Full Name: | Alexander Davis |
Birth Date: | 1992 10, df=y |
Birth Place: | Gloucester, England |
Height: | 1.86 m |
Weight: | 92 kg |
Repsevensyears1: | 2014–present |
Repsevensyears2: | 2021 |
Repsevensteam2: | Great Britain |
Repsevenscomp2: | 1 |
Ru Sevensupdate: | 26 July 2021 |
Alexander "Alex" Davis (born 3 October 1992) is an English rugby union player. He has represented the England national rugby sevens team.[1]
Davis was born in Gloucester, grew up in Bristol and he attended Queen Elizabeth's Hospital school in Clifton where he was also a keen cricketer. He went back and coached rugby at his old school during the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] He later attended Loughborough University.[3]
Davis was selected for the England national rugby sevens team for the 2016 Olympics in Brazil but was ruled out from appearing through injury. Two years later he was part England squad that won bronze at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia, and was then also part of the team that won silver at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco.[4] He was named captain of the England squad for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens held in Cape Town, South Africa in September 2022.[5]