Jeremy William Davidson (born 28 April 1974)[1] is a rugby union coach and former player who played as a lock for Ulster, London Irish and Castres, and at international level for Ireland and the British & Irish Lions.
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.[citation needed]
His playing career ended at age 27 after aggravating a long-running knee injury whilst fishing.[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.[7]
References
- ^ Jeremy Davidson player profile Scrum.com
- ^ "Jeremy Davidson forced to retire" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
- ^ "Davidson eager to move back into the limelight after prospering in the middle of nowhere". independent.ie. 25 February 2017.
- ^ "Staff". Cabrive-rugby.com. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Brive with Axel Müller Win Promotion to Top 14". Americas Rugby News. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Former Ireland lock Jeremy Davidson named new Castres head coach". 20 February 2023.
- ^ 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.
External links
- profile on lionsrugby.com
- Ireland profile
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