Selwyn St. Bernard (born 30 July 1977) is a

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and

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footballer. As a rugby union player, his position is as a flanker. St. Bernard has represented Trinidad and Tobago and the West Indies in rugby union at 15-a-side and sevens, and the West Indies in rugby league at 13-a-side and nines.

Playing career

He first played for Caribs RFC, in

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, then also played in

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, where he represented Basingstoke R.F.C., in rugby union, from 1999/2000 to 2004. In December 2001, St. Bernard was named as the Rugby Player of the Year at the

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annual awards following the success of Caribs in winning the Championship Division and several other competitions throughout the season. In 2004, he switched to rugby league and joined

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. In 2006, he signed for

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Representative

Rugby union

In 2000, St. Bernard was in the West Indies rugby squad that toured England. In June 2001, St. Bernard was in the West Indies rugby sevens team that took part in the 2001 Cardiff Sevens. In August 2001, he represented the West Indies at the Cayman 7's and in November he captained the Trinidad and Tobago national rugby sevens team at the Trinidad 7's tournament. In November 2001, St. Bernard was in the Trinidad and Tobago team that won the 2001 NACRA Rugby Championship (part of the qualification process for 2003 Rugby World Cup). St. Bernard also represented Trinidad and Tobago in 2008 in the qualifiers for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

Rugby league

In 2004, St. Bernard represented the

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playing

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at the Middlesex 9s and at the York 9s where he scored the

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try in the final for the West Indies to win the Fairfax Cup. In October 2004, St Bernard played in the first 13-a-side international for the West Indies which they won 50–22 against South Africa.

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Gateshead Thunder profile
1977 births Living people Blaydon RFC players Expatriate rugby union players in England Newcastle Thunder players Rugby league props Rugby union flankers Trinidad and Tobago expatriate rugby union players Trinidad and Tobago expatriates in the United Kingdom Trinidad and Tobago rugby union players Trinidad and Tobago rugby league players West Indies national rugby league team players {{rugbyunion-bio-stub