Iain Balshaw

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