Dave Sims (rugby union)

David Sims (born 22 November 1969) is a former rugby union footballer, a lock forward for Gloucester RFC. He won three England caps on the 1998 Tour of Hell.

Dave Sims
Full nameDavid Sims
Date of birth (1969-11-22) 22 November 1969
Place of birthGloucester, England
Height6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Rugby union career
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Career

Club Rugby

Born in Gloucester and educated at Churchdown School,[1] Sims is the grandson of former Cheltenham and England player Tom Price.[2][1] After playing for Longlevens RFC, he made his debut for Gloucester in the 1987–88 season, progressing to the first XV by November 1988.[2] He played for the club for 12 years, including captaining the team for two seasons.[2][3] He moved to Worcester for the 1999–2000 season before moving on loan to Bedford in January 2000.[2] In 2001, he captained the England National Divisions team against Australia at Welford Road Stadium.[4] He joined Exeter in 2002,[3] before moving on to Launceston RFC, Taunton R.F.C., and then after being released by Taunton joined Wellington RFC, where he filled a player/coach role and took the club to the Western Counties West league.[2][5][6] He then became head coach for the Withycombe RFC senior squads, while playing at lock for the 1st XV.[2][7]

Sims represented The Barbarians on three occasions, in 1995, 1996, and 1999.[2]

International rugby

Sims represented England at Under 21 level in 1990, before going to represent the country at B, A and senior level, gaining three senior caps on the 1998 tour of Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.[2][1][8]

References
  1. Hewett, Chris (1998) "Rugby union: Sims of The Shed mans England's roughhouse", The Independent, 12 June 1998. Retrieved 4 February 2019
  2. "Sims, Dave", Gloucester Rugby Heritage. Retrieved 4 February 2019
  3. Palmer, Bryn (2002) "Sims relishes Gloucester return", BBC, 19 December 2002. Retrieved 4 February 2019
  4. "Sims Ready for Wallaby Challenge", ESPN, 26 October 2001. Retrieved 4 February 2019
  5. "Sims is New Wellington Coach", Wellington Today, 2 June 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2019
  6. "RUGBY: Dave Sims quits as Wellington coach", County Gazette, 1 November 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2019
  7. "Spotlight On: Withycombe Target Historic Win", England Rugby, 22 April 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2019
  8. "Where are they now – England, 1998", premiershiprugby.com, 12 June 2003. Retrieved 4 February 2019
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