15 Facts About Simon Shaw

Simon Dalton Shaw MBE was born on 1 September 1973 and is a former English rugby union player who played as a lock.

Simon Shaw was educated at Runnymede College in Madrid and at Godalming College in Surrey.

Simon Shaw played for Bristol at 17, despite not taking up the game seriously until he was 16, after his family had moved to England from Spain.

Simon Shaw played for Cranleigh Rugby Club in his younger years.

In May 2008, playing against Leeds Carnegie in the last match of the regular season, Simon Shaw became the first player ever to play in 200 Premiership matches.

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In November 2011, Simon Shaw decided to finish his career overseas and signed for French club, RC Toulonnais.

The following year Simon Shaw was picked for the successful 1997 British Lions tour to South Africa.

Simon Shaw earned his 20th cap during the 2003 Six Nations Championship, a tournament which saw England win the Grand Slam.

Simon Shaw played in all three 2003 Rugby World Cup warm up matches.

Simon Shaw was not named in the original 30-man squad but was flown out to Australia due to an injury to Danny Grewcock, earning him an MBE as part of the World Cup-winning team.

Simon Shaw keeps this in a drawer as he feels he didn't "win" it as he never played in a test.

Simon Shaw was selected as a member of the England 2007 World Cup squad.

Simon Shaw was the oldest person to be selected and to play for the Lions.

Simon Shaw won his first Lions cap in the second test against South Africa at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria and he was named man of the match.

In 2011, Simon Shaw became a director of a rugby hospitality company, Set Piece Events.