Cyril Davies (rugby union)
| Full name | Cyril Allun Havard Davies | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 21 November 1936 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ammanford, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 21 July 2017 (aged 80) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Ammanford, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
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Cyril Allun Havard Davies (21 November 1936 — 21 July 2017) was a Welsh international rugby union player.[1]
Born in Ammanford, Davies attended Amman Valley Grammar School and was a Wales Schools under-15s captain.[2]
Davies, a centre, played his first-class rugby for Cardiff, Swansea and Llanelli. He won seven Wales caps in irregular appearances between 1957 and 1961, including a win against the visiting 1957/58 Wallabies side in Cardiff. Knee injuries plagued him during his career and a broken nose brought about his eventual retirement in 1964/65 season, having returned to his hometown club Ammanford, which he then served as coach.[3][4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Rugby 'cap' married". Western Mail. 26 October 1959.
- ^ "Six Nations: A look at some of the region's Welsh internationals". South Wales Guardian. 18 February 2023.
- ^ "Testing Time For Cardiff Rugby Ace". Sunday Mirror. 12 November 1961.
- ^ "Obituary: Ammanford genius Cyril Davies passes on". Welsh Rugby Union. 24 July 2017.
External links
[edit]- Cyril Davies at ESPNscrum