Chris Davies (rugby league)

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Chris Davies
Personal information
Full nameChristopher Davies
Born (1991-12-24) 24 December 1991 (age 32)
Abercynon, Wales
Playing information
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm) [1]
Weight18 st 8 lb (118 kg) [1]
Position Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2011 South Wales Scorpions 151004
2016–17 South Wales Scorpions 121004
2020 West Wales Raiders 10000
2023 Brentwood Eels 10000
Total292008
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2010 Wales 10000
Source: [2] [3] [4]

Chris Davies (born 24 December 1991) is a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who has played in the 2010s. He played at representative level for Wales, and at club level for South Wales Scorpions, as a prop. [1] [2] [3] [5]

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Background

Chris Davies was born in Abercynon, Wales. [6]

Playing career

Davies played in the youth team for the Celtic Crusaders when they won the National Youth League in 2009 and also played for the Crusaders reserve team before joining the South Wales Scorpions for the 2011 season. Davies did not play in the 2012 season due to injury. [5] [7]

In 2015, Davies played rugby union for Merthyr RFC during which time the club reached the final of the Mid District Cup. [7]

Davies re-joined South Wales Scorpions for the 2016 season. [7]

In December 2019, Davies joined West Wales Raiders for the 2020 season. [8] In February 2020, Davies played in their 2020 Challenge Cup loss to Underbank Rangers. Davies was dismissed during the match and banned for six matches. [9] [10]

International honours

Davies won a cap for Wales while at Crusaders in October 2010. [3] [11] Davies also represented Wales at under-18 level, scoring once in their 34–20 win against England Community Lions U18 in June 2009, and twice in their 26–all draw against the same opponents in November 2010. [12] [13]

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  3. 1 2 3 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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  8. ↑ "Ex Welsh international joins the Raiders for the 2020 season". West Wales Raiders. 30 December 2019. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020.
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