| Birth name | David Francis Pickering | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 December 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Briton Ferry, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 10 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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References
- ^ Dai Pickering player profile Scrum.com
- ^ 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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