Date of birth | 21 June 1989 | ||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Durban, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
School | Westville Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||
University | Brigham Young University | ||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
Current status | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Ohio Aviators | ||||||||||||||||
Playing career | |||||||||||||||||
Position | Scrum-half | ||||||||||||||||
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Professional / senior clubs | |||
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Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2016–present | Ohio Aviators | 5 | (30) |
Correct as of 5 June 2016
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National team(s) | |||
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Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2013 | United States | 5 | (13) |
Correct as of 28 February 2017
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Shaun Davies (born June 21, 1989) is a rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half. He plays professionally for the Ohio Aviators. He also plays for the United States national rugby union team.
Davies played college rugby at BYU in Utah from 2009 to 2012. Davies won the national championship with BYU in 2009 defeating Cal 25–22 in the final and was named man of the match. Davies led BYU to another national championship in 2012 by defeating Arkansas State 49–42. After college, he played club rugby with Life in Georgia.
Davies has played for the Ohio Aviators since April 2016. He played in PRO Rugby's first ever match: a 16–13 Ohio loss at Denver.
Davies earned his first United States national rugby union team cap during in June 2012 against the Georgia national team. Davies was considered to have an outside shot of making the U.S. squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, but did not make the team. Davies was called up by new U.S. head coach John Mitchell for the June 2016 tests.