Brian Davies (rugby league)

Brian Davies

Personal information
Nickname	Bull
Born	(1930-05-16)16 May 1930 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Died	14 November 2012(2012-11-14) (aged 82)
Playing information
Position	Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1948–58 Brothers (Brisbane) 1959–62 Canterbury-Bankstn. 59 7 89 0 199 1963 St. George (Qld.) 1964 Brothers (Brisbane) Total 59 7 89 0 199 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1950–58 Queensland 31 8 14 0 52 1951–58 Australia 33 5 7 0 29

Brian Davies (16 May 1930 – 14 November 2012) was a Queensland state and Australian national representative rugby league footballer of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. He played in 27 Tests between 1951 and 1958 as captain on 3 occasions. He played at both Prop forward and as a Second rower and was a noted goal-kicker. His club career was played in both the Brisbane and Sydney domestic competitions.He is considered one of the nation's finest footballers of the 20th century.

Davies was born in Brisbane, Queensland, and did not begin playing rugby league until he was eighteen. He was recruited purely on the basis of his size by Brisbane Brothers identity Bert Fraser to trial with Brothers in 1948. He became a regular first grader in 1950. He won a Brisbane premiership with Brothers in 1956 and captained the side to a second premiership in 1958.

In 1959 he moved to Sydney and signed on as captain with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs where he played four seasons. He returned to Queensland in 1963 as captain-coach of the St. George district side in 1963 and his final playing year in 1964 as captain-coach was back with the Brisbane Brothers club where his career had started.

Davies made his state representative debut for Queensland in the same year he debuted in club first grade and in that year 1950, also played for Queensland against a touring Great Britain side.

He made his Test debut against France in 1951 and played in all three Tests of that series at home. He was selected on the 1952 Kangaroo tour and played in all six Tests and eighteen minor tour matches. In 1953 he also made a three Test tour against New Zealand. He made further Test appearances in the 1954 Ashes series, the 1954 World Cup, in Australia's 1955 series loss to France and in 1956 Tests against New Zealand. He made a second Kangaroo Tour in 1956 appearing in three Tests and nine tour matches and also played in the 1957 World Cup. He is listed on the Australian Players Register as Kangaroo No.282.