Alex Davies (rugby union)

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Alex Davies
Date of birth (1986-06-20) 20 June 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Chester, England
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Weight81 kg (12 st 11 lb; 179 lb) [1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half / Scrum-half
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011–2015
2018–2020
2020–		 London Welsh
Bath Rugby
Rosslyn Park 		69
0		 (488) [2]
(0)
Correct as of 10 September 2018

Alex Davies (born 20 June 1986) is an English rugby union player and coach at Rosslyn Park. Davies can play at either fly half or scrum half. [3]

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]

Davies left Bath in July 2020 to become a player coach at Rosslyn Park in National League 1. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Alex Davies" . Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Alex Davies" . Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Alex Davies: key info". Bath Rugby. 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Record-breaking Alex Davies joins London Welsh". Rugby World . 6 July 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Alex Davies". itsrugby.co.uk. 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "Alex Davies: Bath sign Yorkshire Carnegie back for 2018-19 season". BBC Sport. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "Rosslyn Park New Player & Coaches Announcements 2020/21". Rosslyn Park FC. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.


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