J. L. Davis Explained

J. L. Davis
Birth Name:John Joseph Davis
Birth Date:March 18, 1874
Death Date:1903-1957
Birth Place:Borris, County Carlow
Ru Position:Forward
Clubs1:Monkstown
Repyears1:1898
Repteam1:Ireland
Repcaps1:2

John Joseph Davis was an Irish rugby international.[1] He won two caps in the 1898 Home Nations Championship playing as a forward; in the nineteenth century, there was very little or no positional specialisation in forward play in rugby.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. John Davis | Rugby Union Players and Officials | ESPN Scrum J. L. Davis at Scrum.com
  2. Irish Rugby Football Union (2007) 'Irish Rugby : Player search'. IRFU Profile
  3. Book: Jones, Stephen . 1994 . Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1994-95 . Headline . 0-7472-7850-4 .