Jack Davies (rugby)
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| Full name | Eifion A. Davies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | unknown Penclawdd, Swansea, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Stand-off | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eifion "Jack" A. Davies (birth year unknown) is a Welsh former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales XV and Middlesex, and at club level for London Welsh RFC, Richmond F.C. and Harlequin F.C., as a centre, i.e. number 12 or 13, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Salford (Heritage No. 465), as a goal-kicking centre or usually stand-off, i.e. number 3 or 4, or 6.[1][2][3]
Background[edit]
Jack Davies was born in Penclawdd, Swansea, Wales.
Playing career[edit]
International honours[edit]
Jack Davies represented Wales XV (RU) while at Harlequin F.C. against England in the 'Victory International' non-Test match(es) between December 1945 and April 1946,[4] and he won caps for Wales (RL) while at Salford 1949 2-caps.[1]
County honours[edit]
Jack Davies represented Middlesex (RU).[5]
Club career[edit]
Jack Davies made his début for Salford against Keighley at The Willows, Salford on Saturday 1 November 1947.
Career Records[edit]
Jack Davies is one of fewer than twenty-five Welshmen to have scored more than 1000-points in their rugby league career.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Salford Red Devils are pleased to present heritage numbers for players past and present". salfordreddevils.net. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ^ "Welsh stars still had a rugby ball in wartime". walesonline.co.uk. 27 January 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- ^ Robert Gate (1988). "Gone North - Volume 2". R. E. Gate. ISBN 0-9511190-3-6
- ^ Graham Morris/Louise Woodward-Styles (2019). "Salford RLFC Heritage Committee Member and Club Historian". Graham Morris/Louise Woodward-Styles ISBN n/a
- Harlequin F.C. players
- London Welsh RFC players
- Middlesex County RFU players
- Richmond F.C. players
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league five-eighths
- Rugby league players from Swansea
- Rugby union centres
- Rugby union players from Swansea
- Salford Red Devils players
- Wales national rugby league team players
- Welsh rugby league players
- Welsh rugby union players