David Harris Davies

For other people of the same name, see David Davies.

For other people of the same name, see Dai Davies.

For the rugby league footballer of the 1900s and '10s for Wales, Merthyr Tydfil, Swinton, and Oldham, see David Davies (rugby league). For the rugby league footballer of the 1920s and '30s for Wales, and Warrington, see David Davies (rugby league born circa-1905). For the rugby league footballer of the 1930s and '40s for Wales, and Salford, see David Davies (rugby league born circa-1915). For the rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1930s and '40s for Wales (RU), Swansea RFC, Wales (RL), and Leeds (David Idwal Davies), see Idwal Davies.

David Davies

Full name	David Harris Davies
Date of birth	27 October 1877(1877-10-27)
Place of birth	Tonna, Neath, Wales
Date of death	30 September 1944(1944-09-30) (aged 66)
Occupation(s)	police officer
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Forward
Amateur clubs
Years	Club / team
	Tonna RFC Neath RFC Glamorgan Police RFC Glamorgan County RFC
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1904	Wales	1	(0)

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 1904 Home Nations Championship. The opening game of the Championship had resulted in a 14 all draw between England and Wales, and the Welsh selectors responded by bringing in five new caps, four of them forwards. Played against Scotland at Swansea Wales were led out by Willie Llewellyn. The game was a one-sided affair, with the Welsh forwards providing plenty of possession for the Welsh backs to control the play.^[4] Despite a heavy Welsh victory, the Welsh selectors made further changes for the next game, with Davies being one of those players dropped from the team.

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 1872424104. 
• 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

1. ^ David Davies player profile Scrum.com
2. ^ A Brief History of Tonna RFC tonnarfc.co.uk
3. ^ ^{a b} Jenkins (1991), pg 37.
4. ^ Griffiths (1987), pg 4:11.
5. ^ Smith (1980), pg 464.

Persondata
Name	Davies, David Harris
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	27 October 1877
Place of birth	Tonna, Neath, Wales
Date of death	30 September 1944
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