Education
King attended Brighton College and Bristol University but started his rugby career with Hove Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
King attended Brighton College and Bristol University but started his rugby career with Hove Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
King is currently a coach at American Society for Microbiology Clermont Auvergne. He has been capped by England and the Barbarians. 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 kicked Wasps to victory in the 2000 Tetley’s Bitter Cup final.
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.
After retiring he worked as a backs coach with American Society for Microbiology Clermont Auvergne.
At the end of 2012 it was announced that he would go to Northampton Saints as their backs coach for the start of the 2013/14 season.