Jeremy Davidson (rugby union)

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

Jeremy Davidson
Birth nameJeremy Davidson
Date of birth (1974-04-28) 28 April 1974
Place of birthBelfast, Northern Ireland
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight114 kg (17 st 13 lb)
SchoolMethodist 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		 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1995–2001
1997, 2001		 Ireland
British & 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. 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.

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 then coached Brive until 2022 with whom he won promotion to the top tier of French Rugby.[4][5] Davidson has now reassumed the position of coach at Castres. [6]

Personal life

Davidson and his wife Lisa have one daughter. He also has two sons from a previous relationship.[2]

References
  1. Jeremy Davidson player profile Scrum.com
  2. The injury sustained was due to a vehicular accident, where he crashed into the gates of his own house in a freak accident.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.
  3. "Davidson eager to move back into the limelight after prospering in the middle of nowhere". independent.ie. 25 February 2017.
  4. "Staff". Cabrive-rugby.com. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  5. "Brive with Axel Müller Win Promotion to Top 14". Americas Rugby News. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  6. . 20 February 2023 https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/rugby/arid-41075915.html. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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