Richard Pool-Jones
Encyclopedia
Richard Pool-Jones is an English
former rugby union
player who earned one cap for England
in 1998. Pool-Jones, who played club rugby in France for Biarritz Olympique
and Stade Français, played for the latter in the 2001 Heineken Cup Final
.
After retiring from rugby, Pool-Jones began a media career in France. During the 2011 Rugby World Cup
, he co-hosted a radio show with Vincent Moscato
and Sébastien Chabal
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
former rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player who earned one cap for England
England national rugby union team
The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
in 1998. Pool-Jones, who played club rugby in France for Biarritz Olympique
Biarritz Olympique
Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque is a French professional rugby union team based in the Basque city of Biarritz, Aquitaine which competes in the Top 14 and the Heineken Cup...
and Stade Français, played for the latter in the 2001 Heineken Cup Final
2001 Heineken Cup Final
The 2001 Heineken Cup Final was the final match of the 2000–01 Heineken Cup, the sixth season of Europe's top club rugby union competition. The match was played on 19 May 2001 at the Parc des Princes in Paris. The match was contested by Stade Français of France and Leicester Tigers of England...
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After retiring from rugby, Pool-Jones began a media career in France. During the 2011 Rugby World Cup
2011 Rugby World Cup
The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South Africa at a meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005...
, he co-hosted a radio show with Vincent Moscato
Vincent Moscato
Vincent Moscato is a former French rugby union player. He played as a hooker.Moscato played CA Bordeaux-Bègles Gironde where he won the title of the French Top 14, in 1991. He earned his first national cap on June 22, 1991 against Romania at Bucharest. In a match against England at Parc des...
and Sébastien Chabal
Sebastien Chabal
Sébastien Chabal, born 8 December 1977 in Valence, Drôme, is a French rugby union rugby player. He has played number eight and lock professionally for the French team Bourgoin ; the English team Sale Sharks ; the French team Racing Métro 92 Paris ; and the French national side. He earned his first...
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