![]() Tindall during the 2011 Rugby World Cup match against Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birth name | Michael James Tindall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 18 October 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Otley, West Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 102 kg (225 lb; 16 st 1 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Children | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael James Tindall, MBE (born 18 October 1978) is an English former rugby union player and a member of the British royal family. Tindall played outside centre for Bath and Gloucester, and won 75 caps for England between 2000 and 2011. He was a member of the England squad which won the 2003 World Cup.
Tindall made his debut for England on 5 February 2000, against Ireland in the 2000 Six Nations Championship. As well as winning the 2003 World Cup, he was a member of the England team which won the 2003 Six Nations Championship. He was injured at the 2007 Rugby World Cup. Tindall played in eleven Six Nations Championship competitions from 2000 to 2011. Tindall is married to Zara Phillips, the daughter of Anne, Princess Royal and the eldest niece of King Charles III. They have three children.