[1] David Cooke was born on 10 February 1949 [1] and attended Gravesend Grammar School.
A tour to New Zealand was hastily arranged to replace the Argentinian trip but unfortunately for Cooke it was to take place later in the year by which time he had to withdraw from the squad owing to injury.
He eventually made his international debut on 17 January 1976 at Twickenham in the England vs Wales match.
[1] The bulk of his club career was with Harlequins whom he skippered to Middlesex Sevens success in 1978.
He ended his first class career with Northampton before stepping down a level to play for Bletchley whom he helped reach their first Buckinghamshire Cup Final in 1981–82.