David Paice
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David James Paice (born 24 November 1983) is a former rugby union player. A hooker, he was a one-club man for London Irish and represented England eight times.
Career
Paice was born in Darwin and raised in Brisbane.[1] In 2003 during a gap year, he joined the academy of London Irish and made his club debut that same year.[1] Paice was a member of the side that were defeated by Gloucester in extra time of the 2006 European Challenge Cup final.[2] He also started in their loss against Toulouse at the semi-final stage of the 2007–08 Heineken Cup.[3] The following season saw Irish finish as runners up to Leicester Tigers in the 2009 Premiership final.[4]
Paice started for the England Saxons side that defeated New Zealand Maori to win the 2007 Churchill Cup.[5] On 1 February 2008 he started in a victory over Ireland A.[6][7] Paice received his first call up to the senior England squad for their 2008 tour of New Zealand.[8] On 14 June 2008 he made his debut in the opening test coming off the bench in a defeat at Eden Park.[9]
In November 2012, after a four year absence, Paice returned to the England squad and played in all of their autumn internationals including a win over New Zealand.[10][11] His last caps came on their 2013 tour of Argentina.[12]
Following relegation in 2016 Paice led London Irish to promotion during the 2016–17 season.[1] During that campaign he made his 250th appearance for the club and often captained the team on the field.[13] In 2018 Paice retired after fifteen years at London Irish and returned to his native Australia.[1]
Honours
England Saxons
London Irish
- RFU Championship: 2016–17[1]
- Premiership runner up: 2008–09[4]
- EPCR Challenge Cup runner up: 2005–06[2]
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