Bill Davis | |
Birth Name: | William Leslie Davis |
Birth Date: | 15 December 1942 |
Birth Place: | Hastings, New Zealand |
Ru Position: | Wing, centre |
Height: | 1.80NaN0 |
Weight: | 74kg (163lb) |
Repyears1: | 1963–70 |
Repcaps1: | 11 |
Reppoints1: | 9 |
Ru Province1: | Hawke's Bay |
Ru Provinceyears1: | 1961–71 |
Ru Provinceapps1: | 108 |
Ru Provincepoints1: | 168 |
Occupation: | Sports shop owner[1] |
School: | Hastings Boys' High School |
William Leslie Davis, born on 15, December, 1942 is a former rugby union and softball player in New Zealand.
A wing and centre, Davis represented Hawke's Bay at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1963 to 1970. He played 53 matches for the All Blacks including 11 internationals.[2]
Davis played as an outfielder for the New Zealand men's national softball team, known as the Black Socks, at the 1972 and 1976 softball world championships.[1] [3] In 2001 he became patron of the Rotorua Softball Association.[4]
In 2006 Davis was inducted into the Hawke's Bay sports hall of fame.[1]