Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School
Beyond Bishop's
David Egerton
David William Egerton (BWS 1973-1980)
Bath Rugby, England and British & Irish Lions rugby union player. Egerton made his international debut for England on 23 April 1988 at Lansdowne Road against Ireland. Of the seven matches he played for the national side he was on the winning side on five occasions. He also played for the British and Irish Lions team which defeated France at Parc des Princes in October 1989. Egerton played his final match for England on 4 August 1990 at Vélez Sársfield against Argentina. After retiring, Egerton worked briefly as a coach for Bristol and Bridgwater & Albion before focusing on building his career in financial services.