David Bickle
Full name | David John Bickle | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 21 August 1970 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
University | Durham University University of Birmingham Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Chartered accountant | ||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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David John Bickle OBE (born 21 August 1970) is a British chartered accountant and former rugby union player.[1]
Biography
[edit]Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Bickle was a 6 ft 8 in lock forward who played his early rugby in England, appearing for Wasps, Moseley and Cambridge University.[2] He won a Cambridge blue in the 1992 Varsity Match and after completing his degree moved to Japan to work and play rugby for Kobe Steel.[3][4] In 1996, Bickle was capped six times by the Japan national team. He continued competing with Kobe Steel until 1999.[5]
Bickle served as president of the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan from 2014 to 2022.[6] He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2021 New Year Honours for services to UK/Japan relations.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Thomas, Beatrice (13 June 2015). "David Bickle: 'Never be afraid to ask (people) questions'". The Japan Times.
- ^ "Coventry forced to blood Masterson". The Birmingham Post. 14 February 1992.
- ^ "Olympians and Internationals" (PDF). Hawks' Club. October 2017. p. 12. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "Oxford Blue For Moseley Lock". Black Country Evening Mail. 1 December 1992.
- ^ Wortley, Kathryn (16 September 2023). "Rugby turns 200: A history of the sport in Japan". The Japan Times.
- ^ "Reflections of Former BCCJ President David Bickle". British Chamber of Commerce in Japan. 15 December 2022.
- ^ "David Bickle". www.thegazette.co.uk.
External links
[edit]- 1970 births
- Living people
- Japanese rugby union players
- Japan international rugby union players
- Scottish rugby union players
- Rugby union players from Edinburgh
- Scottish expatriate rugby union players in Japan
- Rugby union locks
- Alumni of Durham University
- Alumni of the University of Birmingham
- Moseley Rugby Football Club players
- Wasps RFC players
- Cambridge University R.U.F.C. players
- Scottish accountants
- Officers of the Order of the British Empire
- Durham University RFC players
- Alumni of Hughes Hall, Cambridge