| Birth name | Rory Underwood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 June 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Middlesbrough, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 13 st 8 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Barnard Castle School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Tony Underwood (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | RAF aviator, management consultant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rory Underwood, MBE, DL (born 19 June 1963)[1] is an English former rugby union player. He is England's record international try scorer, with 49 tries in 85 internationals between 1984 and 1996.[2] Underwood's principal position was wing and he played 236 games for Leicester Tigers between 1983 and 1997, he also played for Middlesbrough, Bedford Blues and the Royal Air Force. Underwood toured with the British and Irish Lions in 1989 and 1993 playing in six tests and scoring one try. In 1992 Underwood played for England alongside his younger brother Tony Underwood, becoming the first brothers to play together for England since 1937.[1]
Playing during the amateur era his profession was as a Royal Air Force pilot.