Stuart Davies | |
Birth Name: | Stuart Davies |
Birth Date: | 2 September 1965 |
Birth Place: | Swansea, Wales |
Height: | 6ft 3ins |
Weight: | 247 lbs |
Position: | No. 8 |
Years1: | 1983-1998 |
Clubs1: | Swansea RFC |
Apps1: | 243 |
Points1: | 370 |
Repteam1: | Wales |
Repyears1: | 1992-1998 |
Repcaps1: | 17 |
Reppoints1: | 9 |
Stuart Davies (born 2 September 1965)[1] is a former international rugby union player.
Davies was born in Swansea. A back row forward, he played his club rugby for Swansea RFC and attained 17 caps for Wales. He played 243 games for Swansea scoring 84 tries.
A neck injury sustained in the 1998 Five Nations Championship match against France forced Davies to end his career as a rugby player.[2]
Following his retirement, Davies has appeared as a rugby commentator and summariser for BBC and also worked for Gwalia Housing Association. In February 2015, Davies was appointed as chief executive of the Newport Gwent Dragons regional rugby team.[3]