Adrian Jarvis
Encyclopedia
Adrian Jarvis is an English
born rugby union
footballer who plays fly half for London Irish
in the Aviva Premiership.
In 2007/08 he was called into the England Saxons
squad to face Italy A
in Ragusa
, Sicily
on 9 February 2008.
Adrian commented about his signing for the premier West Country club by saying "Bristol's a very traditional rugby club, a club that's right in the heart of its community. That's something that you don't really get in London and something that appealed to me". He added, "I've been very happy at Quins but, at this stage of my career, I think I need a change and I think Bristol is going to be a good place for me to live and play my rugby."
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
born rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
footballer who plays fly half for London Irish
London Irish
London Irish RFC is an English rugby union club based in Sunbury, Surrey, where the senior squad train, the youth teams and senior academy play home games, and the club maintain their administrative offices. The senior squad play home games at the Madejski Stadium in Reading and compete in the top...
in the Aviva Premiership.
In 2007/08 he was called into the England Saxons
England Saxons
England Saxons is the current name of England's men's second national rugby union team. The team has previously been known by a number of names, such as England B, Emerging England and, most recently, England A...
squad to face Italy A
Italy A national rugby union team
The Italy A national rugby union team are the second national rugby union team in Italy after the national side. They compete every year in the IRB Nations Cup.-Fixtures:IRB Nations Cup 2010...
in Ragusa
Ragusa, Italy
Ragusa is a city and comune in southern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Ragusa, on the island of Sicily, with around 75,000 inhabitants. It is built on a wide limestone hill between two deep valleys, Cava San Leonardo and Cava Santa Domenica...
, Sicily
Sicily
Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
on 9 February 2008.
Adrian commented about his signing for the premier West Country club by saying "Bristol's a very traditional rugby club, a club that's right in the heart of its community. That's something that you don't really get in London and something that appealed to me". He added, "I've been very happy at Quins but, at this stage of my career, I think I need a change and I think Bristol is going to be a good place for me to live and play my rugby."