Haydn Davies (rugby union)

Hayden John Davies (21 November 1935 — 22 December 2017) was a Welsh international rugby union player.[1]

Hayden Davies
Full nameHayden John Davies
Date of birth(1935-11-21)21 November 1935
Place of birthCowbridge, Wales
Date of death22 December 2017(2017-12-22) (aged 82)
Place of deathHertfordshire, England
SchoolCowbridge Grammar School
UniversityUniversity of Cambridge
Occupation(s)Chartered accountan
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1959 Wales 2 (0)

Early life

Raised in Cowbridge, Davies attended Cowbridge Grammar School, where his abilities in cricket and rugby union earned him Welsh Schools representative honours for both sports. He read law and economics at the University of Cambridge.[2]

Rugby career

Davies played for Aberavon and was a centre partner to Geoff Windsor-Lewis in the Cambridge University XV, winning a blue in the 1958 Varsity match.[3] He was capped twice by Wales in 1959, against England at Arms Park and Scotland at Murrayfield. After graduating from Cambridge, Davies was based in London and competed with the London Welsh club. He won an international recall for the 1964 Wales rugby union tour of Africa, but didn't add to his caps.[2]

Personal life

A chartered accountant, Davies worked for Clive Lewis and Co, surveyors.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Bryn Thomas's Sporting Chatter". Neath Guardian. 16 January 1959.
  2. "Obituary: Haydn Davies". Welsh Rugby Union. 12 January 2018.
  3. "Pen pictures". Western Mail. 17 January 1959.
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