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]
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]
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]
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]