Paul Davis (rugby league)
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| Born | 12 March 1971 Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Five-eighth, Lock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paul Davis (born 12 March 1971) is an Australian former rugby league player who played professionally for the Balmain Tigers.
Playing career
Davis played forty matches for the Balmain Tigers between 1992 and 1993.
In 1992 he represented the Australian Aboriginies side at the Pacific Cup.[1]
Davis also played Group 2 Rugby League for Port Macquarie, Macksville and Dunghutti.[2]
Later years
Davis coached Dunghutti in 2008.[3]
In 2009 his 15-year-old son, Paul Davis-Welsh, was killed in a car crash. Davis-Welsh was a promising junior and had signed with the Gold Coast Titans under 16s.[4] A memorial golf tournament was later set up in his name.[5][6]
In 2009 Davis was named in the 2000-2009 Group 2 Team of the Decade.[2]
References
- ^ John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. pp. 276–279. ISBN 9781869693312.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ a b Group 2 'team of decade' The Coffs Coast Advocate, 9 October 2009
- ^ Grand final berth on the line Coffs Coast Independent, 21 August 2008
- ^ Fatal crash leaves Kempsey in mourning Daily Telegraph, 21 November 2009
- ^ Special event to remember Paul The Coffs Coast Advocate, 6 November 2010
- ^ Group celebrates the life of a lost talent The Mackay Argus, 13 August 2010