Phil Vickery (rugby union)
| Birth name | Philip John Vickery | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 14 March 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Barnstaple, Devon, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 19 st 10 lb (125 kg 275 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Philip John Vickery MBE DL (born 14 March 1976) is an English former rugby union player. A tighthead prop he won 73 international caps for England squad and was a member of England's World Cup winning squad in 2003, playing in all seven matches in the tournament.
Vickery ended his club rugby career at London Wasps, joining the London side in 2006 after eleven years with Gloucester Rugby.
Given the nickname "Raging Bull", he played in three Rugby World Cups, including as England captain in the 2007 tournament, and toured Australia and South Africa with the British & Irish Lions.