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Gareth Davies (rugby union, born 1990)

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Gareth Davies
Davies representing Scarlets during the United Rugby Championship
Full nameDavid Gareth 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 (194 lb; 13 st 12 lb)
SchoolColeg Sir Gâr
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Current team Scarlets
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007–2014 Llanelli 74 (75)
2009– Scarlets 252 (330)
2011–2012 Carmarthen Quins 2 (5)
Correct as of 10 March 2024
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008 Wales U18 4 (5)
2010 Wales U20 7 (5)
2014–2024 Wales 77 (85)
Correct as of 10 March 2024

David Gareth Davies (born 18 August 1990) is a Welsh professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for United Rugby Championship club Scarlets and has represented the Wales national team.

Club career

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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.[1]

International career

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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 three 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.[2]

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, making four appearances and scoring one try.[3]

On 17 October 2024, Davies announced his retirement from international rugby union.[4][5]

Personal life

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Davies' nickname, Cawdor, is a reference to Cawdor Cars, the west Wales business owned by his father.[6]

Career statistics

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List of international tries

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 20 September 2015 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales  Uruguay 40–9 54–9 2015 Rugby World Cup
2 52–9
3 26 September 2015 Twickenham Stadium, London, England  England 23–25 28–25 2015 Rugby World Cup
4 1 October 2015 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales  Fiji 5–0 23–13 2015 Rugby World Cup
5 17 October 2015 Twickenham Stadium, London, England  South Africa 8–9 19–23 2015 Rugby World Cup
6 13 February 2016 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales  Scotland 5–0 27–23 2016 Six Nations Championship
7 19 March 2016 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales  Italy 65–14 67–14 2016 Six Nations Championship
8 12 November 2016 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales  Argentina 16–10 24–20 2016 end-of-year rugby union internationals
9 25 November 2017 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales  New Zealand 16–26 18–33 2017 end-of-year rugby union internationals
10 3 February 2018 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales  Scotland 5–0 34–7 2018 Six Nations Championship
11 24 February 2018 Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland  Ireland 8–5 27–37 2018 Six Nations Championship
12 11 August 2019 Twickenham Stadium, London, England  England 5–14 19–33 2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches
13 29 September 2019 Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo, Japan  Australia 21–8 29–25 2019 Rugby World Cup
14 13 October 2019 Egao Kenko Stadium, Kumamoto, Japan  Uruguay 33–13 35–13 2019 Rugby World Cup
15 5 December 2020 Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli, Wales  Italy 22–18 38–18 Autumn Nations Cup
16 5 August 2023 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales  England 11–9 20–9 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches
17 24 September 2023 Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon, France  Australia 5–0 40–6 2023 Rugby World Cup

as of 24 September 2023

References

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  1. ^ "Redirecting". Archived from the original on 13 July 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  2. ^ "BRITISH & IRISH LIONS CALL-UPS". lionsrugby.com. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Undeb Rygbi Cymru - Davies yn Dechrau yn Erbyn Uruguay". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Wales scrum-half Davies retires from internationals". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Wales star Gareth Davies announces retirement from Test rugby". Wales Online. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  6. ^ Orders, Mark (29 September 2019). "The classy Rugby World Cup response from Gareth Davies, the Wales star some people had doubted". Wales Online. Media Wales. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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