Sam Vesty Rugby player
Samuel Brook Vesty (born 26 November 1981) is an English rugby union footballer who plays utility back (though his preferred position is full back) for Bath Rugby.Vesty is the fourth generation of his family to play for the Tigers. His father Phil Vesty made 47 first-team appearances for Leicester as a prop between 1971–1976, his paternal grandfather Albert (Bernard) Vesty made one appearance for Leicester on the wing in the last game of the 1946/47 season, and a great-grandfather, Jack Dickens, a centre-cum-wing, made 15 first-team appearances for Tigers in the 1909–1910 season. Vesty is an all-round sportsman, having played as a wicket-keeper/batsman for Leicestershire C.C.C.'s 2nd XI before having to give up cricket to focus on his rugby. He has also played tennis to county level.He attended John Cleveland College, and played in a rock band with other Tigers players Dan Hipkiss, Aaron Mauger and George Chuter called Slo Progress before moving club to Bath, where he still plays music with club colleagues in the music room at Farleigh House.
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- http://www.england-rugby.com/englandrugby/index.cfm?fuseaction=News.News_Detail&storyid=10918
- http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/112_146.php?player=4480&includeref=dynamic
- http://www.leicestertigers.com/squad/players.php?player=4480&includeref=dynamic
- http://www.livingrugby.co.uk/blogs/sam-vesty