Alex Davies (rugby union)
Alex Davies (born 20 June 1986) is an English rugby union player recently at Bath Rugby. Davies can play at either fly half or scrum half.[3]
Date of birth | 20 June 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Chester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 81 kg (12 st 11 lb; 179 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Davies set points records for Plymouth Albion kicking a record-breaking seven penalties in Plymouth’s 35-24 relegation play-off victory over Birmingham & Solihull R.F.C. and previously in the season equalled the south coast club’s record for most points in a league match by scoring 26 points against the same opposition at Damson Park before joining London Welsh in July 2011.[4]
Davies played for London Welsh for four years, twice winning promotion to the Premiership and making thirty six Guinness Premiership appearances[5] before spending two years at Ealing Trailfinders and two at Yorkshire Carnegie.[6] In May 2018 Davies was confirmed as signing for Bath.[7]
References
- "Alex Davies". Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- "Alex Davies". Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- "Alex Davies: key info". Bath Rugby. 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- "Record-breaking Alex Davies joins London Welsh". Rugby World. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- "Alex Davies". itsrugby.co.uk. 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- Daniel Evans (5 April 2018). "Bath Rugby look at Alex Davies of Yorkshire Carnegie as back-up fly-half". somersetlive.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- "Alex Davies: Bath sign Yorkshire Carnegie back for 2018-19 season". BBC Sport. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.