Wharton Davies

Wharton Peers Davies
Personal information
Full name Wharton Peers Davies
Nickname Wattie
Born October 1874[1]
St Ishmael's, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Playing information
Rugby union
Position Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1893–≥1893 Cardiff Northern RFC
≤1896–1896 Cardiff RFC
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1893–≥1893 Cardiff and District XV
Rugby league
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1896–1912 Batley 448 162 456 2 1400
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org

Wharton "Wattie" Peers Davies was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1890s, 1900s and '10s who at representative level played rugby union (RU) for Cardiff and District XV, and at club level for (the now defunct) Cardiff Northern RFC, and Cardiff RFC, playing at Fullback, i.e. number 15, and at club level played rugby league (RL) for Batley.

Career records

Wattie Davies still holds Batley's career appearance, goal, and point records,[2] and is one of less than twenty-five Welshmen to have scored more than 1000 points in their rugby league careers.[3]

References

  1. ^ 1881 British census, familysearch.org
  2. ^ Batley Bulldogs Club Records
  3. ^ Robert Gate (1988). Gone North - Volume 2. ISBN 0-9511190-3-6

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