David Paice

David Paice (born 24 November 1983) is an English qualified rugby union footballer who plays at hooker for London Irish and has International honours for England.

David Paice
Birth nameDavid James Paice
Date of birth (1983-11-24) 24 November 1983
Place of birthDarwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight103 kg (16 st 3 lb) [1]
SchoolBrisbane State High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Current team London Irish
Youth career
  Souths RFC, Brisbane
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2003 - London Irish 250 (95)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007 -
2008 -		 England Saxons
England		 9
8		 (0)
(0)

Paice participated in the 2007 Churchill Cup.[2]

He was later called into the England Saxons side that defeated Ireland A on 1 February 2008.[3][4]

He made his Senior debut for England during their 2008 Summer Tour, in a defeat to New Zealand at Eden Park.[5] In November 2012 was called up to the England squad and played in all 4 matches in the Autumn Internationals.[6]

Paice led Irish to promotion back to the Aviva Premiership during the 2016/17 Championship winning season, a pivotal role as a fleet footed Hooker. Paice made his 250th appearance for Irish that season and often captained the club on the field.[7]

References
  1. "Aviva Premiership Rugby - London Irish". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  2. "England Saxons 17–13 NZ Maori". BBC. 2 June 2007. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  3. "England Saxons squad for Ireland A match". RFU. 23 January 2008. Archived from the original on 2 April 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
  4. "Varndell shines in Saxons victory". BBC. 2 February 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
  5. "New Zealand 37–20 England". BBC. 14 June 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  6. "David Paice find his way back to England". Telegraph. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  7. "David Paice". Retrieved 14 April 2018.
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