Domenick Davies

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Domenick Davies
Birth nameDomenick Davies
Date of birth (1978-02-01) 1 February 1978 (age 45)
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
? - 2004
2004 - ?
Flag of Germany.svg DRC Hannover
Flag of Germany.svg DSV 78 Hannover
()
Correct as of 23 March 2010
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Pontypridd RFC
Flag of England.svg Bournemouth RFC
()
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Germany
Correct as of 23 March 2010

Domenick Davies (born 1 February 1978) [1] is a German international rugby union player of Welsh descent, playing for the Bournemouth RFC in the National League 3 South and the German national rugby union team. His brother, Kieron Davies, is also a German international. [2]

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He has been playing rugby since 1985. [3]

He was part of the German team against Luxembourg on 27 November 2004, scoring a try in a 96-0 victory, Germany's highest win ever at the time. [4]

He sustained a cartilage injury in January 2010, ruling him out for the rest of the season and Germany's decisive ENC matches. [5]

On 01 February 2023, Domenick became the Lord of Hougun Manor estate, Cumbria.

Stats

Domenick Davies's personal statistics in club and international rugby: [3]

National team

European Nations Cup

YearTeamCompetitionGamesPointsPlace
2000-2010 [Germany]European Nations Cup First Division / European Nations Cup Second Division / World Cup Qualifiers (2003 & 2007)1610N/A

- European Nations Cup Squad Member: 2000-2006 & 2008-2010.

- World Cup qualifier squad member: 2003 & 2007.

- 16 caps for the national team with test caps won against:

Denmark; Ukraine; Sweden; Russia; Holland; Latvia; Hong Kong; Poland; Moldova; Croatia; Luxembourg

- Friendly games played against:

British Army, Germany; Welsh Districts XV; Barbarians; Gennevilliers (France Tour 2004)

- Other honours include:

-Dorset & Wiltshire U16-U21

-South West of England U19

-South England U19

-Welsh Exiles U19-U21

-Welsh U19 Squad Member

-Northern Germany Senior XV (Niedersachsen)

Friendlies & other competitions

YearTeamCompetitionGamesPoints
2000-2010 Germany Friendly85
  • As of 23 March 2010

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References

  1. Domenick Davies profile at scrum.com accessed: 23 March 2010
  2. Davies Brüder zum 7er Europacup nach Moskau (in German) totalrugby.de, accessed: 19 March 2010
  3. 1 2 Domenick Davies profile at totalrugby.de (in German) accessed: 23 March 2010
  4. FIRA – A.E.R. NEWS MATCH REPORT GERMANY - LUXEMBOURG 96:0 Archived July 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine FIRA website, accessed: 23 March 2010
  5. Davies out of German World Cup bid Bournemouth Echo published: 29 January 2010, accessed: 23 March 2010

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