Aled Davies (rugby union)

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Aled Davies
Birth nameAled Davies
Date of birth (1992-07-19) 19 July 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Bronwydd, Wales
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight13 st 5 lb (85 kg)
School Ysgol Bro Myrddin, Coleg Sir Gar
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Whitland RFC ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009–2014 Llanelli RFC 49 (50)
2014–2018 Saracens 45 (20)
2018–2020 Scarlets 71 (15)
2020–2024 Ospreys 13 (0)
2024- Cardiff 4 (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2006–2008 Wales U16
2009–2011 Wales U18 2 (5)
2017-2019 Wales 20 (5)
Correct as of 10:32, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

Aled Davies (born 19 July 1992) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays at scrum-half for Cardiff.

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Club career

Davies, a scrum half, was born in Carmarthen, and was a member of the age grade set up in the Scarlets region for a number of seasons; playing in the Reebok Regional Championship final with the Scarlets U18 during the 2008–09 season. He then made his debut for the Scarlets in a friendly against Worcester Warriors, coming off the bench in the 43–14 win. His competitive debut came a season later in the Anglo-Welsh Cup, where Davies made a substitute appearance in a 31–3 victory over Leicester Tigers. Davies left the Scarlets at the end of the 2017–18 season, moving to their local rivals, the Ospreys. In May 2020 it was announced he had signed a three-year deal to join English side Saracens from the 2020–21 season. [1]

He helped Saracens win the Premiership title in 2023, featuring as a replacement in the final as Saracens defeated Sale Sharks. [2]

International career

Davies played for Wales U18 in the 2009 U18 Six Nations Championship, Davies made his under-18 debut against France in a 27–15 victory, scoring a try.

In May 2013 he was selected in the Wales national rugby union team 32 man training squad for the summer 2013 tour to Japan. [3] In January 2016 he was called up to the senior squad again for the 2016 Six Nations Championship. [4] In May 2017 he was named in the Wales senior squad for the tests against Tonga and Samoa in June 2017. [5]

International tries

TryOpponentLocationVenueCompetitionDateResult
1Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga Cardiff, Wales Millennium Stadium 2018 Autumn Internationals 17 November 2018Win

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References

  1. "Welcome to Saracens, Aled Davies!". Saracens. 27 May 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  2. "Premiership final: Saracens 35-25 Sale - Sarries win sixth title in Twickenham thriller". BBC. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  3. Wales squad
  4. "Six Nations 2016: Wing Tom James recalled to Wales squad". BBC. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  5. Wales squad June 2017