David Pickering (rugby union)

David Francis Pickering (born 16 December 1960)^[1] is a rugby union administrator, coach and former player who played as a flanker for Llanelli RFC and Neath RFC. He played for Llanelli for a decade making over 200 appearances and scored 40 tries. He won 23 caps for the Wales national team between 1983 and 1987, and captained the national team on eight occasions.

David Pickering

Birth name	David Francis Pickering
Date of birth	(1960-12-16) 16 December 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth	Briton Ferry, Wales
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	14 st 10 lb (93 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1978-1988 Llanelli RFC 207 (160) – Neath RFC () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1983–1987 Wales 23 (12)

Pickering went on to coach Neath RFC for five years before becoming Team Manager of the Wales A team and subsequently the Wales national team. He later became Chairman of the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU), the board of the Millennium Stadium and a member of the International Rugby Board Council. He spent 5 years as Director of the Rugby World Cup. A recent profile noted that he nearly died playing against Fiji.^[2]