Roy Winters

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

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=September 2016}}

{{Infobox rugby biography

| name = Royston Winters

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| birth_name = {{nowrap|Royston Anthony Maria Winters}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|12|13|df=y}}

| birth_place = Cuckfield, England

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=4}}

| weight = {{convert|17|st|11|lb|kg|abbr=on}}

| ru_position = Lock

| ru_clubyears =
1995–2000
2000–2005
2005–13

| ru_proclubs = {{nowrap|Loughborough Students}}
Bedford RFC
Harlequins
Bristol

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188{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/22052474|title=Winters set to retire|accessdate=9 July 2017|publisher=BBC Sport}}

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(15)

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| ru_nationalteam = England

| ru_nationalyears = 2007

| ru_nationalcaps = 2

| ru_nationalpoints = (0)

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| university = Loughborough University

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}}

Royston "Roy" Winters (born 13 December 1975) is a former English rugby union player. A lock, Winters last played in the Aviva Championship for Bristol.[http://www.bristolrugby.co.uk/5537.php?player=3980&includeref=dynamic profile at www.bristolrugby.co.uk] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081222173008/http://www.bristolrugby.co.uk/5537.php?player=3980&includeref=dynamic |date=22 December 2008 }} retrieved on 15 January 2009 He began his career playing for Haywards Heath RFC before becoming professional.{{Cite web|url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/haywardsheath/news/back-row-star-at-heath-366910.html|title = Back Row Star at Heath}}

Winters was first called up to the senior England squad by Clive Woodward for the 2000 England rugby union tour of South Africa.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/rugby_union/760455.stm |title=Johnson reclaims England captaincy |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=7 June 2000 |accessdate=9 February 2016}}

Winters had a good 2006-07 Guinness Premiership, coming second in the voting for the PRA Player of the Year and then followed up by being selected for the 2007 England rugby union tour of South Africa. He made his debut for England against South Africa in Bloemfontein on 26 May 2007. He was named captain of Bristol for the 2009-10 RFU Championship.