Kevin Yates

{{Short description|England international rugby union player}}

{{for|the member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan and Canadian artist|Kevin Yates (politician)|Kevin Yates (artist)}}

{{Confuse|Kevin Gates}}

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| name = Kevin Yates

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| birth_name = Kevin Peter Yates

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|11|06|df=y}}

| birth_place = Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada

| height = {{convert|1.81|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|114|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}

| nickname =

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| school = John Bentley School, Calne

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| spouse =

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| ru_currentposition =

| ru_currentteam =

| ru_position = Prop

| ru_amateuryears =

| ru_amateurclubs =

| ru_clubyears = 1993–1999
2001–2004
2004–2008
2008 –

| ru_proclubs = Bath
Sale
Saracens
Nice

| ru_clubcaps = 47
60
95
13

| ru_clubpoints = (15)
(0)
(60)
(0)

| super14years = 2000–2001

| super14 = Hurricanes

| super14caps = 19

| super14points = (5)

| ru_provinceyears = 1999–2000

| ru_province = Wellington Lions

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| ru_nationalyears = 1997–2007

| ru_nationalteam = {{Ru|ENG}}

| ru_nationalcaps = 4

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Kevin Peter Yates (born 6 November 1972 in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada) is an English rugby union player who plays at Prop for Nice in the French Fédérale 1.

Yates professional career began at Bath. He was a member of the side that won the 1995/96 Zurich Premiership. He also played in the 1998 Heineken Cup Semi-final against Pau, but did not feature in the final against CA Brive. Yates made his England debut on the 1997 tour of Argentina.{{cite web|url=http://www.scrum.com/england/rugby/match/23238.html|title=Argentina 20–46 England|publisher=ESPNscrum|date=31 May 1997|accessdate=23 January 2010}}

Yates received a 6-month ban he received for biting the ear of London Scottish flanker Simon Fenn on 10 January 1998 whilst playing for Bath.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/yates-set-to-make-history-in-super-12-match-636296.html|title=Yates set to make history in Super 12 match|work=The Independent|date=24 February 2000|accessdate=23 January 2009 | location=London | first=David | last=Llewellyn}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} He subsequently moved to play for the Super 12 side Wellington Hurricanes, making his debut against the Sharks in the opening round of the 2000 Super 12.

Yates also helped the Wellington Lions win the 2000 National Provincial Championship.{{cite web|url=http://www.hurricanes.co.nz/a-z/profile?task=playerAZprofile&player_id=167&Itemid=158|title=Hurricanes player profile|publisher=Hurricanes official site|date=22 November 2005|accessdate=23 January 2010}} He joined Sale Sharks in 2001,{{cite web|url=http://aru.rugby.com.au/news/2001_august/sale_signs_kevin_yates_12063,8399.html|title=SALE SIGNS KEVIN YATES|publisher=ARU Rugby|date=29 August 2001|accessdate=23 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726153808/http://aru.rugby.com.au/news/2001_august/sale_signs_kevin_yates_12063,8399.html|archive-date=26 July 2011|url-status=dead}} winning the 2001–02 European Challenge Cup.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/european/2009425.stm|title=Sale claim Shield glory|publisher=BBC|date=26 May 2002|accessdate=23 January 2010 | first=Jonathon | last=Moore}}

Yates joined Saracens in 2004.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/3642465.stm|title=Yates joins Sale exodus|publisher=BBC|date=20 April 2004|accessdate=23 January 2010}} In 2007, he was called up for England's tour of South Africa alongside Saracens teammates Matt Cairns and Andy Farrell.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/6609135.stm|title=Details of squad announcement|publisher=BBC|date=1 May 2007|accessdate=23 January 2010}}

Due to Nick Wood being injured, Yates started against South Africa, a record period of time between caps.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/6686709.stm|title=Details of Yates start|publisher=BBC|date=26 May 2007|accessdate=23 January 2010}} On this tour he was capped twice; his first senior England caps for 10 years.

At the end of the 2007–08 season he moved to Nice, where he plays alongside Dan Luger and Will Johnson.{{cite web|url=http://www.saracens.com/news/view.php?Id=4601|title=Saracens bid farewell to trio|publisher=Saracens official site|date=8 May 2008|accessdate=23 January 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615134317/http://www.saracens.com/news/view.php?Id=4601|archivedate=15 June 2011}}