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Gareth Davies
Birth nameGareth Davies
Date of birth (1990-08-18) 18 August 1990 (age 34)
Place of birthCarmarthen, Wales
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight88 kg (13 st 12 lb; 194 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Bridgend Sports RFC
Newcastle Emlyn RFC		 ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007–2014
2011–2012		 Llanelli RFC
Carmarthen Quins		 74
2		 (75)
(5)
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2006– Scarlets 218 (140)
Correct as of 28 September 2022
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)

2010
2014–		 Wales U18
Wales U20
Wales
7
67
(5)
(75)
Correct as of 28 September 2022

Gareth Davies (born 18 August 1990) is a Wales international rugby union player currently playing for the Scarlets. His position is scrum-half. He is a fluent Welsh speaker.[1]

Davies went to Ysgol Gyfun Dyffryn Teifi in Llandysul before studying Sports Development and Coaching at Coleg Sir Gar in Llanelli. He has been with the Scarlets since he joined the academy in 2006. He has over 100 appearances for the Scarlets scoring over 100 points.

Davies was the top try scorer in the Pro12 for the 2013-14 season, scoring 10 tries. This caught the eye of Wales head coach Warren Gatland to select him for the summer tour of South Africa in 2014.[2]

International

Davies made his Wales international debut versus South Africa on 14 June 2014 as a second half replacement. He replaced scrum half Mike Phillips, he was selected on the bench for the second test against South Africa. On 20 March 2015 Davies played in the 61-20 win over Italy. He scored at least a try against Uruguay, England and Fiji in the 3 pool matches in 2015 Rugby World Cup. Davies was selected for the 2016 Six Nations squad - he started vs Ireland, Scotland, France and England, as well as being on the bench vs Italy. He scored a try against both Scotland and Italy.

Davies was called up as cover for the 2017 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand.[3]

In 2019, Davies played in all five games as Wales won their first Six Nations Grand Slam since 2012. Beginning the campaign as a substitute in the first two matches against France and Italy, he regained his starting place against England, Scotland and Ireland.

In September 2019, it was announced that Davies had been selected as part of Wales' 31 man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan.

In May 2021, Davies was named as one of 3 scrum halves for the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa.

International tries

Try Opponent Location Venue Competition Date Result
1  Uruguay Cardiff, Wales Millennium Stadium 2015 Rugby World Cup 20 September 2015 Win
2
3  England London, England Twickenham 2015 Rugby World Cup 26 September 2015 Win
4  Fiji Cardiff, Wales Millennium Stadium 2015 Rugby World Cup 1 October 2015 Win
5  South Africa London, England Twickenham 2015 Rugby World Cup 17 October 2015 Loss
6  Scotland Cardiff, Wales Millennium Stadium 2016 Six Nations 13 February 2016 Win
7  Italy Cardiff, Wales Millennium Stadium 2016 Six Nations 19 March 2016 Win
8  Argentina Cardiff, Wales Millennium Stadium 2016 Autumn Internationals 12 November 2016 Win
9  New Zealand Cardiff, Wales Millennium Stadium 2017 Autumn Internationals 25 November 2017 Loss
10  Scotland Cardiff, Wales Millennium Stadium 2018 Six Nations 3 February 2018 Win
11  Ireland Dublin, Ireland Lansdowne Road 2018 Six Nations 24 February 2018 Loss
12  England London, England Twickenham Stadium 2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches 11 August 2019 Loss
13  Australia Tokyo, Japan Ajinomoto Stadium 2019 Rugby World Cup 29 September 2019 Win
14  Uruguay Kumamoto, Japan Egao Kenko Stadium 2019 Rugby World Cup 13 October 2019 Win
15  Italy Llanelli, Wales Parc y Scarlets Autumn Nations Cup 5 December 2020 Win

References

  1. ^ "Undeb Rygbi Cymru - Davies yn Dechrau yn Erbyn Uruguay". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Redirecting". Archived from the original on 13 July 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  3. ^ "BRITISH & IRISH LIONS CALL-UPS". lionsrugby.com. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
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