| David Paice | |
| Birth Name: | David James Paice |
| Birth Date: | 24 November 1983 |
| Birth Place: | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Height: | 1.85m (06.07feet) |
| Weight: | 103kg (227lb)[1] |
| School: | Brisbane State High School |
| Ru Position: | Hooker |
| Youthyears1: | |
| Youthclubs1: | Souths RFC, Brisbane |
| Ru Clubyears: | 2003–2018 |
| Ru Proclubs: | London Irish |
| Ru Clubcaps: | 288 |
| Ru Clubpoints: | (145) |
| Ru Clubupdate: | 5 May 2018 |
| Super14years: | |
| Ru Nationalyears: | 2006–2008 2008–2013 |
| Ru Nationalteam: | England Saxons England |
| Ru Nationalcaps: | 9 8 |
| Ru Nationalpoints: | (5) (0) |
| Ru Ntupdate: | 15 June 2013 |
David James Paice (born 24 November 1983) is a former rugby union player. A hooker, he was a one-club man for London Irish and represented England eight times.
Paice was born in Darwin and raised in Brisbane.[2] In 2003 during a gap year, he joined the academy of London Irish and made his club debut that same year.[2] Paice was a member of the side that were defeated by Gloucester in extra time of the 2006 European Challenge Cup final.[3] He also started in their loss against Toulouse at the semi-final stage of the 2007–08 Heineken Cup.[4] The following season saw Irish finish as runners up to Leicester Tigers in the 2009 Premiership final.[5]
Paice started for the England Saxons side that defeated New Zealand Maori to win the 2007 Churchill Cup.[6] On 1 February 2008 he started in a victory over Ireland A.[7] [8] Paice received his first call up to the senior England squad for their 2008 tour of New Zealand.[9] On 14 June 2008 he made his debut in the opening test coming off the bench in a defeat at Eden Park.[10]
In November 2012, after a four year absence, Paice returned to the England squad and played in all of their autumn internationals including a win over New Zealand.[11] [12] His last caps came on their 2013 tour of Argentina.[13]
Following relegation in 2016 Paice led London Irish to promotion during the 2016–17 season.[2] During that campaign he made his 250th appearance for the club and often captained the team on the field.[14] In 2018 Paice retired after fifteen years at London Irish and returned to his native Australia.[2]
England Saxons
London Irish