David Sims (22 November 1969 – 19 March 2022) was an English
rugby union footballer, a
lock forward for
Gloucester RFC. He won three England caps on the
1998 Tour of Hell.
Career
Club rugby
Born in
Gloucester and educated at
Churchdown School,
Sims is the grandson of former Cheltenham and England player
Tom Price.
[Sims, Dave]
, Gloucester Rugby Heritage. Retrieved 4 February 2019[Hewett, Chris (1998)]
, '' The Independent'', 12 June 1998. Retrieved 4 February 2019 After playing for Longlevens RFC, he made his debut for Gloucester in the 1987–88 season, progressing to the first XV by November 1988.
He played for the club for 12 years, including captaining the team for two seasons.
[Palmer, Bryn (2002)]
Sims relishes Gloucester return
, BBC, 19 December 2002. Retrieved 4 February 2019 He moved to
Worcester for the 1999–2000 season before moving on loan to
Bedford in January 2000.
In 2001, he captained the England National Divisions team against Australia at
Welford Road Stadium. He joined
Exeter
Exeter () is a city in Devon, South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately northeast of Plymouth and southwest of Bristol.
In Roman Britain, Exeter was established as the base of Legio II Augusta under the personal comm ...
in 2002,
before moving on to
Launceston RFC,
Taunton R.F.C.
Taunton Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union club based in Taunton, Somerset. The first XV, Taunton Titans, play in National League 1, having achieved promotion in 2020. The second XV (The Warriors) play in the Somerset Premier Leagu ...
, 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.
He then became head coach for the Withycombe RFC senior squads, while playing at lock for the 1st XV.
Sims represented
The Barbarians on three occasions, in 1995, 1996, and 1999.
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 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa
The 1998 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa was a series of matches played in June and July 1998 by England national rugby union team.
Matches
The tour is often referred to in rugby culture as "The Tour of Hell" due to t ...
.
, Premiershiprugby.com, 12 June 2003. Retrieved 4 February 2019
References
External links
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1969 births
2022 deaths
Rugby union players from Gloucester
English rugby union players
England international rugby union players
Gloucester Rugby players
Worcester Warriors players
Bedford Blues players
Exeter Chiefs players
Rugby union locks