David Seymour (rugby union)
Full name | David Seymour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 27 September 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | High Wycombe, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Representing England | ||
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2006 Melbourne | Team competition |
David Seymour (born 27 September 1984 ) is a rugby union player who plays as a flanker for Sale Sharks and England Sevens. He formerly played for Chinnor Rugby Club and Saracens. He was born in High Wycombe.
Seymour joined Saracens on a full-time academy contract at the start of the 2004–05 season. But after only a few weeks of pre-season training, he was promoted to the first team squad and made his first full appearance as a replacement for Richard Hill.
He established himself as a regular in the first team and made his debut at England under-21 level in both the Six Nations and World Championships in Argentina.[2] Further international honours have followed, Seymour having played for England 7s in the IRB Series in Dubai, Los Angeles and Hong Kong and claiming a silver medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.[3] Seymour was called up to the England Saxons squad for the Churchill Cup in Canada.[4]
Seymour started 13 games for Saracens in the 2007–08 season and appeared as a replacement 11 times.[5] A knee injury at the start of the 2008–09 season restricted his appearances in the early stages of the season.[6]
On 26 June 2009, after being released by Saracens, Sale Sharks announced that they had signed Seymour on their official website.[7]
References
- ↑ "Aviva Premiership Rugby – Sale Sharks – David Seymour profile". web page. Premier Rugby. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "England name Under 21 team to face Argentina". ESPN Scrum. 2005-06-20. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ↑ "New Zealand take Commonwealth Gold". ESPN Scrum. 2006-03-17. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ↑ "England Saxons 7–13 Scotland A". BBC. 2006-06-03. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ↑ Statbunker "Statbunker Stats" Retrieved: 2008-12-09
- ↑ ESPN Scrum "Seymour blow for Saracens", 2008-09-10. Retrieved: 2008-12-09
- ↑ Sale Sharks Official Website "David Seymour Signs For Sale Sharks"