David Bishop (rugby player born 1983)

David Bishop
Birth name David Bishop
Date of birth (1983-09-22) 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
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Current team Jersey Rugby Football
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)



2005–2009
2009–2010
2010
2010–11
2011-12
2012-		 Treorchy
Bridgend
Warriors
Ospreys
Sale
Edinburgh
Jersey


22
15
1
2
6
30


(20)
(0)
(0)
(0)
(0)
(12)

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

References

  1. ↑ Bishop joins Dragons


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