Marcel Garvey (born 21 April 1983) is an English former rugby union player. He is first generation British born with Jamaican parents. He went to St Peter's High School, Gloucester, the same school as former Gloucester teammate Ryan Lamb.
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| Birth name | Marcel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 21 April 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gloucester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (13 st 12 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Garvey started his career at Gloucester where he made a staggering start to life with a hat-trick of tries against Bristol. Whilst at Gloucester he started and scored a try in the 2003 Powergen Cup Final in which Gloucester defeated Northampton Saints.[2]
Garvey signed a two-year deal with Worcester Warriors in May 2006 and played at Sixways for six seasons, including one season (2010–2011) spent in the Championship.
In 2012 Garvey moved to Castres Olympique in the South of France and remained with the club until retiring from professional rugby at the end of the 2014–2015 season.
The winger represented England A and England U21, being an integral part of the U21 World Cup team in 2004. He was also a member of the England Sevens set-up and played for the Barbarians.
He is former athlete Fiona May's cousin.
After retiring from rugby, Garvey began a new career in information technology.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Worcester Warriors". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ "Gloucester given hope by cup win amid financial ruins". The Guardian. 7 April 2003. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "Always A Warrior – Marcel Garvey". 7 April 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2021.