14 Facts About Jeremy Guscott

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Jeremy Clayton Guscott was born on 7 July 1965 and is a British former rugby union outside centre who played for Bath, England and the British and Irish Lions.

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Jeremy Guscott played for his home city throughout his career, most of which was during the amateur era.

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Jeremy Guscott was originally a bricklayer, briefly drove buses for Badgerline in Bath, then worked for British Gas in a public-relations role before the game turned professional.

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On 17 November 2016, Jeremy Guscott was inducted to the World Rugby Hall of Fame during the opening ceremonies for the Hall's first physical location in Rugby, Warwickshire.

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Jeremy Guscott travelled to New Zealand in 1993 with the Lions, playing in all three Tests; though in this particular tour the Lions lost 2 matches to 1.

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Such was Jeremy Guscott's talent and form at the time that even Carling noted in his autobiography that it was an extraordinary decision for then England Coach, Jack Rowell, to make.

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Jeremy Guscott toured with the 1997 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa, where he scored the winning drop goal during the decisive second test, after outstanding penalty kicking by Wales' Neil Jenkins kept the Lions in the game.

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Jeremy Guscott started the third and final test in this series but broke his arm and could not finish the game.

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An increasingly debilitating thigh injury forced Jeremy Guscott to call time on his career and take an early exit from 1999 World Cup competition.

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Jeremy Guscott missed most of the 1994 International season through injury, and his form wavered for some time after returning, in particular during the 1995 World Cup, where many believed de Glanville merited a place in the starting line-up over Guscott.

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At club level Jeremy Guscott played for Bath from 1984 to 2000, scoring 710 points in 266 appearances.

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Jeremy Guscott started for Bath in the victorious 1998 Heineken Cup Final as they defeated Brive.

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Jeremy Guscott was born to a Jamaican father and an English mother.

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Jeremy Guscott has 3 daughters, Imogen, Holly and Saskia, from his previous marriage.