World Cup winning lock and the thinking man's second row
RugbyBen Kay was the lineout brain of the greatest England rugby team ever assembled, the 2003 World Cup winners who beat Australia in their own backyard in the final seconds of extra time.
Kay won 62 caps for England between 2001 and 2009, played in two World Cup finals, and toured with the British and Irish Lions in 2005. At lock he was tall, mobile, and exceptionally clever, running England's lineouts through the Clive Woodward era with the kind of numerical precision more commonly seen in chess tournaments. His relationship with hooker Steve Thompson made England's set piece the best in the world going into that 2003 tournament. The drop goal that won the final in Sydney came from a lineout Kay called.
Off the field Kay was one of the quiet voices of the dressing room, a forward who studied the game relentlessly and thought three moves ahead. When he retired in 2010 the move into broadcasting was natural. He has covered Six Nations, World Cups, and Lions tours for BT Sport, ITV, and TNT Sports, and is regarded as one of the most respected analysts in the sport.
On the speaking circuit Kay brings the inside story of 2003, the Woodward revolution, and the characters of a dressing room that included Johnson, Wilkinson, Dallaglio, and Back. It is a night for anyone who remembers staying up to watch Johnny Wilkinson's right foot bisect the posts at the death.
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