Billy Davies (rugby)
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| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William H. Davies | |||||
| Nickname | Billy | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Rugby union | ||||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| Llanelli RFC | ||||||
| Rugby league | ||||||
| Position | Stand-off/Five-eighth | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1931–37 | Castleford | 25 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 85 |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1933 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||
William "Billy" H. Davies was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s playing club level rugby union (RU) for Llanelli RFC, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, and at club level for Castleford, as a Stand-off/Five-eighth, i.e. number 6.
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Playing career
International honours
Billy Davies won a cap for Great Britain (RL) while at Castleford in 1933 against Australia.[1]
County League appearances
Billy Davies played in Castleford's victory in the Yorkshire League during the 1932–33 season.
Challenge Cup final appearances
Billy Davies played Stand-off/Five-eighth in Castleford's 11–8 victory over Huddersfield in the 1935 Challenge Cup final during the 1934–35 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 4 May 1935.[2]
Note
William Davies' middle initial is variously stated as being 'H' or 'J'.
References
External links
- Use dmy dates from March 2015
- Use British English from March 2015
- Infobox rugby league biography templates updated
- Castleford Tigers players
- Great Britain national rugby league team players
- Llanelli RFC players
- Place of birth missing
- Rugby league five-eighths
- Welsh rugby league players
- Welsh rugby union players
- Year of birth missing
- Year of death missing
