Evan Davies (rugby) explained

Evan Davies
Nickname:Ianto Penygraig
Birth Date:unknown
Birth Place:Tumble, Wales
Death Date:unknown
Weight:11st
First:RU
Ru Club1:Tumble RFC
Ru Club2:Llanelli
Club1:Oldham
Year1start:1911
Year1end:26
Appearances1:321
Tries1:102
Goals1:1
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:308
Teama:Wales
Yearastart:1912
Yearaend:23
Appearancesa:3
Triesa:0
Goalsa:0
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:0
Teamb:Great Britain
Yearbstart:1920
Appearancesb:3
Triesb:0
Goalsb:0
Fieldgoalsb:0
Pointsb:0
New:yes
Retired:yes
Updated:10 May 2012
Source:[1]

Evan Davies (birth unknown – death unknown) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Tumble RFC and Llanelli RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain and Wales, and at club level for Oldham, as a .[1]

Playing career

Evan Davies was born in Tumble, Wales.[2]

International honours

Davies three won caps for Wales (RL) while at Oldham between 1912 and 1923. He was selected to go on the 1920 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand. He won caps for Great Britain while at Oldham in 1920 against New Zealand (3 matches).[1]

Championship final appearances

Davies played at in Oldham's 2-13 defeat by Wigan in the Championship Final during the 1921–22 season at The Cliff, Broughton on Saturday 6 May 1922.[3]

Challenge Cup Final appearances

About Evan Davies's time, there was Oldham's 16-3 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1925 Challenge Cup Final during the 1924–25 season at Headingley, and the 3-9 defeat by Swinton in the 1926 Challenge Cup Final during the 1925–26 season at Athletic Grounds, Rochdale.

County Cup Final appearances

About Evan Davies' time, there was Oldham's 5-7 defeat by Warrington in the 1921 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1921–22 season at The Cliff, Broughton, Salford on Saturday 3 December 1921, and played at in the 10-0 victory over St Helens Recs in the 1924 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1924–25 season at The Willows, Salford on Saturday 22 November 1924.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  2. Matchday Programme - Warrington versus Oldham . 31 December 1921. Mackie and Co. Ltd. Printers. Warrington.
  3. Web site: 1921-1922 Championship Final. wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. 1 January 2012. 26 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181026192936/http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=414. dead.