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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) 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.

Playing career

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.

His playing career ended at age 27 after aggravating a long-running knee injury whilst fishing.

Coaching career

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. He then coached Brive until 2022 with whom he won promotion to the top tier of French Rugby. Davidson has now reassumed the position of coach at Castres.

Personal life

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

References

1. Jeremy Davidson player profile Scrum.com
2. "Jeremy Davidson forced to retire" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
3. "Davidson eager to move back into the limelight after prospering in the middle of nowhere". independent.ie. 25 February 2017.
4. "Staff". Cabrive-rugby.com. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
5. "Brive with Axel Müller Win Promotion to Top 14". Americas Rugby News. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
6. "Former Ireland lock Jeremy Davidson named new Castres head coach". 20 February 2023.
7. O’Reilly, Peter. "Jeremy Davidson: The British and Irish Lions must play above their physical possibilities to beat South Africa" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.

External links

• profile on lionsrugby.com
• Ireland profile

• 1974 births
• Living people
• Irish rugby union coaches
• Irish rugby union players
• Ireland international rugby union players
• Expatriate sportspeople from Northern Ireland in France
• Ulster Rugby players
• London Irish players
• Dungannon RFC players
• Rugby union players from Belfast
• British & Irish Lions rugby union players from Ireland
• People educated at Methodist College Belfast
• Sportsmen from Northern Ireland
• Ulster Rugby non-playing staff
• Expatriate rugby union players from Northern Ireland
• Expatriate rugby union players in France
• 1999 Rugby World Cup players
• Rugby union locks
• CA Brive coaches
• Expatriate rugby union coaches