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| Born | 9 November 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 116 kg (18.3 st; 256 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Millfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rhys Davies (born 9 November 1998) is a Welsh international rugby union player, who plays as a lock for Ospreys.
Born in Swansea, Davies was part of the Ospreys academy setup until he was 16, when he accepted a scholarship to attend Millfield school in Street, Somerset. [1]
He spent two years representing Bath's underage teams, before signing a three-year academy contract with the Premiership Rugby club ahead of the 2017–18 season. [1] Davies returned to Ospreys on a two-year contract ahead of the 2020–21 season. [2]
Davies made his Ospreys debut on 8 November 2020 against Leinster. [3] Davies signed a three-year extension with the Ospreys on 2 March 2022. [4]
In 2018, Davies was selected for Wales U20 for the Six Nations Under 20s Championship and World Rugby Under 20 Championship. [5] [6]
Davies was called up to play for Wales in the 2021 Autumn internationals. [7]
On 14 November 2022, Davies was called up for Wales as injury cover in the 2022 Autumn Internationals. [8]
Davies was once again called up by Wales on 17 January 2023, as part of the squad for the 2023 Six Nations Championship. [9] He made his debut on 11 February 2023, coming off the bench against Scotland. [10]
Davies was named in the training squad ahead of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, and featured in the warm up match against England. [11] [12] Davies was not selected for the final squad. [13]
Davies was named in the squad for the 2025 end-of-year rugby union internationals. [14] He started against South Africa. [15]
Davies was called up to the squad ahead of the 2026 Six Nations. [16]