David Seymour (born 27 September 1984) is a retired rugby union player. A Flanker by trade, that had a successful career in the Aviva Premiership with Saracens and Sale Sharks.
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| Birth 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; 212 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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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]
Seymour went on to make 196 appearances for the Sharks over nearly a decade and scored 19 tries for Sale alone. He also captained the side many times in a successful career at club level. Seymour has been retained in an ambassadorial role by Sale.[8]
Seymour joined Sale FC Rugby for the 2018-19 season playing 26 league games and captained the side to win the Cheshire Cup against Chester RUFC in April 2019.
References
edit- ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby – Sale Sharks – David Seymour profile". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "England name Under 21 team to face Argentina". ESPN Scrum. 20 June 2005. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
- ^ "New Zealand take Commonwealth Gold". ESPN Scrum. 17 March 2006. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
- ^ "England Saxons 7–13 Scotland A". BBC. 3 June 2006. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
- ^ Statbunker "Statbunker Stats" Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved: 2008-12-09
- ^ ESPN Scrum "Seymour blow for Saracens"[permanent dead link], 2008-09-10. Retrieved: 2008-12-09
- ^ Sale Sharks Official Website "David Seymour Signs For Sale Sharks"
- ^ BBC Sports "David Seymour: Sale Sharks flanker retires after nine years with the club", 2018-06-02. Retrieved: 2018-06-02
External links
edit- David Seymour at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series (archived)