Shaun Davies (rugby union)

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Shaun Davies
Date of birth (1989-06-21) June 21, 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Durban, South Africa
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight81 kg (12 st 11 lb; 179 lb)
School Westville Boys' High School
University Brigham Young University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Current team Colorado Raptors
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016 Ohio Aviators 11 (80)
2018–2019 Glendale Raptors 17 (30)
Correct as of 5 April 2020
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012–2019 United States 27 (23)
Correct as of 5 April 2020
Coaching career
YearsTeam
2020–Present Utah Warriors (assistant)
Correct as of 4 May 2021 [1]

Shaun Davies (born June 21, 1989) is a current assistant coach of the Utah Warriors of Major League Rugby (MLR) and former rugby union player who played as a scrum-half.

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He played professionally for the Glendale Raptors in Major League Rugby (MLR) and previously for the Ohio Aviators in the short-lived PRO Rugby.

He also played for the United States national rugby union team. [2]

College rugby

Davies played college rugby at BYU in Utah from 2009 to 2012. He won the national championship with BYU in 2009, defeating Cal 25–22 in the final, and was named Man of the Match. [3] Davies led BYU to another national championship in 2012 by defeating Arkansas State 49–42. [4]

After college, he played club rugby with Life University in Georgia.

Professional rugby career

Davies played for the Ohio Aviators in 2016. He played in PRO Rugby's first ever match: a 16–13 Ohio loss at Denver. [5]

National team

Davies earned his first United States national rugby union team cap in June 2012 against the Georgia national team. [6] Davies was considered to have an outside shot of making the U.S. squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, [7] but did not make the team. Davies was called up by new U.S. head coach John Mitchell for the June 2016 tests. He was selected for the national team for the 2019 World Cup. Davies retired from international rugby following the 2019 Rugby World Cup. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Shaun Davies". Warriors Rugby. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "Former BYU player Davies gets his first cap as the Eagles roll past Georgia", Deseret News, June 17, 2012.
  3. ↑ "BYU Rugby Scrumhalf Shaun Davies: Interview of the Week", Bleacher Report, September 7, 2009.
  4. ↑ "BYU Rugby: 2012 National Champions", Herald Extra, May 19, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Dramatic finish sees Denver drop Ohio", Americas Rugby News, April 17, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Former BYU player Davies gets his first cap as the Eagles roll past Georgia", Deseret News, June 17, 2012.
  7. ↑ "The USA Depth Chart Now", Goff Rugby Report, December 16, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Shifting Tides For US Players Overseas". Goff Rugby Report. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
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