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| Birth name | Lark Bronwen Davies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 March 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ludlow, Shropshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (13 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lark Bronwen Atkin-Davies (born 3 March 1995) is an English rugby union player. She is a Six Nations Grand Slam champion as part of the England women's national rugby team, and plays for Bristol Bears at club level. [1]
Davies made her international debut playing for England on 28 June 2015, playing against the USA as part of the 2015 Super Series. [2]
She was offered a full time contract by the RFU in January 2019, which was renewed for the 2019–20 season. [1]
Before joining the senior team, Davies made eight appearances for the England women's rugby U20 side. [1] Her first senior start came in the 2018 Women's Six Nations, when England played Italy. [3]
She was a member of the England team for the 2018 Women's Six Nations. In 2019, she played in every game of the tournament helping England to win the grand slam; her second grand slam came in the 2020 Six Nations, in which she played three games. [1]
In 2019 she played in the Super Series in San Diego, USA. England came in second place. [4]
She was named in the England squad for the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup held in New Zealand in October and November 2022. [5]
On 17 March 2025, she was called into the Red Roses side for the Six Nations Championship. [6] [7] She was named in England's squad for the Women's Rugby World Cup in England. [8] [9]
Davies joined Worcester RFC as a hooker in 2013. She moved to the Worcester Valkyries (now the Worcester Warriors) in 2015 and was promoted to captain of the team in 2017. [1]
She joined Loughborough Lightning in 2019, playing her first game for the club in September. [10]
In 2022 Davies moved to Bristol Bears. [11]
Davies started playing rugby aged 10. She played at Orleton Primary School in Ludlow and went on to join Luctonians RFC, Greyhound RFC and Worcester RFC for age group rugby. [12]
She attended Orleton Primary School and Wigmore School before completing her A Levels at Ludlow College. She then went on to study Primary Education at the University of Worcester. [13] [14]
A qualified primary school teacher, she previously taught at Kingsland Church of England Primary School and Carnforth Primary School before being offered her full time rugby contract in 2019. [15]
