Sam Davies (rugby union)
Sam Davies (born 6 October 1993) is a Wales international rugby union player who plays for the Dragons regional team.
Birth name | Samuel Davies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 6 October 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Swansea, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 86 kg (13 st 8 lb; 190 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Davies made his debut for the Ospreys in 2012. He joined the Dragons for the 2019-20 season on a two year deal.[1]
International
In April 2012, he was named in the Wales Under-20 squad for the Junior World Cup in South Africa.[2]
In January 2013, he was selected in the Wales Under 20 squad for the 2013 Under 20 Six Nations Championship.[3]
In June 2013, Davies was named IRB Junior Player of the Year [4]
On 5 November 2016, he made his senior debut for Wales versus Australia as a second-half replacement.
On 19 November 2016, he was substituted on to kick a drop goal versus Japan for the win.
On 5 February 2017, Davies played as fly-half for the whole of the second half of Wales versus Italy on the first weekend of the 2017 Six Nations Championship.[5]
Personal
Sam Davies is the son of former Wales caretaker head coach Nigel Davies.