David Pickering (rugby union)

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David Pickering
BornDavid Francis Pickering
(1960-12-16) 16 December 1960 (age 65)
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight14 st 10 lb (93 kg)
Rugby union career
PositionFlanker
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1978-1988Llanelli RFC207(160)
Neath RFC
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1983–1987Wales23(12)

David Francis Pickering (born 16 December 1960)[1] is a rugby union administrator, coach and former player who played as a flanker for Llanelli RFC and Neath RFC. He played for Llanelli for a decade making over 200 appearances and scored 40 tries. He won 23 caps for the Wales national team between 1983 and 1987, and captained the national team on eight occasions.

Pickering went on to coach Neath RFC for five years before becoming Team Manager of the Wales A team and subsequently the Wales national team. He later became Chairman of the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU), the board of the Millennium Stadium and a member of the International Rugby Board Council. He spent 5 years as Director of the Rugby World Cup. A recent profile noted that he nearly died playing against Fiji.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Dai Pickering player profile Scrum.com
  2. ^ Thomas, Simon (8 June 2020). "David Pickering, the ex-rugby boss who could have died playing for Wales". Wales Online. Retrieved 30 January 2024.


    David Pickering
    BornDavid Francis Pickering
    (1960-12-16) 16 December 1960 (age 65)
    Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
    Weight14 st 10 lb (93 kg)
    Rugby union career
    PositionFlanker
    Amateur team(s)
    YearsTeamApps(Points)
    1978-1988Llanelli RFC207(160)
    Neath RFC
    International career
    YearsTeamApps(Points)
    1983–1987Wales23(12)

    David Francis Pickering (born 16 December 1960)[1] is a rugby union administrator, coach and former player who played as a flanker for Llanelli RFC and Neath RFC. He played for Llanelli for a decade making over 200 appearances and scored 40 tries. He won 23 caps for the Wales national team between 1983 and 1987, and captained the national team on eight occasions.

    Pickering went on to coach Neath RFC for five years before becoming Team Manager of the Wales A team and subsequently the Wales national team. He later became Chairman of the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU), the board of the Millennium Stadium and a member of the International Rugby Board Council. He spent 5 years as Director of the Rugby World Cup. A recent profile noted that he nearly died playing against Fiji.[2]

    References

    1. ^ Dai Pickering player profile Scrum.com
    2. ^ Thomas, Simon (8 June 2020). "David Pickering, the ex-rugby boss who could have died playing for Wales". Wales Online. Retrieved 30 January 2024.


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