Jeremy Davidson (rugby union)
Birth name | Jeremy Davidson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 28 April 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 114 kg (17 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Methodist College Belfast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jeremy Davidson (born 28 April 1974)[1] is a rugby union former player who currently works as a coach.
Playing career[]
Davidson played lock. He attended Methodist College Belfast.
He played club rugby for Dungannon, Ulster, London Irish and Castres Olympique.
At international level he represented Ireland with 32 caps. On the 1997 British Lions tour to South Africa, he won 3 Test caps and was voted players' player of the tour.
Davidson captained Ulster and London Irish.[citation needed]
His playing career ended at age 27 due to a long-running knee injury.[2]
Coaching career[]
Following a spell as director of rugby at Dungannon RFC, Davidson moved on to coach Castres. In June 2009 he became part of the coaching team at Ulster. As of 2017 he was coaching French team Aurillac.[3] He currently coaches Brive with whom he won promotion to the top tier of French Rugby.[4][5]
Personal life[]
Davidson and his wife Lisa have one daughter. He also has two children from a former relationship.[2]
References[]
- ^ Jeremy Davidson player profile Scrum.com
- ^ Jump up to: a b O’Reilly, Peter. "Jeremy Davidson: The British and Irish Lions must play above their physical possibilities to beat South Africa" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
- ^ "Davidson eager to move back into the limelight after prospering in the middle of nowhere". independent.ie. 25 February 2017.
- ^ "Staff". Cabrive-rugby.com. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Brive with Axel Müller Win Promotion to Top 14". Americas Rugby News. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
External links[]
- Irish rugby union coaches
- Irish rugby union players
- Ireland international rugby union players
- Irish expatriate sportspeople in France
- Ulster Rugby players
- London Irish players
- Dungannon RFC players
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Rugby union players from Belfast
- British and Irish Lions rugby union players from Ireland
- People educated at Methodist College Belfast
- Rugby union players from Northern Ireland