Brian Moore | After Dinner And Speaking Engagements

An unconventional character, Brian 'Pitbull' Moore is a former rugby union player who was born in 1962. He is a well educated man who is well known for his variety of achievements both on and off the rugby pitch. Famous for his gap-toothed smile, Brian was born in Birmingham, but moved to Halifax as a child. He went to the Crossley and Porter School and it was for the Old Crossleyans that he first played rugby union.

Playing Career
Brian studied for a degree in law at Nottingham University and in 1984 he graduated with an LLB(Honours). During his university years he played as an amateur senior for Nottingham. It was during this time that Brian gained his first England cap in 1988 and this was shortly followed by a Lions tour of Australia.

In 1990 he relocated to London in order to train as a solicitor. It was during this time that he joined the Harlequins. He remained in the south east and later on finished his career at another London club - local rivals Richmond.

Not the tallest of players, Brian worked hard on the technical aspects of the game and became an extremely effective player. He had great speed and handled the ball well making him comfortable both in open ground and the scrums, rucks and mauls.

Brian represented England a total of sixty four times between the years of 1987 and 1995 making him one of the most capped players ever. He played in three rugby world cups and in 1991 he was voted the Whitbread Rugby World Player of the Year.

Other Talents
As well as his achievements on the rugby field, Brian is well known for possessing a number of other talents. As mentioned previously, he read law at University and worked as a top litigation solicitor for seventeen years. He was also awarded an honorary Doctorate in Law in 2010.

He is well known for reading Shakespeare (particularly in the dressing room!), and is also a lover of opera and fine wines! In fact he is extremely passionate about wine and this ultimately resulted in him being asked to write a wine column for the Today newspaper (he now writes his column for the Sun).

Brian also writes a regular column for the Daily Telegraph on rugby and sporting matters in general. He is an excellent journalist and in 2009 he was short listed for 'Sports Journalist of the Year' at the British Press Awards.

He currently works as a commentator for the BBC where he is known for his straight talking. He has also made other media appearances including being on the panel of the BBC's 'Question Time'.

Brian qualified as a referee in 2010 and interestingly is also a qualified nail manicurist!

Brian is a talented and motivational speaker who is available for events all over the country.

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