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Dave Attwood Full name David Attwood Date of birth 5 April 1987 Place of birth Bristol, England Height 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Weight 115 kg (18 st 2 lb) [1] Nickname Atts School The Ridings High School University University of Bristol Rugby union career Playing career Position Lock Youth clubs Dings Crusaders Professional / senior clubs Years Club / team Caps (points) 2005–2009
2009-2011
2011-Bristol Rugby
Gloucester
Bath Rugby15
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2010-
2010–England U20
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(0)Dave Attwood (born 5 April 1987 in Bristol, England) is a rugby union player who plays at Lock for Bath Rugby in the Aviva Premiership.
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Early career
He has been a member of the Bristol First Team squad for two years and spent two years previous to that in the Academy. His rugby heroes include Alex Brown, Will Greenwood and coach and personal friend Phil Cue, his coach at Bristol Minis and Juniors and Dings Crusaders (now Head coach of North Bristol RFC). He attended The Ridings High School and graduated from Bristol University where he studied joint Honours Physics and Philosophy. He was England under 16 discus champion[2] and still enjoys throwing today although he often complains that "he never finds the time."
Club career
He played for Bristol Rugby in the Anglo-Welsh Cup as well as the European Challenge Cup in the 2008–9 season.
The 2008–09 season saw him feature more regularly in the Bristol first team squad before joining Gloucester in the summer of 2009.[3] In February 2011, it was announced that he had agreed a two-year deal with Bath Rugby, starting at the beginning of the 2011-12 season
International career
Attwood represented England under 19's in the 2006 Junior world cup and scored against New Zealand in the semi final.[4] He continued in the England set up to play for the England under 20 team the following year.[5] He was called into the England Saxons squad to face Italy A on 9 February 2008,[6] he did not play in the match.[7]
He made his debut for the England Saxons against Ireland Wolfhounds in January, 2010.[8]
After an excellent first season with Gloucester, Attwood was called up into the full England team for the 2010 Summer tour to Australia. There he played two games with the second-string squad against the Australian Barbarians, where he was cited at the end of the first game for stomping – citing that was dismissed on technicalities before being reviewed.[9] Attwood made his senior England debut as a replacement for Tom Palmer in the game against New Zealand on 7 November 2010.
References
- ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Bath Rugby". web page. Premier Rugby. http://www.premiershiprugby.com/premiership/rugby/bath_rugby.php?section=1. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ "Dave Attwood takes practical approach to catching the eye of Martin Johnson". Times OnLine. 2010-01-09. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/rugby_union/article6981448.ece. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
- ^ Attwood signs for Gloucester Gloucester Rugby – 18 June 2009
- ^ "England Under 19s beaten in World semis". RFU. 2006-04-17. http://www.rfu.com/News/2006/April/News%20Articles/EnglandUnder19sBeatenInWorldSemis.aspx?a=1&y=2006. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ^ "Wales U20 21–21 England U20". BBC. 2007-03-16. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/6451743.stm. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ^ "England Saxons training squad for Italy A". RFU. 2008-02-04. http://www.rfu.com/News/2008/February/News%20Articles/EnglandSaxonsTrainingSquadForItalyA.aspx?a=1&y=2008. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
- ^ "Italy A 15–38 England Saxons". BBC. 2008-02-10. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/7230389.stm. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
- ^ "Saxons edge out Ireland 'A'". ESPN Scrum. 2010-01-31. http://www.scrum.com/england/rugby/story/108765.html. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
- ^ "Attwood cleared on a technicality". PlanetRugby. 2010-06-09. http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3551_6197713,00.html. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
External links
- Gloucester Rugby Profile
- Bristol profile
- England profile
- What to do now – how a fresh start might look for England
Gloucester Rugby squad Forwards Backs Coach Categories:- 1987 births
- Living people
- English rugby union players
- People from Bristol
- Bristol Rugby players
- Gloucester Rugby players
- Rugby union locks
- Alumni of the University of Bristol
- England international rugby union players
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