Mefin Davies Explained

Mefin Davies
Birth Name:David Mefin Davies
Birth Date:2 September 1972
Birth Place:Nantgaredig, Wales
Height:5feet
Weight:15st
Ru Position:Hooker
Ru Clubyears:
1993-1997
1997-2001
2001-2003
2003–2004
2005–2007
2007–2010
2010-2012
Ru Clubcaps:
8
85
57
14
65
54
33
Ru Clubpoints:
(5)
(60)
(0)
(5)
(0)
(10)
(5)
Ru Nationalyears:2001–2007
Ru Nationalteam:Wales
Ru Nationalcaps:39
Ru Nationalpoints:(10)

David Mefin Davies (born 2 September 1972) is a Welsh former rugby union player who played as a hooker for the Ospreys and the Wales national rugby union team.

He made his international debut on 8 June 2002 at Cape Town, South Africa. He was a member of the Wales team that won the 2005 Six Nations Championship and Grand Slam.

Davies captained Pontypridd RFC and Wales A, he also played for the Celtic Warriors, Gloucester and Leicester.

In March 2010, he signed for the Ospreys on a two-year deal.[1]

In June 2012, Davies was appointed Head Coach of Swansea RFC.[2]

On 1 July 2014, he joined the backroom coaching staff at Worcester Warriors, primarily focusing on developing the academy's forwards but also assisting with the senior clubs pack.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Veteran hooker Mefin Davies signs for Ospreys. 2010-03-30. BBC Sport. 2010-03-30.
  2. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/18446090 Davies to coach Swansea
  3. Web site: Ex-Wales hooker Mefin Davies takes Worcester backroom job. BBC Sport. 1 July 2014.