Hunt Davies
| Full name | David Henry Davies | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 11 November 1896 Aberavon, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 May 1979 (aged 82) Cimla, Neath, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
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David Henry "Hunt" Davies (11 November 1896 – 8 May 1979) was a Welsh international rugby union player.
Davies had to play his rugby in a reinforced boot due to a war injury.[1]
A centre, Davies won five consecutive Welsh championships playing with a dominant Aberavon side and was capped once for Wales, appearing against England at Swansea during the 1924 Five Nations.[2][3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Woolford, Anthony (5 July 2015). "Riots, landmines, Greyhounds and snow..." Wales Online.
- ^ "Death of 'an all-time great'". Port Talbot Guardian. 17 May 1979.
- ^ "Cymru Falls To Rapier-Like Thrusts". Western Mail. 21 January 1924.
External links
[edit]- Hunt Davies at ESPNscrum (archived)