| Birth name | William Stuart Roy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1968-12-25)25 December 1968 (age 56) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ely,England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Ysgol David Hughes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Bristol Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Stuart Roy (born 25 December 1968) is a former international rugby union player who representedWales, as well as played in the top division of Welsh club rugby forCardiff RFC,Pontypridd RFC andNewport RFC. Roy was born inEly, Cambridgeshire in England, but moved toAnglesey in Wales as a child.[1]
Roy joined Cardiff RFC fromNeath RFC for the 1988/89 season. He spent the majority of his playing career at Cardiff, spending nine seasons at the club. During his time there, Cardiff won theSWALEC Cup in 1994 and theHeineken League title in the 1994/95 season.[1]
Roy was included as part of Wales'1995 Rugby World Cup squad, and made his first and only appearance for the national team in their opening pool match against Japan, coming on as a replacement for Derwyn Jones with around eight minutes of the match remaining.[2] He was included in Wales' squad for the1998 Five Nations Championship, but remained on the bench and won no further caps.[3]
Roy moved from Cardiff to Pontypridd RFC for the 1997/98 season. He moved clubs again a season later to Newport RFC.[4]
Roy studied for a Bachelor of Surgery and Bachelor of Medicine degree from Bristol University and a Master of Philosophy degree in Human Skeletal Biology from Cambridge University.[5] He represented Cambridge University RFC in the 1993 Varsity Match against Oxford University.[6]
Roy works as a Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedics for the National Health Service atRoyal Glamorgan Hospital,Talbot Green,[7] and undertakes private work as part of the Cardiff Sports Orthopaedics partnership.[8]