he was drafted into the Stormers team on tour in Australasia.
Named the greatest Welsh player of the 1950s by the WRU, Cliff Morgan played 29 Tests for Wales, and four for the British Lions between 1951 and 1958. Morgan played at fly-half and was one of the sport's biggest crowd-pullers during his career. He played during Wales' Five Nations Grand Slam of 1952, and their victory over the All Blacks in 1953, but he is most famous for captaining the British Lions in South Africa in 1955. One of Morgan's great friends was Carwyn James.
He started the game at fly-half. He was drafted into Ireland's training squad for the 2013 Six Nations Championship on 21 January 2013. Keatley played for Ireland Wolfhounds in their friendly against England Saxons on 25 January 2013. Keatley was named in the Emerging Ireland squad to take part in the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup on 19 May 2013. He started against Georgia in Emerging Ireland's first game of the tournament on 7 June 2013, scoring 15 points in his sides 20–15 victory.
Thierry Lacroix (born 2 March 1967 in Nogaro, France) is a former French rugby union footballer. He won 43 caps playing at fly-half for the French rugby union side. He made his international test debut in Strasbourg at the age of 22 on 4 November 1989, coming on as a replacement for the injured Didier Camberabero against Australia. He was part of the winning side at the 1993 Five Nations Championship. He won his final cap for France on 22 November 1997 against South Africa.
Felix Du Plessis died at Stilfontein in 1978 at the age of 58, having played only the three tests against New Zealand. Du Plessis matriculated from Grey College, Bloemfontein in 1966, where he had excelled at cricket more than at rugby. While he was not chosen for the Free State Craven Week side, he was included in the 1966 South African Schools XI as a seam bowler. He first played fly-half at school, but was moved to centre to make room for future Springbok Dawie Snyman.
The stadium also hosted the majority of Catalans Dragons home matches in the rugby league club's first two seasons in the Super League in 2006 and 2007. The Dragons have since renovated their own ground, Stade Gilbert Brutus, and now play all their home matches there. The stadium has been expanded from a capacity of 13,500 to 14,593 in a project that ended in 2008. The stadium has the name of early club fly-half Aimé Giral, who died during the First World War.
Wisden 1949, p. 311. 1948 was his most successful season: he hit his only other double-century, 207 against Kent in 245 minutes,Kent v Glamorgan 1948 and scored 1656 runs in all matches at an average of 40.39,Willie Jones batting by season and took 47 wickets at 25.53,Willie Jones bowling by season to help Glamorgan to their first County Championship. He also played rugby union as a fly-half, representing Wales in an international match during World War II.Wisden 1997, pp. 1403-4.
William George Ernest Luddington (8 February 1894 – 10 January 1941) was an English rugby union footballer who gained 13 caps between 1922 and 1926. He was a goal-kicking fly-half or centre, playing for Devonport Services and the Royal Navy. He served as a Master-at-arms in the Royal Navy during the Second World War and was killed, aged 46, during the attack by Axis aircraft on on 10 January 1941. Having no known grave, he is listed on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.
Charles "Cherry" Pillman first played rugby as a schoolboy for Tonbridge School, and on leaving joined first class club Blackheath. It was at Blackheath that Pillman developed his style of play that defined him as one of the greatest wing forwards of his generation.Griffiths (1990) p.50 Pillman's tactical play which included the introduction of detaching himself from the pack when opponent's heeled the ball, attacking the opposing fly-half before passing movements could be initiated, brought him to the attention of the English selectors.
He became the first Wallaby debutant player to make his Test debut against the All Blacks in the Wallabies starting XV since Rod Kafer. He was on the field for 60 minutes before being substituted by Quade Cooper. Following the Sydney Bledisloe Cup game loss, Ewen McKenzie stuck with him at fly-half for the second Bledisloe Cup Test at Westpac Stadium in the New Zealand national capital, Wellington. However, the Wallabies ended-up losing 16–27, and the All Blacks won the Bledisloe Cup (for 2013).
Toulon had a much more successful 2009–10 campaign, with Wilkinson leading the charge. He would be named the top fly-half of the year in France by leading rugby publication Midi Olympique, and would also be recalled to the England national team. Domestically, Toulon finished second on the league table, losing out to Perpignan for the top spot on a tiebreaker. This finish gave them a spot in the 2010–11 Heineken Cup, and also a first-round bye in that season's Top 14 playoffs.
Silverware was still secured in 2012 though by winning the LV Cup against Northampton at Worcester's Sixways Stadium. The competition was not viewed as highly as it was when Tigers won in 2007; it was primarily played on international game weekends and the final was no longer at Twickenham and held during the Six Nations. In 2013 Tigers won their record extending 10th English title defeating local rivals Northampton Saints 37–17 at Twickenham despite losing fly half Toby Flood to injury in the first half.
Initially on the wing, he quickly moved to fly-half, before switching to full back where he remained for the rest of his Pirates tenure. He was a prolific points scorer. In each of his three seasons with the Club (2009/10, 2010/11 and 2011/12), he was their highest scoring player, accumulating over 1,000 points. In 2011/12 he was named in the Championship "Dream Team" as he racked up a thousand points for the Pirates and over one hundred first team appearances.
Treviso started excellently scoring three tries in the first half. Treviso's first try was scored by Andy Vilk, a terrific run from the 10 metre line. Argentine Pedro Di Santo was the next to be driven over the line from a few metres out, and the third by the fly-half Marius Goosen who caught the ball from a 22 dropout and ran straight through Viadana to score a try that should never have been one. Viadana responded with a try by Sam Cox.
He was principally known as a kicking fly-half. De Beer made his début against the British & Irish Lions in 1997, being brought in for the dropped Henry Honiball whose running game had been contained by the Lions' defence in the first two of the three tests. He failed however to establish himself properly in the Springbok side. De Beer is most famous for his world record five drop goals in a single test match, set in the 1999 Rugby World Cup in Paris against England.
Craig Minto Chalmers (born 15 October 1968) is a former Scottish rugby union footballer for Melrose and former coach of the club. He coached Esher for a couple of years from 2013-2015, but at present is not involved in coaching. As a player, he represented Scotland and the British Lions at international level. He was capped 60 times for Scotland, 56 times in his preferred position of fly-half, but on occasion at centre and once as a substitute on the right wing.
Malins participated, primarily at fullback, in England U20s winning an U20 title in Manchester in 2016 and at fly-half in reaching the final again in 2017, before being defeated by New Zealand. He was particularly noted by Ian Vass (England U20's head coach) as being a major figure in their success, acting as a calmer figure around which the team could bond. He acted as the primary place-kicker in the latter competition for the majority of his games with a 72% success rate.
Notable people from Trebanos include rugby union players Bleddyn Bowen, who captained Wales to the 1988 Triple Crown, Robert Jones, who was capped for Wales 54 times and helped win the 1988 Triple Crown, fly-half Arwel Thomas who was capped for Wales 23 times and openside flanker Justin Tipuric. Greg Thomas, a first-class cricketer and fast bowler was born in Trebanos. Actress Harriet Lewis who played Maggie Post in the Welsh soap opera Pobl Y Cwm was born and lived in Trebanos all her life.
The 2017 Under-21 Provincial Championship was the 2017 edition of the Under-21 Provincial Championship, an annual national Under-21 rugby union competition held in South Africa, and was contested from 25 August to 28 October 2017. The competition was won by , after they beat 48–41 in the final in Durban. Western Province U21 fly-half Tiaan Swanepoel was the top scorer in the competition with 123 points, while Blue Bulls U21 wing Xolisa Guma was the top try scorer with 11 tries.
His first class debut came for in the 2010 Vodacom Cup. He started three matches for them in the fly-half position towards the end of that competition, scoring eleven points in his debut match against the , eight points a week later against the and also played in their narrow 28–24 Quarter Final defeat against former team the . After a loan spell at the Border Bulldogs (see below), he made seven more appearances for the during the 2011 Vodacom Cup competition, scoring two tries.
Cipriani captained the England under-16 team. He played fly-half for the England under-19 side in the Under-19 World Cup but was unable to complete the tournament due to a head injury. Cipriani was part of the Saxons' side that won the Churchill Cup at Twickenham in 2007. He just missed out on selection for the 2007 Rugby World Cup for England, despite spending the summer in their training camp. He was called up to the England squad for the 2008 Six Nations Championship.
Gavin Lloyd Henson (born 1 February 1982) is a Welsh rugby union player who most recently played for Dragons in the Pro14. He attracted much media attention as part of a Wales national team which achieved Grand Slams in the Six Nations Championship in 2005 and 2008. He has also played for the British and Irish Lions, touring in 2005 to New Zealand but has never appeared at a World Cup. Henson has played in a variety of positions including fly-half, fullback and inside centre.
Danny Gray (born 21 May 1983) is a rugby union fly half who plays for the Worcester Warriors, having played for French side US Montauban, Exeter Chiefs and Bristol. He was selected for the England Sevens team in 2006-2007 after having been part of the wider sevens squad in 2005-2006. A prolific scorer Danny Gray was an integral part of Exeter Chiefs plans to gain promotion to the Guinness Premiership. In 2011 Danny signed for Worcester Warriors on a one-year contract.
Hooley played for Bedford Blues having signed for them from Exeter Chiefs for the 2017-18 season.HOOLEY AND PACKMAN HEAD TO BEDFORDWill Hooley - Exeter Chiefs In March 2018, it was announced that Hooley had signed a one-year contract extension with the Blues, through the 2018–19 season. Hooley joined the Exeter Chiefs from fellow Premiership team Northampton Saints in 2015, making his debut against Clermont Auvergne in the European Rugby Champions Cup.Will Hooley: Exeter Chiefs sign Northampton Saints fly-half He signed for Saracens ahead of the 2020–21 season.
Richard Adrian William Sharp OBE (born 9 September 1938) is a retired English rugby union player. Born in India during the British Raj, his family moved to Cornwall, England, where he was educated at Montpelier School, Paignton and Blundell's School in the neighbouring county of Devon and at Balliol College, Oxford. He is a former player at Redruth R.F.C., Wasps FC, Bristol FC and England (14 caps) rugby union fly-half and captain. He played for England while at OxfordBalliol Old members and led England to the Five Nations title in 1963.
He generally specialised in the position of fly-half, also known as "first five-eighth" or "number 10", although he also played fullback (number 15) at national and international levels. Spencer first rose to prominence when he starred alongside Christian Cullen in a Ranfurly Shield challenge in 1991, playing for the Horowhenua team against Auckland. Auckland coach Graham Henry spotted Spencer's talent and recruited him to play for the Auckland team. He played for the Blues Super 12 team from the inception of the competition in 1996 until 2005, and for the Auckland NPC side.
Despite making his debut with just 10-minutes' notice, he won Man of the Match, scoring a try in a 14-point haul. Unfortunately, he was injured in his next match and ruled out for a large part of the season. He went on to make just six appearances in 2009–10, scoring four tries. In the opening games of the 2010–11 season, Leicester lost Toby Flood, Jeremy Staunton and George Ford to injury and Twelvetrees was again thrust into the starting line-up, this time at fly-half.
Lambie broke the Sharks record for most points scored in a season by an individual player. The Sharks made it to the Super Rugby playoffs, but lost to the Crusaders with Lambie kicking all the penalties and conversions. His success and brilliant play in the Super Rugby season earned him a place in the preliminary Springbok squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup. He made two more appearances for the Springboks in 2011 during the Tri-nations and earned his first start on 30 July at fly-half against New Zealand.
Scotland recovered their form in 1984 and achieved their second Grand Slam, and their first since 1925, under the captaincy of Jim Aitken. The team benefited from consistent selection - 12 players took part in all four Five Nations matches, and of the 20 players used in total throughout only two played for clubs outwith Scotland. Jim Telfer stood down after the Grand Slam to concentrate on his professional career as a school master. He was succeeded by his assistant, the former Hawick fly-half, Colin Telfer (not a relative).
Later in the same game Jones sent two high-quality passes to Davies under extreme pressure, enabling Davies to score a drop goal on each occasion and win Wales the match. In 1989 Jones was part of the victorious British and Irish Lions tour to Australia, enjoying some memorable confrontations with the Wallabies' scrum half Nick Farr-Jones. In 1993 he toured New Zealand with the British Lions. Jones also played for Western Province in South Africa during the 1994 Currie Cup tournament, forming a memorable partnership with South African fly- half Joel Stransky.
In the second test, another heavy loss, he started in his normal fly-half position, but suffered a stinger injury, which ruled him out of the third test. Wilkinson was replaced by Stephen Jones in the final test. Wilkinson had to forgo participation in the Falcons' August pre-season games in Japan due to appendicitis. Then, after having appeared in five successive matches for Newcastle, the injury litany continued in late November with surgery for a sportsman's hernia, which he himself associated with the strain of his heavy training sessions, often involving long kicking sessions.
Many of the positions in each code have similar names, but, in practice, the roles of those positions can be different. A fullback in Canadian football is very different from a fullback in rugby. Some of the positions are fairly similar; a Rugby fly-half carries out a similar role to a quarterback in Canadian football; however, quarterbacks touch the ball on almost every offensive play. Broadly speaking linemen and linebackers in Canadian football correspond to forwards in rugby, and running backs, receivers, and quarterbacks have roles similar to backs in rugby.
Born in Ballinora, County Cork, Poland first played rugby for Sundays Well, where his father had also been a player, and attended Presentation Brothers College, captaining the team during the Munster Schools Rugby Senior Cup. He also played Hurling and Football for Ballinora GAA where he played on several intercounty development sides. Initially, he played as a fly-half or centre, before converting to scrum-half. Poland has been capped at Under-19 and Under-20 level for Ireland, and joined the Munster sub-academy in July 2015.
Scotland named a 33-man squad for the 2009 Six Nations on 20 January 2009, and included uncapped prop Geoff Cross and fly-half Ruaridh Jackson. However, after injuries and illness hit the squad, a further five players were added to train on 30 January. After injuries to Geoff Cross and the Allan Jacobsen, Moray Low was called into the main squad to provide cover for the final two games. Following a return to fitness Rory Lamont was called up to the squad, but the game against Ireland came to soon for him.
He also completed his first "full house" in this match (scoring a drop goal, penalty, try and conversion). The victory was Wales' first over a 'Tier One' rugby nation since the 2006 Six Nations Championship victory over Scotland. Hook put in a man-of-the-match performance as he helped Wales beat England 26–19 in the first game of the 2008 Six Nations Championship on 2 February 2008. On 10 February 2008, Hook was selected at fly-half for the 30–15 win over Scotland in the 2008 Six Nations Championship.
Peter John Dixon (born 30 April 1944) is a former England international rugby union player. Dixon played for Oxford University RFC in four consecutive Varsity Matches from 1967 to 1970. He played for Cumberland at county level alongside David Robinson and Butler in the back row and with Cowman at fly half. The northern section of the county championship found him playing against Gosforth and later England colleague Roger Utley and against Alan Old and Warfield (Yorkshire) and Tony Neary, Fran Cotton, Bill Beaumont and Mike Slemen (Lancashire).
Jack McGregor is an Australian rugby union player who is signed for the Melbourne Rebels in the Super Rugby competition. His position of choice is fly-half. McGregor signed with the Melbourne Rebels after captaining NSW Schools 1st XV & Australian Schoolboys in his final year at St. Ignatius College. He would go on to turn out for the Rebels U20 side before being selected for the Australian U20s however, would not make an appearance for the top team in Super Rugby, with Jack Debrezceni & Reece Hodge the preferred No 10s.
Following his participation in the 2015 Rugby World Cup, MacGinty was signed by Connacht for the 2015–16 Pro12 season. Connacht head coach Pat Lam said the province had been following MacGinty since the Pacific Nations Cup earlier in the year. MacGinty made his domestic debut for Connacht appearing off the bench in their 33–19 win over Benetton Treviso on 6 November 2015. MacGinty made his European debut on 14 November 2015 in the first match of the 2015–16 Challenge Cup, starting at fly-half and scoring nine points.
However he was not available for much of the 2012 six nations and Owen Farrell seized his chance at fly half. Although Flood did regain the number 10 shirt on the tour to South Africa and in the autumn internationals of that year. A combination of injuries and Lancaster's preference for Owen Farrell's pragmatic approach- as well as Farrell's key role in England's shock win over New Zealand- limited his game time after this. Flood's final start for England was against Italy in the 2013 Six Nations tournament.
Old also played in the famous victory of the North of England over the touring All Blacks at Otley in 1979 with the English regional side running out 21-9 winners. Old was selected for the 1974 British Lions tour to South Africa but could not displace Phil Bennett at fly-half. He played in only four matches on the tour, scoring a then-record 37 points in the match against South West Districts. His tour was ended by a serious leg injury in the match against the Proteas.
Diego Dominguez (born 25 April 1966 in Córdoba, Argentina) is a former Argentine rugby union fly-half who played for Argentina and Italy, winning 74 caps for the latter. In 1988, Dominguez toured France with the Argentine national team, and in 1989 he scored 27 points in two games for Argentina against Chile and Paraguay. Because of the little opportunities, he decided that he would turn to Italy, his grandmother's homeland. After the tour with Argentina, he played for a year in France, and then moved to Milan in Italy.
Mandela also famously arrives onto the field before the match wearing a Springbok cap and a replica of Pienaar's #6 jersey. The Springboks complete their run by beating the All Blacks 15–12 in extra time, thanks to a drop goal from fly-half Joel Stransky. Mandela and Pienaar meet on the field together to celebrate the improbable and unexpected victory, and Mandela hands Pienaar the William Webb Ellis Cup, signaling that the Springboks are indeed rugby union's world champions. Mandela's car then drives away in the traffic-jammed streets leaving the stadium.

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