Judging Panel

Phil Vickery MBE

Phil Vickery MBE is one of rugby’s greatest players. A proud Cornishman, Phil grew up on his parents’ dairy farm and started playing rugby at the age of 12 at his local club, Bude RFC, before moving on to Redruth and quickly moved up the ranks to play for Gloucester Rugby Club.
Named the 'Raging Bull' by Sir Clive Woodward, Phil had his first of 73 caps for England in February 1998 and captained them to success in Argentina in 2002. In 2003 Phil was a pivotal part of the 2003 World cup winning team. He was also honoured with caps for the British and Irish Lions several times. After 11 years at Gloucester, Phil moved to Wasps in 2006 then, due to injury had to retire in October 2010. He has packed more into his playing career than most!

In 2007 Phil decided it was time to take his clothing ‘Raging Bull’ from the field to the stands and developed a leisurewear range to compliment his Sportswear range. Recently launched in House of Fraser and described by many fashion savvy publications as the “new Abercrombie and Fitch”, the brand is popular across all ages, and many celebrities have been seen wearing the clothing.

Since hanging up his boots, Phil continues to give up his time for a number of charities, including The Pied Piper Appeal and Wooden Spoon. Phil was also part of ITV Sport's team for their exclusive coverage of the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand and in October 2011 he was crowned BBC Celebrity MasterChef champion.