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{{Infobox Rugby biography
| name = Simon Shaw
| image =
| fullname = Simon Dalton Shaw [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]]
| dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|1973|9|1}}
| placeofbirth = [[Nairobi]], [[Kenya]]
| height = 6 ft 9 in (2.05 m)
| weight = 19 st 10 lb (124 Kg)
| nickname = Shawsy, Gentle Giant
| school = Kings and Runnymede Colleges<br />[[Godalming College|Godalming Sixth Form College]]
| university = [[University of the West of England]]
| other = yes
| ru_position = {{Lock}}
| ru_amateuryears =
| ru_youthclubs = Cranleigh
| ru_clubyears = 1990-1997<br />1997 ‐ <br />
| ru_proclubs = [[Bristol Shoguns|Bristol]]<br />[[London Wasps]]<br />Dunedin Pirates
| ru_clubcaps = <br />200 <br />
| ru_clubpoints = <br />(93)<br />
| ru_nationalyears = 1996 ‐ <br />1997 ‐ 05<br />
| ru_nationalteam = [[England national rugby union team|England]]<br />[[British and Irish Lions]]<br />[[Barbarian F.C.|Barbarians]]
| ru_nationalcaps = 48
| ru_nationalpoints = (10)
| pcupdate =
| repupdate =
}}
'''Simon Dalton Shaw''' (born [[1 September]] [[1973]] in [[Nairobi]], [[Kenya]]) is a [[rugby union]] player who plays at [[Rugby union positions#4. & 5. Lock|lock]] for [[London Wasps|Wasps]] and [[England national rugby union team|England]].
==Playing Career==
At 6' 9” (2.05 m), he is one of the tallest men to play for [[England]]. Shaw has represented England at various levels including students and Under 21s despite not fully taking up the game until he was 16, just after his family had moved to England from Kenya, and played for [[Bristol Shoguns|Bristol]] at 17. He won his first England cap against Italy in [[1996]]. He joined [[London Wasps|Wasps]] in [[1997]] and was picked for the successful [[1997 British Lions tour to South Africa|Lions tour to South Africa]] that year. A spate of injuries and [[London Wasps|Wasps]]' indifferent form in his first season cost him his England place and although he regained his place in the England squad for the following summer's tour, he was forced to withdraw with a long-standing back injury.
During the [[2000]] [[Rugby Union Six Nations Championship|Six Nations]], he had to step in for the injured [[Martin Johnson]]. He earned his 20th cap during the [[2003]] Six Nations and played in all three [[2003 Rugby Union World Cup|2003 Rugby World Cup]] warm up matches. He was not named in the original 30 man squad but was flown out to Australia due to an injury to [[Danny Grewcock]].
Shaw was called up to the squad for the [[2005 British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand]] after Irish [[Rugby union positions#4. & 5. Lock|lock]] [[Malcolm O'Kelly]] aggravated a groin injury in training.
Many rugby pundits, most notably former England centre, [[Jeremy Guscott]], believe Shaw to be among the finest locks currently playing.
Shaw played in the [[Rugby World Cup 2007]] for England, and impressed many. [[Jonny Wilkinson]] and [[Andy Gomarsall]] both described him as "World Class" after England's quarter final win over Australia.
===Wasps<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/254_23921.php|title=Simon Shaw set to become record breaker at Leeds|publisher=Premier Rugby|date=2008-05-09|accessdate=2008-05-10}}</ref>===
Playing against Bath in August 2000, Shaw became (and remains) the only lock in the history of the Premiership to score a drop goal.
In May 2008, playing against Leeds Carnegie in the last match of hte regular season, Shaw became the first player ever to play in 200 Premiership matches.
Shaw has played in every tournament final contested by Wasps since he joined the club. He has collected three Premiership and one Powergen Cup winners medals, the Heineken Cup twice, the Tetley Bitter Cup twice, and the Parker Pen European Shield.
== External links ==
* [http://www.england-rugby.com/englandrugby/index.cfm?fuseaction=News.News_Detail&storyid=5404 England Rugby profile]
* [http://www.wasps.co.uk/playerdisplaySS.ink?skip=23&season=07/08&seasonl=2007/2008&playertype=P Wasps Profile]
* [http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/112_146.php?player=3690&includeref=dynamic Guinness Premiership profile]
* [http://statistics.scrum.com/rugby_stats_05.asp?ID=ESH12 scrum.com statistics]
* [http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player_611.html Profile and Statistcs (itsrugby.co.uk)]
* [http://www.sporting-heroes.net/rugby-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=657 Simon Shaw photo by sportingheroes.net]
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{England Squad 2007 World Cup}}
{{British and Irish Lions 2005}}
{{British and Irish Lions 1997}}
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[[Category:1973 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Nairobi]]
[[Category:English rugby union footballers]]
[[Category:Bristol Rugby players]]
[[Category:London Wasps players]]
[[Category:Rugby union locks]]
[[Category:Alumni of the University of the West of England]]
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