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Rory Underwood has served as a Non-Executive Director for the Leicester Tigers.
Rory Underwood is a Non-Executive Director for Prescient Power, a renewable energy company based in the Midlands.
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Rory Underwood, MBE DL, born on June 19, 1963, in Middlesbrough, England, is a former rugby union player known for his impressive career on the wing. Of Chinese-English parentage, he spent his early life in Malaysia before his family moved to Yorkshire in 1976. Underwood was educated at Barnard Castle School and later underwent initial officer training at RAF College Cranwell. During his rugby career, he concurrently served as a Royal Air Force pilot, accumulating 18 years of flying experience. His service included flying Canberras with No. 360 Squadron RAF and No. 100 Squadron RAF, and later teaching ground instruction and working as a station flight safety officer at RAF Cranwell, ultimately reaching the rank of Flight Lieutenant.
Underwood’s rugby career began at Middlesbrough Rugby Club. He played for Leicester Tigers from 1983 to 1997, featuring in 236 games. He earned 85 caps for England between 1984 and 1996, scoring a record 49 tries, making him England’s men’s record international try scorer. He also represented the British and Irish Lions, playing in six tests across tours in 1989 and 1993, scoring one try. Notable achievements include winning Five Nations Grand Slams in 1991, 1992, and 1995, and being a Rugby World Cup finalist in 1991. He played alongside his brother Tony Underwood for England, becoming the first brothers to do so since 1937.
After retiring from the RAF in 1999, Underwood transitioned into management consulting and motivational speaking. He founded UPH (with John Peters and Martyn Helliwell) in 1999 and later established Wingman Ltd, a business consultancy focused on high-performance team leadership and strategy implementation. He served as a non-executive, director for Leicester Tigers and Prescient Power, a renewable energy company, until November 2020. Underwood is also a Licensed NLP Practitioner, experienced facilitator, psychometric profiler, and performance coach, applying his military and sports insights to business environments. He was awarded the MBE in 1992 for his contributions to rugby.
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