Gordon Davis (rugby union) explained

Gordon Davis
Full Name:Gordon Walter Grey Davis
Birth Date:19 June 1925
Birth Place:Auburn, NSW, Australia
Relatives:Clarrie Davis (brother)
Tom Davis (uncle)
Position:Centre
Repyears1:1955
Repcaps1:2
Reppoints1:0

Gordon Walter Grey Davis (19 June 1925 – 22 July 1999) was an Australian rugby union international.

Born and raised in Sydney, Davis was the nephew of 1920s Test prop Tom Davis. His younger brother Clarrie was capped four times for the Wallabies as a winger.[1] He attended Chatswood Junior High School.[2]

Davis, a centre three quarter, played his immediate post war rugby with Manly and made his New South Wales representative debut in 1948.[3] [4] He moved to the town of Yeoval in 1952 and two years later toured New Zealand with NSW Country, scoring 10 tries from 10 matches. Further New South Wales representative appearances came in 1955 and he formed a good combination with Wallabies centre Jim Phipps. He was subsequently named in the squad for the 1955 tour of New Zealand, where he was capped in the 2nd and 3rd Tests, the latter in a rare win at Eden Park.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: He's Tackling Dairying . . 22 January 1950 . 26 (Morning) . National Library of Australia.
  2. Web site: Gordon Walter Grey Davis . classicwallabies.com.au . en.
  3. News: Davis Rumor Stirs R'wick . . 10 September 1948 . 13 (Late Final Extra) . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: Davis Country Captain . . 24 April 1953 . 12 . National Library of Australia.