Alex Davis (rugby union)

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Alex Davis
Full nameAlexander Davis
Date of birth (1992-10-03) 3 October 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Gloucester, England
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens teams
YearsTeamComps
2014–present England 7s
2021 Great Britain 1
Correct as of 26 July 2021
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
European Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Kraków–Małopolska Team competition

Alexander "Alex" Davis (born 3 October 1992) is an English rugby union player. He has represented the England national rugby sevens team. [1]

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Early and personal life

Davis was born in Gloucester, grew up in Bristol and he attended Queen Elizabeth's Hospital school in Clifton where he was also a keen cricketer. He went back and coached rugby at his old school during the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] He later attended Loughborough University. [3]

Rugby career

Davis was selected for the England national rugby sevens team for the 2016 Olympics in Brazil but was ruled out from appearing through injury. Two years later he was part England squad that won bronze at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia, and was then also part of the team that won silver at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco. [4] He was named captain of the England squad for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens held in Cape Town, South Africa in September 2022. [5]

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References

  1. "Alex competed at his first ever multi-sporting international tournament at Gold Coast 2018, having missed out on Glasgow 2014 and being ruled out of the 2016 Olympic Games through injury". teamengland.org. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  2. "England 7s can get to Tokyo Games through crowdfunding, says Alex Davis". Sky Sports.
  3. September 2020, Joe Harvey Monday 14. "Exclusive: Alex Davis on the England Sevens start-up". Talking Rugby Union.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. "RFU". www.englandrugby.com.
  5. "England squads for Rugby World Cup Sevens named". www.englandrugby.com. Retrieved 17 September 2022.