Iain Balshaw

Iain Balshaw
MBE
Balshaw (right) with Mike Tindall and the Rugby World Cup trophy
Birth nameIain Robert Balshaw
Date of birth (1979-04-18) 18 April 1979 (age 45)
Place of birthBlackburn, England
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight14 st 11 lb (94 kg)
SchoolStonyhurst College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback/Wing
Youth career
- Preston Grasshoppers
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1997–2004
2004–2006
2006–2009
2009–2014
Bath
Leeds
Gloucester
Biarritz
127
26
39
69
(255)
(25)
(70)
(50)
Correct as of 30 June 2014
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2000–2008
2001
England
British & Irish Lions
35
3
(65)
(0)
Correct as of 30 June 2014

Iain Robert Balshaw, MBE (born 18 April 1979) is an English former rugby union player who played on the wing or at full back for Bath, Leeds Carnegie, Gloucester and Biarritz Olympique. He won 35 international caps for England between 2000 and 2008, and three for the British & Irish Lions in 2001. He was a member of the England squad that won the 2003 Rugby World Cup.