David Bishop (rugby union, born 1983)
| Full name | David Bishop | ||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 September 1983 | ||||||||
| Place of birth | Church Village, Wales | ||||||||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 16.7 st (105 kg) | ||||||||
| School | Treorchy Comprehensive School | ||||||||
| University | University of Wales Institute Cardiff | ||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Andrew Bishop | ||||||||
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David Bishop (born 22 September 1983) is a former Wales rugby union footballer who plays at centre.
Bishop attended Treorchy Comprehensive School Treorchy Comprehensive from September 1995 to July 2002. His brother Andrew, is also a rugby union centre and has played for the Wales national rugby union team.
He joined the Ospreys in 2004 after the disbandment of the Celtic Warriors and played in 22 games, scoring 4 tries altogether. This earned him a call up to the national team but soon after suffered a serious knee injury in a game against Munster. In 2009 he joined Sale Sharks and in August 2010 he joined Newport Gwent Dragons[1] for a short spell before signing a 5 months contract with Edinburgh Rugby.In 2011 David joined Jersey RFC helping them gain promotion to the RFU Championship.
Honours
- Wales Schools
- Wales U18
- Wales U21
- Wales Training Squad
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