Daph Davies
| Full name | David Horace Davies | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 August 1898 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bridgend, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 22 September 1967 (aged 69) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Bridgend, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
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David Horace Davies (3 August 1898 – 22 September 1967) was a Welsh international rugby union player.
Born in Bridgend, Davies came from a family with a strong association to Bridgend RFC, as the son of ex–player Ned Davies and one of three siblings to play for the club. He was a three-quarter.[1]
Davies was capped twice for Wales. He gained his first call up in 1921 for a match against Ireland at Belfast. Afterwards, Davies moved on to Cardiff RFC, but soon found himself out of their first XV and returned to Bridgend. He received a Wales recall in 1925 to play another fixture in Belfast. The following season, Davies took over as captain of Bridgend.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "In Memory Of A Grand Sportsman". The Glamorgan Gazette. 29 September 1967.
- ^ "Welsh Rugby Sensation". Western Mail. 9 March 1925.
External links
- Daph Davies at ESPNscrum (archive)