Richard Davey (rugby union)
| Full name | Richard Frank Davey | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 September 1905 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Paddington, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 24 May 1983 (aged 77) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Bexhill, England | ||||||||||||||||
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Richard Frank Davey (22 September 1905 – 24 May 1983) was an English international rugby union player.
Biography
[edit]Davey was born in Paddington and later lived in Teignmouth, Devon, where he played his early rugby.[1]
After moving to Leytonstone, Davey became the first player from the Essex club to gain an England cap, featuring as a wing-forward against Wales at Twickenham in the 1931 Five Nations Championship.[2] While in Essex, Davey made representative appearances for Eastern Counties.[3] He returned to Devon in 1934 after getting a job in Exeter.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Rugby Honour". Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. 6 January 1931.
- ^ "Gallagher and the F.A." Sunday Dispatch. 11 January 1931.
- ^ "Rapid Promotion For Davey". Daily News. 25 November 1930.
- ^ "R. F. Davey Returns To The West County". Daily News. 4 October 1934.
External links
[edit]- Richard Davey at ESPNscrum