David Seymour (born 27 September 1984 ) is a retired rugby union player. A

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by trade, that had a successful career in the

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. Seymour joined Saracens on a full-time academy contract at the start of the 2004–05 season. But after only a few weeks of pre-season training, he was promoted to the first team squad and made his first full appearance as a replacement for Richard Hill. He established himself as a regular in the first team and made his debut at England under-21 level in both the Six Nations and World Championships in Argentina. Further international honours have followed, Seymour having played for England 7s in the IRB Series in Dubai, Los Angeles and Hong Kong and claiming a silver medal at the

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in Melbourne. Seymour was called up to the England Saxons squad for the Churchill Cup in Canada. Seymour started 13 games for Saracens in the 2007–08 season and appeared as a replacement 11 times. A knee injury at the start of the 2008–09 season restricted his appearances in the early stages of the season. On 26 June 2009, after being released by Saracens,

announced that they had signed Seymour on their official website. Seymour went on to make 196 appearances for the Sharks over nearly a decade and scored 19 tries for Sale alone. He also captained the side many times in a successful career at club level. Seymour has been retained in an ambassadorial role by Sale.BBC Sport
"David Seymour: Sale Sharks flanker retires after nine years with the club"
2018-06-02. Retrieved: 2018-06-02 Seymour joined Sale FC Rugby for the 2018-19 season playing 26 league games and captained the side to win the Cheshire Cup against Chester RUFC in April 2019.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Seymour, David 1984 births Living people English rugby union players Saracens F.C. players Sale Sharks players Rugby union flankers England international rugby sevens players Male rugby sevens players Commonwealth Games medallists in rugby sevens Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players of England Rugby sevens players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Rugby union players from Buckinghamshire Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games