Alex King (rugby union), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Alex King (rugby union)

English rugby union player

Date of Birth: 17-Jan-1975

Place of Birth: Brighton, England, United Kingdom

Profession: rugby union player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Alexander David King (born 17 January 1975) is a rugby union footballer who played at fly-half for ASM Clermont Auvergne and formerly Wasps.
King is currently a coach at Montpellier Hérault Rugby.
King attended Brighton College and Bristol University but started his rugby career with Hove. He has been capped by England and the Barbarians.
The former Rosslyn Park player joined Wasps in 1996 and helped them win the League that year.
He scored a try on his England debut against Argentina in 1997 and made his first Test appearance at Twickenham as a replacement against South Africa in 1998.
He scored a try and a drop goal as Wasps won the 1999 Anglo-Welsh Cup Final, and the following year he kicked three penalties as Wasps retained the cup.He earned his final cap against Wales in a World Cup warm up match in Cardiff in August 2003.
However, an injury acquired during the game ultimately affected his selection prospects for the World Cup and he stayed at home.
In the Zurich Premiership he had enjoyed a glittering climax to 2003, being 'man of the match' in the Premiership final and amassing 24 points, as Wasps beat Gloucester 39-3.
He finished as the leading Premiership points scorer, including play offs, with 284 points.
He was a kingpin of the Wasps team which won the Zurich Premiership and Heineken Cup double in the season 2003-04.