David Bishop (born 22 September 1983) is a former

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who played at

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. Bishop primarily played for

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, and

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Professional career

Bishop attended Treorchy Comprehensive School

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from September 1995 to July 2002. His brother

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, was also a rugby union centre and has played for the Wales national rugby union team. In 2003, Bishop represented Wales at under–21 level. Bishop began his professional career in the

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, playing for the Celtic Warriors. He joined the

in 2004 after the disbandment of the Celtic Warriors, scoring a try on his debut against

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. In September 2005 suffered a serious knee injury in a game against Munster. At the time, Bishop had recently been called into the training squad for the

by head coach Mike Ruddock. This injury kept Bishop out of competitive rugby for nearly three years, first returning to play for Bridgend Ravens in 2007, before making his competitive return to the Ospreys in September 2008, against

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. Bishop was released by the Ospreys at the end of the 2008–09 season, making six appearances following his return from injury, and 22 in total for the club. Following his release, Bishop joined

on a one-year contract. He departed the club at the conclusion of the season. In August 2010 he joined

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on a two month trial. He made his first appearance in a preseason friendly against

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and came off the bench in the first match of the season against

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. Bishop ultimately did not sign a longer term contract, and subsequently joined

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on a short term deal. Following the completion of his contract at Edinburgh, Bishop joined Birmingham Moseley in January 2011. In June 2011, Bishop signed with Neath RFC, but shortly after joined National League One team

, prior to the beginning of the season. During his first season with Jersey, Bishop helped the club gain promotion to the RFU Championship, their fourth promotion in five seasons. Jersey maintained their position in the Championship throughout Bishop's time with the club, narrowly avoiding relegation in 2014. Bishop retired at the end of the 2014–15 season, and served as club captain on numerous occasions.

References

External links

Ospreys profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bishop, David 1983 births Living people Bridgend RFC players Dragons RFC players Edinburgh Rugby players Jersey Reds players Moseley Rugby Football Club players Ospreys (rugby union) players People educated at Treorchy Comprehensive School Rugby union players from Church Village Sale Sharks players Treorchy RFC players Welsh rugby union players Rugby union centres