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Magnus Lund
Birth name	Magnus Burnett Lund
Date of birth	25 June 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Manchester, England
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	105 kg (16 st 7 lb; 231 lb)
School	Lancaster Royal Grammar School
University	Manchester Metropolitan University
Notable relative(s)	Erik Lund
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Flanker
Senior career
Years	Team
2002–2008; 2008–2014; 2014–2017	Sale Sharks; Biarritz Olympique; Sale Sharks
	Correct as of 7 June 2017
International career
Years	Team
2005–2006; 2006–2007	England Saxons; England
National sevens team
Years	Team
2003–2006	England
Men's rugby sevens
Representing England
Commonwealth Games

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Magnus Lund (born 25 June 1983 in Manchester) is an English rugby union retired player.

He was educated at the Lancaster Royal Grammar School where he played for the first XV. He also studied Business Enterprise at the Manchester Metropolitan University. During his youth he represented England in both the under-16 and under-18 national sides.

Lund made his debut for the Sale Sharks in 2002 against the Bristol Shoguns. In 2002 he represented England at the under-19 World Cup in Italy. The following year he represented the under-21 team at the World Cup in South Africa. He then became a member of the England sevens side.^[1] In the 2005–06 season, Lund started the final and scored a try as Sale Sharks won their first ever Premiership title.^[2]

He was part of the 2006 Six Nations Championship Training squad, and was chosen in the 2006–07 Elite squad after a successful tour to Australia in the summer. Lund was chosen for England in the 2007 Six Nations Championship opener against Scotland, in which he scored a try as England won 42–20.^[3]

He was called up to the England squad for the 2008 Six Nations Championship.^[4]^[5]

Lund moved to Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque in June 2008 and spent six years playing for the French Top 14 club. He was a member of Biarritz when it finished runner-up to Toulouse in the 2010 Heineken Cup, and played with his brother Erik Lund there when the elder Lund joined the club in 2010.^[6] In July 2014 Lund returned to the Sharks.^[7]

Family

Lund's father, Morten Lund, was an international basketball player for Norway, and stayed in England after studying in Manchester. He now lives back in Oslo, where Magnus tries to visit twice a year.^[8] Lund's elder brother, Erik, is the captain of the Norwegian national rugby union team and plays for the French Top 14 club Biarritz Olympique.

References

^ "Team England announce rugby sevens squad for Melbourne". RFU. 28 February 2006. Archived from the original on 3 October 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
^ "Sale 45–20 Leicester". BBC. 27 May 2006. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
^ "England 42–20 Scotland". BBC. 3 February 2007. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
^ "Injury-hit England call up trio". BBC. 4 February 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
^ "England call up trio". Sportinglife. 4 February 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
^ "Erik Lund". L'Equipe.fr. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
^ "Magnus Lund: Sale Sharks re-sign flanker from Biarritz". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
^ [1]^{[permanent dead link]} father played basketball

External links

Profile at Sale Sharks
Profile at England Rugby at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-03-03)
Magnus Lund at ESPNscrum

[Team_England_announce_rugby_sevens_squad_for_Melbourne-1] "Team England announce rugby sevens squad for Melbourne". RFU. 28 February 2006. Archived from the original on 3 October 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2009.

[2] "Sale 45–20 Leicester". BBC. 27 May 2006. Retrieved 9 February 2014.

[England_42-20_Scotland-3] "England 42–20 Scotland". BBC. 3 February 2007. Retrieved 2 August 2009.

[Injury-hit_England_call_up_trio-4] "Injury-hit England call up trio". BBC. 4 February 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2008.

[England_call_up_trio-5] "England call up trio". Sportinglife. 4 February 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2008.

[6] "Erik Lund". L'Equipe.fr. Retrieved 14 September 2014.

[7] "Magnus Lund: Sale Sharks re-sign flanker from Biarritz". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 September 2014.

[basketball-8] [1]^{[permanent dead link]} father played basketball

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+| ru_proclubs = {{nobreak|[[Sale Sharks]]<br />[[Biarritz Olympique]]<br />[[Sale Sharks]]}}
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+| ru_clubpoints = (55)<br />(30)<br />(15)
-| ru_clubupdate = 5 February 2017
+| ru_clubupdate = 7 June 2017
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+| repsevensteam1 = [[England national rugby sevens team|England]]
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+{{MedalCountry | {{ENG}} }}
+{{MedalCompetition | [[Commonwealth Games]] }}
+{{MedalSilver | [[2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 Melbourne]] | [[Rugby sevens at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|Team competition]] }}
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-'''Magnus Lund''' (born 25 June 1983 in [[Manchester]]) is an English [[Rugby Union]] player, who plays in the back row for [[Sale Sharks]] in the [[English Premiership (rugby union)|English Premiership]].
+'''Magnus Lund''' (born 25 June 1983 in [[Manchester]]) is an English [[rugby union]] retired player.
 He was educated at the [[Lancaster Royal Grammar School]] where he played for the first XV. He also studied Business Enterprise at the [[Manchester Metropolitan University]]. During his youth he represented England in both the under-16 and under-18 national sides.
-Lund made his debut for the [[Sale Sharks]] in 2002 against the [[Bristol Shoguns]]. In 2002 he represented England at the under-19 World Cup in Italy. The following year he represented the under-21 team at the World Cup in South Africa. He then became a member of the [[England national rugby sevens team|England sevens side]].<ref name="Team England announce rugby sevens squad for Melbourne">{{cite web|url=http://www.rfu.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/RFUHome.Sevens_Detail/StoryID/13249|title=Team England announce rugby sevens squad for Melbourne|publisher=RFU|date=28 February 2006|accessdate=2 August 2009}}</ref> In the [[2005–06 Guinness Premiership|2005–06 season]], Lund started the final and scored a try as [[Sale Sharks]] won their first ever [[Guinness Premiership|Premiership]] title.<ref>{{cite news
+Lund made his debut for the [[Sale Sharks]] in 2002 against the [[Bristol Shoguns]]. In 2002 he represented England at the under-19 World Cup in Italy. The following year he represented the under-21 team at the World Cup in South Africa. He then became a member of the [[England national rugby sevens team|England sevens side]].<ref name="Team England announce rugby sevens squad for Melbourne">{{cite web |url=http://www.rfu.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/RFUHome.Sevens_Detail/StoryID/13249 |title=Team England announce rugby sevens squad for Melbourne |publisher=RFU |date=28 February 2006 |accessdate=2 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081003222413/http://www.rfu.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/RFUHome.Sevens_Detail/StoryID/13249 |archivedate=3 October 2008 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> In the [[2005–06 Guinness Premiership|2005–06 season]], Lund started the final and scored a try as [[Sale Sharks]] won their first ever [[Guinness Premiership|Premiership]] title.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/5009064.stm |title=Sale 45–20 Leicester |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=27 May 2006 |accessdate=9 February 2014}}</ref>
-|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/5009064.stm
-|title=Sale 45–20 Leicester
-|publisher=[[BBC]]
-|date=27 May 2006 |accessdate=9 February 2014}}</ref>
-He was part of the [[2006 Six Nations Championship]] Training squad, and was chosen in the 2006–07 Elite squad after a successful tour to Australia in the summer. Lund was chosen for [[England national rugby union team|England]] in the [[2007 Six Nations Championship]] opener against [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]], in which he scored a try as England won 42–20.<ref name="England 42-20 Scotland">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/6320339.stm|title=England 42–20 Scotland|publisher=BBC|date=3 February 2007|accessdate=2 August 2009}}</ref>
+He was part of the [[2006 Six Nations Championship]] Training squad, and was chosen in the 2006–07 Elite squad after a successful tour to Australia in the summer. Lund was chosen for [[England national rugby union team|England]] in the [[2007 Six Nations Championship]] opener against [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]], in which he scored a try as England won 42–20.<ref name="England 42-20 Scotland">{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/6320339.stm |title=England 42–20 Scotland |publisher=BBC |date=3 February 2007 |accessdate=2 August 2009}}</ref>
-[[File:Magnus Lund-Touche BO-ASM.jpg|thumb|left|Lund playing for Biarritz]] He was called up to the [[England national rugby union team|England]] squad for the [[2008 Six Nations Championship]].<ref name="Injury-hit England call up trio">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7225333.stm|title=Injury-hit England call up trio|publisher=BBC|date=4 February 2008|accessdate=5 February 2008}}</ref><ref name="England call up trio">{{cite web|url=http://www.sportinglife.com/rugbyunion/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=rugby/08/02/04/manual_124313.html|title=England call up trio|publisher=Sportinglife|date=4 February 2008|accessdate=5 February 2008}}</ref>
+[[File:Magnus Lund-Touche BO-ASM.jpg|thumb|left|Lund playing for Biarritz]] He was called up to the [[England national rugby union team|England]] squad for the [[2008 Six Nations Championship]].<ref name="Injury-hit England call up trio">{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7225333.stm |title=Injury-hit England call up trio |publisher=BBC |date=4 February 2008 |accessdate=5 February 2008}}</ref><ref name="England call up trio">{{cite web |url=http://www.sportinglife.com/rugbyunion/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=rugby/08/02/04/manual_124313.html |title=England call up trio |publisher=Sportinglife |date=4 February 2008 |accessdate=5 February 2008}}</ref>
-Lund moved to [[Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque]] in June 2008 and spent six years playing for the French [[Top 14]] club.  He was a member of Biarritz when it finished runner-up to Toulouse in the 2010 Heineken Cup, and played with his brother [[Erik Lund (rugby union)|Erik Lund]] there when the elder Lund joined the club in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Erik Lund|url=http://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/RugbyFicheJoueur5522.html|website=L'Equipe.fr|accessdate=14 September 2014}}</ref> In July 2014 Lund returned to the Sharks.<ref>{{cite web|title=Magnus Lund: Sale Sharks re-sign flanker from Biarritz|url=http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/rugby-union/28400675|website=BBC Sport|accessdate=10 September 2014}}</ref>
+Lund moved to [[Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque]] in June 2008 and spent six years playing for the French [[Top 14]] club.  He was a member of Biarritz when it finished runner-up to Toulouse in the 2010 Heineken Cup, and played with his brother [[Erik Lund (rugby union)|Erik Lund]] there when the elder Lund joined the club in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |title=Erik Lund |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/RugbyFicheJoueur5522.html |website=L'Equipe.fr |accessdate=14 September 2014}}</ref> In July 2014 Lund returned to the Sharks.<ref>{{cite news|title=Magnus Lund: Sale Sharks re-sign flanker from Biarritz|work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/rugby-union/28400675|accessdate=10 September 2014}}</ref>
 ==Family==
-Lund's father, Morten Lund, was an international basketball player for [[Norway]], and stayed in England after studying in [[Manchester]]. He now lives back in [[Oslo]], where Magnus tries to visit twice a year.<ref name=basketball>[http://www.sarugby.com/news/Player/pid=607.html] father played basketball</ref> Lund's elder brother, [[Erik Lund (rugby union)|Erik]], is the captain of the [[Norway national rugby union team|Norwegian national rugby union team]] and plays for the French [[Top 14]] club [[Biarritz Olympique]].
+Lund's father, Morten Lund, was an international basketball player for [[Norway]], and stayed in England after studying in [[Manchester]]. He now lives back in [[Oslo]], where Magnus tries to visit twice a year.<ref name=basketball>[http://www.sarugby.com/news/Player/pid=607.html]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} father played basketball</ref> Lund's elder brother, [[Erik Lund (rugby union)|Erik]], is the captain of the [[Norway national rugby union team|Norwegian national rugby union team]] and plays for the French [[Top 14]] club [[Biarritz Olympique]].
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-*[http://www.salesharks.com/player_info?id=50 Profile at Sale Sharks]
+* [http://www.salesharks.com/player_info?id=50 Profile at Sale Sharks]
-*[http://www.england-rugby.com/englandrugby/index.cfm?fuseaction=News.News_Detail&storyid=12734 Profile at England Rugby]
+* {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070303203847/http://www.england-rugby.com/englandrugby/index.cfm?fuseaction=News.News_Detail&storyid=12734 |title=Profile at England Rugby }}
+* {{ESPNscrum|15289}}
-*[http://www.scrum.com/england/rugby/player/15289.html Scrum.com stats]
-{{Sale Sharks squad}}
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 [[Category:1983 births]]
 [[Category:Living people]]
+[[Category:Alumni of Manchester Metropolitan University]]
+[[Category:Biarritz Olympique players]]
+[[Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in rugby sevens]]
+[[Category:Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for England]]
+[[Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England]]
+[[Category:England international rugby sevens players]]
 [[Category:England international rugby union players]]
+[[Category:English people of Norwegian descent]]
 [[Category:English rugby union players]]
-[[Category:Sportspeople from Manchester]]
+[[Category:English expatriate rugby union players in France]]
-[[Category:Sale Sharks players]]
+[[Category:Male rugby sevens players]]
-[[Category:Biarritz Olympique players]]
-[[Category:Rugby union flankers]]
 [[Category:People educated at Lancaster Royal Grammar School]]
-[[Category:Alumni of Manchester Metropolitan University]]
-[[Category:English people of Norwegian descent]]
-[[Category:Expatriate rugby union players in France]]
-[[Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England]]
 [[Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games]]
-[[Category:Male rugby sevens players]]
+[[Category:Rugby union flankers]]
-[[Category:English expatriate rugby union players]]
+[[Category:Rugby union players from Manchester]]
-[[Category:English expatriates in France]]
+[[Category:Sale Sharks players]]
-[[Category:England international rugby sevens players]]
+[[Category:Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games]]
-[[Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in rugby sevens]]