David Harris Davies
Birth name | David Harris Davies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 27 October 1877 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Tonna, Neath, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 30 September 1944 | (aged 66)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | police officer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David Harris Davies (27 October 1877 – 30 September 1944)[1] was a Welsh international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Neath and county rugby for Glamorgan. He won a single international cap, selected to play for Wales in 1904.
Rugby career
Davies was born in Tonna, Neath, and came through the ranks of local team Tonna RFC,[2] before moving to Neath, considered the area's major rugby team. While with Neath, Davies also turned out for Glamorgan police and Glamorgan County. By the 1902/03 season, Davies was a prominent member of the Neath squad and was given the senior team captaincy.[3]
Davies' most notable rugby match was his one and only international cap, being selected to represent Wales as part of the
Jenkins would later become a prominent member in Welsh rugby administration.[3]
International matches played
Wales[5]
- Scotland 1904
Bibliography
- Jenkins, John M.; et al. (1991). Who's Who of Welsh International Rugby Players. Wrexham: Bridge Books. ISBN 1-872424-10-4.
- Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-0766-3.
References
- ^ David Davies player profile Scrum.com
- ^ A Brief History of Tonna RFC Archived 2011-08-31 at the Wayback Machine tonnarfc.co.uk
- ^ a b Jenkins (1991), pg 37.
- ^ Griffiths (1987), pg 4:11.
- ^ Smith (1980), pg 464.