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Academy players who became successful in another sport. 10:56 - Nov 2 with 811 views

A couple of players who were in our academy who did well - or in one case exceptionally well - came to mind.

Graham Napier who became a very useful one-day game player for Essex CCC.

Alex Goode of Saracens and England. He was the 2019 European Player of the Year.

I wonder whether others occur to any of our contributors with an encyclopaedic knowledge.

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Academy players who became successful in another sport. on 10:58 - Nov 2 with 787 views

itfcjoe

Fabio Wardley was in the academy for a bit

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Academy players who became successful in another sport. on 12:24 - Nov 2 with 683 views

N2_Blue

Wasn't Ian Westlake an international water polo player? Might have been before rather than after football.

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Academy players who became successful in another sport. on 12:30 - Nov 2 with 663 views

clive_baker

Academy players who became successful in another sport. on 12:24 - Nov 2 by N2_Blue
Wasn't Ian Westlake an international water polo player? Might have been before rather than after football.

He was a very good swimmer. He was a couple of years above me in the academy.

Supple went on to play Irish quidditch for a bit.

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Academy players who became successful in another sport. on 12:33 - Nov 2 with 651 views

itfcjoe

Academy players who became successful in another sport. on 12:30 - Nov 2 by clive_baker
He was a very good swimmer. He was a couple of years above me in the academy. Supple went on to play Irish quidditch for a bit.

And beat Karen Pickering in a race

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Academy players who became successful in another sport. on 12:36 - Nov 2 with 642 views

clive_baker

Academy players who became successful in another sport. on 12:33 - Nov 2 by itfcjoe
And beat Karen Pickering in a race

She’s got a better left foot though

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Academy players who became successful in another sport. on 13:28 - Nov 2 with 563 views

Swansea_Blue

Academy players who became successful in another sport. on 12:24 - Nov 2 by N2_Blue
Wasn't Ian Westlake an international water polo player? Might have been before rather than after football.

Captain of England boys for water polo. BFJ reckoned he got his engine from swimming. He was the fittest or one of the fittest in the club apparently.

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Academy players who became successful in another sport. on 16:39 - Nov 2 with 467 views

glasso

Academy players who became successful in another sport. on 12:24 - Nov 2 by N2_Blue
Wasn't Ian Westlake an international water polo player? Might have been before rather than after football.

He played for England for a bit. I was his teammate!

He wasn't captain, though.

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