David Davies (rugby league, born c. 1915)

For other people with similar names, see Dai Davies (disambiguation) and David Davies (disambiguation).

David "Dai" M. Davies (c. 1915 – death unknown) was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He played at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Salford,^[2] as a prop, or second-row, i.e. number 8 or 10, or 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.^[1]

David Davies

Personal information
Full name	David M. Davies
Born	c. 1915 Wales
Died	unknown
Playing information
Position	Prop, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1936–52 Salford 370 39 0 0 117 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1939–48 Wales 9
Source: ^[1]

Playing career

International honours

Dai Davies won nine caps for Wales from 1939 to 1948 while at Salford.^[1]

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Dai Davies played right-prop, i.e. number 10, in Salford's 7-4 victory over Barrow in the 1938 Challenge Cup Final during the 1937–38 season at Wembley Stadium, London, in front of a crowd of 51,243.

County Cup Final appearances

About Dai Davies' time, there was Salford's 5-2 victory over Wigan in the 1936 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1936–37 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 17 October 1936, and played left-prop, i.e. number 8, in the 7-10 defeat by Wigan in the 1938 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1938–39 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 22 October 1938.^[3]

References

1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
2. Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
3. "22nd October 1938: Salford 7 Wigan 10 (Lancashire Cup Final)". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

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