William Davies (rugby)

William Davies

Full name	William Davies
Nickname	Avon
Date of birth	27 December 1890
Place of birth	Aberavon, Wales
Date of death	18 September 1967(1967-09-18) (aged 76)
Place of death	Exeter, England
School	Aberavon Council School Port Talbot County School
University	Exeter University
Occupation(s)	Schoolteacher
Rugby league career
Position(s) Wing Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1913-21 Leeds R.L. () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1914-21 1914 1921 Wales Great Britain Other Nationalities 2 2 1 ((0) (6) (0))
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) ?-1912 1912-13 ? ? 1912 Aberavon RFC Swansea RFC Plymouth Albion Devon Glamorgan County RFC () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1912 Wales 2 ((3))

Position(s)	Wing
Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1913-21	Leeds R.L.		()
National team(s)
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1914-21 1914 1921	Wales Great Britain Other Nationalities	2 2 1	((0) (6) (0))

Position(s)	Centre
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
?-1912 1912-13 ? ? 1912	Aberavon RFC Swansea RFC Plymouth Albion Devon Glamorgan County RFC		()
National team(s)
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1912	Wales	2	((3))

William "Avon" Davies (27 December 1890 - 18 September 1967(1967-09-18) (aged 76)) was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1910s, and 1920s, playing representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Aberavon and Swansea as a Centre, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain and Wales, and at club level for Leeds, as a Wing, i.e. number 2 or 5.

Davies began playing rugby union as a schoolboy playing for both Aberavon Council School and Port Talbot County School. The first notable club that Davies represented was Aberavon, and it was from Aberavon that Davies was first selected to represent the Wales national team. Davies played two international games for Wales, both as part of the 1912 Five Nations Championship. Davies' first cap was against Scotland played at St Helen's, which Wales won 21-6. Davies was reslected for the very next Wales match of the tournament, an away encounter to Ireland. The game started well for Wales, with Davies scoring his only international points, a try in the first half which was converted by Jack Bancroft. Despite Wales leading 5-0, the more experienced Irish team came back in the second half winning 12-5.

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