Budge Pountney

Budge Pountney

Birth name	Andy Charles Pountney
Date of birth	(1973-11-13) 13 November 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth	Southampton, England
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	97 kg (214 lb)
School	Kings' School, Winchester
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1992–1994 Northampton Saints () Correct as of 5 March 2007 Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1994–2003 Northampton Saints 215 (230) Correct as of 5 March 2007 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1998–2002 Scotland 31 ((25 from 5 tries)) Correct as of 5 March 2007 Coaching career Years Team 2003–2005 Northampton Saints Correct as of 5 March 2007

Anthony Charles 'Budge' Pountney (born 13 November 1973) is a rugby union coach and retired player. A flanker, he played in the Northampton Saints side that won the 1999–2000 Heineken Cup.

Pountney was born in Southampton in England, but had a grandmother from the Channel Islands which made him eligible for any of the British national teams. He won 31 caps for Scotland from 1998 to 2002. He was part of the Scotland team that won the 1999 Five Nations Championship, played in the 1999 World Cup, and later captained the team.

After retiring, he was head coach and later director of rugby at Northampton. He later worked in club and school coaching. He is now the development director for Ulster Rugby.