Topic: Alex King

Alexander David King (born 17 January 1975 in Brighton) is a rugby union footballer who plays at fly-half for ASM Clermont Auvergne and formerly Wasps. King attended Brighton College and Bristol University.

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 in 1997 and made his first Test appearance at Twickenham as a replacement against South Africa in 1998. He kicked Wasps to victory in the 2000 Tetley’s Bitter Cup final.

He earned his most recent 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 outstanding Wasps team which won the Zurich Premiership and Heineken Cup double in the season 2003-04.