Phil Vickery
MBE DL
Former England rugby captain, 2003 World Cup winner and Celebrity MasterChef champion.
- Speaking and hostingAfter-dinner, conferences, awards evenings and club nights.
- Brand partnershipsFood and farming, the outdoors, wellbeing and the rugby community.
- MediaTV, radio and podcasts, and comment on rugby, food and health.
- Charity and communityTell me about your cause, club or school.
I grew up on a dairy farm and left school at 16 to work as a herdsman. Rugby took me from Bude to Gloucester, Wasps, England and the Lions. I am back on a farm now, near Bath, and what I care about has not changed.
- 73 England caps
- 1998 to 2010
- 3 World Cups
- Won 2003, captain 2007
- 2 Lions tours
- 2001 and 2009
- MasterChef champion
- Celebrity, 2011
- Deputy Lieutenant
- Gloucestershire, 2015
About
I was born in Barnstaple to Cornish parents and grew up on the family dairy farm. I started playing at Bude, then Redruth, and joined Gloucester in 1995.
I played 145 games for Gloucester and 54 for Wasps, won 73 caps for England between 1998 and 2010, went to 3 World Cups, won the one in 2003 and captained England at the one in 2007. I toured with the Lions in 2001 and 2009.
In 2003 I started Raging Bull, a rugby clothing brand named after the nickname I picked up as a young prop. In 2011 I won Celebrity MasterChef, and I have loved cooking ever since. I was made a Deputy Lieutenant of Gloucestershire in 2015.
These days my life is about the things I have always cared about: looking after myself, good food and the land it comes from, and backing people who have not had the breaks. I am at my best with people, and I enjoy being asked to help.
Speaking and hosting
I speak at dinners, conferences, club nights and awards evenings, and I host. I talk the way I played, straight, and I am happy to take any question.
- After-dinner speaking
- Keynote and conference talks
- Q&A sessions and panels
- Awards evenings and hosting
- Golf days and hospitality
- Club, school and community events
Talks
- 2003, from the front row
- What it took to win a World Cup, from the middle of the scrum.
- Standards when nobody is watching
- Graft, the unseen work, and why it decides the big days.
- Telling the truth
- Honesty in teams, under pressure and with yourself.
- From the farm to the front row to the kitchen
- Food, the land and where I come from.
- Backing people
- Why everyone deserves a fair shot, and what one person can do about it.
Fees on request.
Brand partnerships
I work with a small number of brands whose values match my own, and I like to be properly involved rather than just lending my name.
If your business sits in one of these areas, I would like to hear from you.
Talk to me about a partnership- Food and farmingProduce, farming and the people behind it.
- The outdoorsKit, places and getting outside.
- Health and wellbeingTraining, recovery and looking after yourself.
- The rugby communityClubs, grassroots and the future of the game.
Close to a million people follow me on Instagram. @philvickery3
Media
I am available for TV, radio and podcasts, and for comment on rugby, food and farming, and health and wellbeing.
Send a media request- Celebrity MasterChef championBBC, 2011
- Co-commentator, Rugby World CupITV, 2011
Biographies and photos
For a short or long biography, a fact sheet or approved photos, send a media request and I'll get them to you.
Get in touch
Tell me what you have in mind and I will come back to you within 2 working days.
For speaking bookings you can also contact my agent, James Poole at the Gordon Poole Agency, on [email protected].
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