Statistics
| Squad | Leicester Tigers |
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| Position | Flanker |
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| Age | 29 |
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| Height | 1.98m (6'6") |
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| Weight | 111kg (17st 6lb) |
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| Caps | 0 |
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Working his way diligently through the London Wasps’ system has brought benefits for George Skivington, who would have had the captaincy of England Saxons on his CV almost two years ago if the scheduled match against Ireland A at Donnybrook in February 2009 had not been called off because of adverse weather.
The honour was simply delayed for 11 months because he led the side to victories over Ireland A and Italy A last winter and stepped up to the England Elite Player Squad preparing for 2011 RBS 6 Nations as an injury replacement for Courtney Lawes, of Northampton Saints.
George joined Wasps from Saracens Academy and made his debut against Stade Français in August 2003, before captaining the club’s A team in 2004-05.
He had an impressive sequence of senior games the following season, notching 19 appearances as his mobile, attacking style featuring impressive pace and a terrific step was showcased on the Guinness Premiership stage.
A toe injury overshadowed his end to the campaign but in 2007-08 he scored the crucial try in the 24-23 win over Munster at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry in the Heineken Cup.
His England Saxons’ debut was as a replacement for Tom Palmer, then a fellow Wasp, in the 31-13 win over Ireland A at Leicester in February 2008. He celebrated his first start with a try in England’s 64-10 win over the USA in the opening round of the 2008 Barclays Churchill Cup in Ottawa and went on to play against Ireland A and Scotland A in the tournament.
George made his 70th Guinness Premiership appearance for Wasps in his final match of the 2008-09 against Gloucester Rugby. Appropriately enough, he recalls Wasps being the first club that he supported but he played football when he was young before deciding to focus on rugby. He joined Leicester Tigers this season.
He is a product of John Fisher School, the one that Paul Sackey, his former Wasps’ team mate attended and is known as ‘Gorgeous’, an ironic nickname because he beavers away doing all the unglamorous forward graft.