David Pickering (rugby union) explained

David Pickering
Birth Name:David Francis Pickering
Birth Date:16 December 1960
Birth Place:Briton Ferry, Wales
Height:6feet
Weight:14st
Ru Position:Flanker
Ru Amateurclubs:Llanelli RFC
Neath RFC
Ru Nationalteam:Wales
Ru Nationalyears:1983–1987
Ru Nationalcaps:23
Ru Nationalpoints:(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 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]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.espnscrum.com/wales/rugby/player/9558.html Dai Pickering player profile
  2. Web site: Simon . Thomas . David Pickering, the ex-rugby boss who could have died playing for Wales . Wales Online . 8 June 2020 . 30 January 2024 .