David Egerton

David William Egerton (19 October 1961 – 8 February 2021) was an English rugby union international who represented England from 1988 to 1990. . After retiring, Egerton worked briefly as a coach for Bristol and Bridgwater & Albion before focusing on building his career in financial services.

Early life David Egerton was born on 19 October 1961 in Pinner, Middlesex, His father Bob, and later his brother Andrew, both represented Wasps FC. Starting out as a lock, Egerton soon switched to the back row and primarily played as a number 8.

Egerton made 163 appearances for Bath Rugby between 1985 and 1995. He won five league titles, and five cup competitions with Bath, and helped them win the 1990 Pilkington Cup.

Egerton won additional honours for Dorset and Wilts County Championship Team (1982), South West Division in the Divisional Championship (1985-86) and England B (1986-1988).

Egerton was selected for the England squad which went to the inaugural 1987 Rugby World Cup but did not make an appearance instead making his international debut on 23 April 1988 at Lansdowne Road against Ireland.

Egerton was selected for the British and Irish Lions who defeated France at Parc des Princes in October 1989 in a non-cap Test

Post-retirement After retiring as a player, Egerton became head coach of Bridgwater & Albion (1995-1997). He scouted Richard Hill, who went to the same secondary school as Egerton had, and invited him to a Bath training session. Ahead of the 1997–98 season, Egerton joined Bristol as a coach of the United /Development XV. In February 1998, Egerton became joint caretaker coach of Bristol, alongside Darryl Jones. The next month, he was appointed an assistant coach. He left the role during the 1998–99 season for personal reasons. Egerton returned to the United Kingdom in 2017, and lived in Clifton, Bristol