Researching Dorian West
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 28833 people with the West surname? In that year West was ranked number 110 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Dorian means "Form of DORE - a gift" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Dorian West on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Dorian West and the West Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 37066 people with the West surname in the UK? West is now ranked number 121 for popularity in the UK. |
West Family History Databases
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Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Dorian West. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Dorian West
Dorian West
Dorian Edward West MBE (born 5 October 1967 in Wrexham, Wales) nicknamed "Nobby" is a former English international rugby union footballer.
Born in Wrexham, his family moved to England when he was young. Before professionalism, he was a police officer with the Leicestershire Constabulary's armed response unit.
He made his debut at Leicester Tigers and played for them as a flanker but a move to Nottingham in 1991 saw him convert to hooker. He rejected the offer of a trial for Wales.
He moved back to Leicester in 1996 where he became an understudy to Richard Cockerill. His form improved and he was noticed by England coach Clive Woodward during matches when Cockerill was away on international duty. This resulted in him being picked on the England bench for the 1998 match against France, coming on to replace Cockerill. The next week Cockerill was injured, but second-choice Mark Regan who had been injured for the match against France was fit again, so West was again selected on the bench, and came onto win his second cap.
Cockerill's loss of form would see West gradually replace him as first-choice hooker at Leicester, and West had another run of caps in the England starting line-up in 2001. He played in the 2001 Six Nations, and was selected for the England tour to Canada and the US, where he added 3 caps. After the end of the tour he was called up whilst on holiday as a replacement for the British & Irish Lions and performed so well he was on the bench for the final two tests. He failed to keep his shirt to Northampton Saints' hooker Steve Thompson, but was a useful squad member. At Leicester West enjoyed great domestic success, and started both the 2001 and 2002 Heineken Cup finals.
West was captain of England for the world cup warm-up game against France in Marseilles in August. During the 2003 Rugby World Cup, West was included in the 22 man squad for five of the games, playing in two; starting against Uruguay and coming on as a replacement for the semi-final against France. He was also on the bench for the final, and since his return has been appointed MBE in the New Year's Honours.
He announced his retirement from international rugby after the end of the 2003 World Cup and turned to coaching becoming forward coach for the England U21s.
On 8 June 2007, it was announced he had signed as forwards coach to recently relegated Northampton Saints alongside former England Saxons head coach, Jim Mallinder.
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