Rugby player for Northampton Saints in the Zurich Premiership and Scotland, which he captained for a while. In January 2003 he left Murrayfield in frustration for the last time, after speaking his mind very plainly on the problems he saw there. He had received a serious injury from a London Irish boot in the recent past.

He was eligible for Scotland by virtue of being born in the Channel Islands. Late in 2004 he became head coach of Northampton Saints, together with former England fly half and teammate Paul Grayson .

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• Pountney born again after the turmoil (The Scotsman, January 8, 2005)