Jeremy Davidson (rugby union)

Jeremy Davidson

Birth name	Jeremy Davidson
Date of birth	(1974-04-28) 28 April 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	114 kg (17 st 13 lb)
School	Methodist College Belfast
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Current team Castres (coach) Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Dungannon () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1995–1997 Ulster () 1997–1998 London Irish () 1998–2001 Castres () 2001–2003 Ulster () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1995–2001 Ireland 32 (0) 1997, 2001 British & Irish Lions 3 (0) Coaching career Years Team 2007–2009 Castres (assistant) 2009–2011 Ulster 2011–2017 Aurillac 2017–2018 Union Bordeaux Bègles 2018–2022 Brive 2023– Castres

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.

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]

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]

Davidson and his wife Lisa have one daughter. He also has two sons from a previous relationship.^[7]

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