Len Davies (rugby union)
| Full name | Leonard Morris Davies | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 29 December 1930 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bynea, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 23 September 1957 (aged 26) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Morriston, Swansea, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Terry Davies (brother) | ||||||||||||||||
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Leonard Morris Davies (29 December 1930 — 23 September 1957) was a Welsh international rugby union player.
Biography
[edit]Born in Bynea, Davies was the elder brother of Wales and British Lions fullback Terry Davies.[1]
Davies played for Llanelli and was a specialist blindside wing-forward. He was capped three times for Wales, making his debut in a win over France at Cardiff Arms Park during their 1954 Five Nations campaign.[2]
After gaining his third cap against Ireland in 1955, Davies withdrew from the side to travel to Paris, having been said to be suffering from bronchitis.[3] He remained in ill health over the next years and died at a hospital in Morriston in 1957.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Rugby star dies at 27". Western Mail. 24 September 1957.
- ^ "Wales pack gave a grand display". Liverpool Daily Post. 29 March 1954.
- ^ "Len Davies Out Of Welsh XV". Western Mail. 24 March 1955.
- ^ "Len Davies dies at 27". The Guardian Journal. 24 September 1957.
External links
[edit]- Len Davies at ESPNscrum