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| Full name | Neil Davies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 December 1980 Aberdare, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Neil Davies (4 December 1980) is a Welsh professional rugby league and rugby union footballer who played in the 2000s. He played representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, Wales Students, Wales Dragonhearts and West Wales, and at club level for Cardiff Demons, Aberavon Fighting Irish and Celtic Crusaders (Colts), as a second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, and club level rugby union (RU) for Narberth RFC. [1] [2] [3]
Neil Davies was born in Aberdare, Wales.
Neil Davies won a cap for Wales while at Aberavon Fighting Irish 2004…2005 1(2?)-caps + 2-caps (interchange/substitute). [1]
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