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| Date of birth | (1979-12-07) 7 December 1979 (age 45) | ||||||||
| Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb) | ||||||||
| School | Caludon Castle | ||||||||
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Adam Balding (born 7 December 1979, Coventry) is an English rugby union footballer, currently playing for Newcastle Falcons. He plays as a Number eight.
Balding came through Leicester Tigers academy and went on to make 66 appearances for the first XV. While there he won the Premiership and Heineken Cup.
Balding signed for Gloucester for the start of the 2004/05 season. After some impressive performances in his debut season he was made club captain towards the back end of the season. In Gloucester's first game of the 2005/06 season at Worcester, Balding was injured only a few minutes into the game. Balding returned from injury in early November, coming off the bench against Newcastle Falcons. He went on to make 16 appearances during the season, however he missed Gloucester's European Challenge Cup victory against London Irish at the end of the season. During the next 2 seasons Balding did not play regularly with stiff competition from James Forrester, Luke Narraway and Gareth Delve. During these 2 seasons he was loaned out to both Moseley and Leeds Carnegie.
Balding signed for Newcastle on 1 July 2008 for the start of the 2008/09 season. He signed for Worcester in February on a two-year deal.
In 2012, Balding sighned a contract with Newcastle Falcons and left Worcester Warriors straight away.
References
- "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Worcester Warriors". web page. Premier Rugby. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- "Balding moves to Gloucester". BBC News. 1 June 2004.
- Balding moves to Leeds on loan
- "Newcastle sign back rower Balding". BBC News. 1 July 2008.
- "Balding agrees Worcester switch". BBC News. 19 February 2010.
Balding suffered a serious achilles injury in his third year at gloucester which kept him out for 9 months, after returning to fitness game time was limited due to the form of the team. He then spent the rest of the 4th season on loan at leeds.
External links
- Leicester Tigers profile
- Gloucester profile
- Moseley profile
- Leeds Carnegie profile
- Newcastle Falcons profile
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