Gareth Davies (rugby player, born 1990)
Full name | Gareth Davies | ||
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Date of birth | 18 August 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Carmarthen, Wales | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Weight | 86 kg (13 st 8 lb) | ||
Rugby union career | |||
Playing career | |||
Position | Scrum-half | ||
Amateur clubs | |||
Years | Club / team | ||
Bridgend Sports RFC Newcastle Emlyn RFC | |||
Professional / senior clubs | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2007–2014 2011–2012 |
Llanelli RFC Carmarthen Quins |
74 2 |
(75) (5) |
Provincial/State sides | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2006– | Scarlets | 109 | (125) |
correct as of 23 January 2016. | |||
National team(s) | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2010 2014– |
Wales U18 Wales U20 Wales |
7 11 |
(5) (30) |
correct as of 13 February 2016. |
Gareth Davies (born 18 August 1990) is a Wales international rugby union player currently playing for the Scarlets. His position is scrum-half. He is a fluent Welsh speaker.[1]
Davies went to Ysgol Gyfun Dyffryn Teifi in Llandysul before studying Sports Development and Coaching at Coleg Sir Gar in Llanelli. He has been with the Scarlets since he joined the academy in 2006. He has over 100 appearances for the Scarlets scoring over 100 points.
Davies was the top try scorer in the RaboDirect Pro12 for the 2013/14 season, scoring 10 tries. This caught the eye of Wales head coach Warren Gatland to select him for the summer tour of South Africa in 2014. [2]
International
Davies made his Wales international debut versus South Africa on 14 June 2014 as a second half replacement. He replaced scrum half Mike Phillips, he was selected on the bench for the second test against South Africa. On March 20th 2015, Davies played in the 61-20 win over Italy. He scored at least a try against Uruguay, England and Fiji in the 3 pool matches in 2015 Rugby World Cup
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