Rodney Davies Explained

Rod Davies
Birth Name:Rodney Davies
Birth Date:18 May 1989
Birth Place:Rockhampton, Queensland
Height:1.8m (05.9feet)
Weight:90kg (200lb)
Education:Ipswich Grammar School
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Ru Position:Fullback
Ru Currentteam:Biarritz
Years1:2014–2016
Years2:2016−2017
Clubs2:Mitsubishi DynaBoars
Years3:2018−
Clubs3:Western Force
Apps1:50
Points1:100
Apps2:6
Points2:15
Apps3:0
Points3:0
Ru Clubupdate:8 March 2018
Superyears1:2009–2014
Superapps1:58
Superpoints1:95
Repyears1:2011
Repyears2:2009
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0
Repcaps2:5
Reppoints2:25
Repsevensyears1:2019
Repsevenscomp1:1
Ru Sevensupdate:9 March 2019
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Year1start:2007
Year1end:08
Club1:Brisbane Broncos

Rodney Davies (born 18 May 1989) is an Australian international rugby union footballer who plays for the Western Force. He previously played six seasons for the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby competition. Davies has represented Australia in both fifteen-a-side and seven-a-side rugby. He is also a former rugby league footballer.

Early life

Davies attended Ipswich Grammar School, the same school former Reds teammate Berrick Barnes attended. Davies can run 100m in 10.8 seconds. In 2006 he toured New Zealand and Fiji with the Australian Schoolboys.[1]

As an 18-year-old, he said he preferred to play full-back in union, yet expected to play in rugby league. In 2007, his first senior year of rugby league, Davies topped his team's try-scoring list in the Queensland Cup.

Rugby union career

In 2009 Davies commenced his rugby union career with the Queensland Reds. On 28 March 2009, he made his Super Rugby debut against the Chiefs. In July 2011, during the Super Rugby semi final, Davies became the first Red to score 3 tries in a match in Super Rugby.[2]

Davies signed with French club Biarritz Olympique in June 2014, playing two seasons. He played for Mitsubishi DynaBoars in 2017, before joining the Western Force in 2018.

International

In October, 2010, he was in contention for a place in the Wallabies 30-man squad to tour Hong Kong and Europe. This was despite a five-month break without a match up until October, and competition from within the Wallabies squad from outside backs Drew Mitchell and Lachie Turner, James O'Connor and Kurtley Beale. On 17 July 2011, Davies made his Wallabies debut against Samoa.[2]

Davies was selected in the team in 2019 and made his debut at the Canada Sevens tournament in Vancouver.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,22963041-23214,00.html Davies faces tough choice
  2. Web site: Rocket Rod Davies to showcase his skills. The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. 16 July 2011. 25 April 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121108093209/http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/rocket-rod-davies-to-showcase-his-skills-20110716-1hiyv.html. 8 November 2012.
  3. News: Aussie men's 7s chances get rugby Rocket . Special Broadcasting Service . 8 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190309060025/https://www.sbs.com.au/news/aussie-men-s-7s-chances-get-rugby-rocket . 9 March 2019.