Christian Day
Christian Day retired from professional rugby at the conclusion of the 2017/18 season to embark on a new full-time position at the RPA, now as Head of Player Affairs. The second row represented Sale Sharks, Stade Français Paris and Northampton Saints over a career spanning 17 seasons. During that time, he made 220 Premiership appearances placing him 13th on the all-time appearances list as well as lifting two Premiership Rugby trophies, two European titles and an Anglo-Welsh Cup. Christian served as Chair of the RPA Players Board between 2014-2017.
Matt Garvey
Matt Garvey joined the RPA as Development Manager for Bath and Bristol in the summer of 2022, having retired at the end of the 2021/22 season. He ended a 13-year playing career that took him from London Irish, to Bath Rugby, then Gloucester and finishing at Worcester Warriors. He also won representative honours with England Saxons and captained Bath between 2017 and 2019 during his seven-year stint at The Rec. Garvey also sat on the RPA Players Board, as Representative for Gloucester between 2019-2021.
