Jeremy Davidson (rugby union)

Jeremy Davidson (born 28 April 1974)[1] is a rugby union former player who currently works as a coach.

Jeremy Davidson

Birth name	Jeremy Davidson
Date of birth	(1974-04-28) 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
Position(s) Coach (sport) Current team CA_Brive Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Dungannon () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1995–1997 1997–1998 1998–2001 2001–2003 Ulster London Irish Castres Ulster () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1995–2001 1997, 2001 Ireland British and Irish Lions 32 3 (0) (0)

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 and also represented the British and Irish Lions.

Notable achievements of his include being voted players' player of the tour on 1997 British Lions tour to South Africa, and captaining Ulster and London Irish.

His playing career ended after he aggravated an old knee injury whilst fishing.

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.[2] He currently coaches Brive with whom he won promotion to the top tier of French Rugby.[3][4]

References

1. Jeremy Davidson player profile Scrum.com
2. "Davidson eager to move back into the limelight after prospering in the middle of nowhere". independent.ie. 25 February 2017.
3. "Staff". Cabrive-rugby.com. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
4. "Brive with Axel Müller Win Promotion to Top 14". Americas Rugby News. 2019-06-02. Retrieved 2020-03-02.

External links

• Ireland profile