Simon Shaw

Simon Shaw, English rugby player

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Born: September 1, 1973
Age in 2026: 53
Zodiac sign: Virgo
Birth year: 1973

About Simon Shaw

Simon Dalton Shaw (born 1 September 1973) is an English former rugby union player. He played as a lock for Bristol, London Wasps and Toulon. He won 71 caps for England between 1996 and 2011 and two for the British & Irish Lions, with whom he toured three times. == Early life == Shaw was born 1 September 1973 in Nairobi, Kenya. He was educated at Runnymede College in Madrid and at Godalming College in Surrey. He played for Bristol at 17, despite not taking up the game seriously until he was 16, after his family had moved to England from Spain. He also played for Cranleigh Rugby Club. Shaw represented England at various levels including students and Under-21s. At 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in), he is one of the tallest men to have played for England. == Club career == Shaw played for Bristol at the age of 17.

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Career and life highlights

In the 2002–03 Zurich Premiership Shaw won the Premiership for the first time, defeating Gloucester in the final.
That season Shaw also won his first European silverware with victory against Bath in the 2002–03 Parker Pen Challenge Cup.
Wasps won the Tetley's Bitter Cup in 1999 and retained it the following season with a victory over the Northampton Saints.

Simon Shaw timeline

1996He won 71 caps for England between 1996 and 2011 and two for the British & Irish Lions, with whom he toured three times.
1999Wasps won the Tetley's Bitter Cup in 1999 and retained it the following season with a victory over the Northampton Saints.
2002In the 2002–03 Zurich Premiership Shaw won the Premiership for the first time, defeating Gloucester in the final.
2002That season Shaw also won his first European silverware with victory against Bath in the 2002–03 Parker Pen Challenge Cup.

The world when Simon Shaw was born

Simon Shaw was born in 1973. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1973

#1 song"Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" – Tony Orlando & Dawn
Top movieThe Sting
Top TV showAll in the Family
Best-selling bookGravity's Rainbow – Thomas Pynchon

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentSecretariat wins the Triple Crown with a record Belmont Stakes
Top headlineOPEC oil embargo triggers global energy crisis
Technology milestoneFirst mobile phone call (Martin Cooper, Motorola)
Defining fadPlatform shoes
Notable inventionMobile phone (Motorola prototype)
World population3.93 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderRichard Nixon
Sports championOakland Athletics (World Series)
Also wonNew York Knicks (NBA)
U.S. population211.9M

1973 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Simon Shaw's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1973	2026
Gas	$0.39	$3.45/gal
Average home	$22,100	$435,000
Average income	$13,500	$67,500
Minimum wage	$1.60	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$1.77	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.08	$0.73
Population	211.9M	341 million

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