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England's Josh Lewsey MBE - Dossier

Josh Lewsey Wasps
By Kath 6/2/04
November 20 2006
England and London Wasps Josh Lewsey MBE - Dossier. Information about the player and much morethan just a profile or fact-file about the player


Player Dossier - Josh Lewsey MBE

Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 14st 4 lbs
Date of Birth: 30th November 1976 - Bromley
Playing Position: Fullback/Wing
Previous Clubs: Bristol Shoguns
Present Club: Premiership - London Wasps
Country: Debut 20/6/98 England v New Zealand
Playing: Still Playing
Honours: MBE 2004 New Year's Honours list, Meeting the Queen
Articles: Josh Lewsey - In Focus Josh's Thoughts on
Interesting Facts:

* Wasps and England full back Josh Lewsey picked up the Rugby player of the year award and was voted the BBC London Sports personality of the year. BBC London listeners voted in their thousands through the website and Lewsey came out on top with Thierry Henry second and Jon Batty third.

* Josh Lewsey's five tries against Uruguay made him England's first hat-trick hero in a Test for 15 years.

* My mother comes from a village in South Wales and is fully Welsh. She's fluent in the language," he explained. "My father's half-Welsh. I'm very proud of my family and my heritage. My brother Tom plays for London Welsh and Edward plays for Exeter Chiefs. He has played for the Welsh Exiles, as has Tom. Edward played for Wales Under-21 and Wales Universities. But I was born in England, went to school in England and have always lived in England. I feel proudly English".

* Has boxer dog called Olaf.

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Quotes:

Rugbyheaven: The blond dude in the No15 shirt moves with devastating speed.

Josh (Himself) - When asked at one time to describe yourself as a players said -Like a vintage wine - very cheesy and gets better with age (?)"

Josh (Again) - 'Pulling on the jersey of your country is a humbling experience, but I’ll never forget that what the British Army does is far more daunting'

Nicknames: OJ & CO

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