Charles Lynn Davies

Lynn Davies

Full name	Charles Lynn Davies
Date of birth	30 December 1929 (1929-12-30) (age 81)
Place of birth	Bancyfelin, Wales
School	Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Carmarthen[1]
University	Trinity College, Carmarthen
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	wing
Amateur clubs
Years	Club / team
	Blaengarw RFC Carmarthen Athletic RFC Glamorgan Wanderers RFC Llanelli RFC Cardiff RFC
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1956	Wales[2]	3	(6)

Charles Lynn 'Cowboy' Davies (born 30 December 1929) was a Welsh international rugby union prop who played club rugby for several clubs including Llanelli and Cardiff. He won three caps for Wales.

Rugby career

Davies played rugby from a young age and represented the Wales Schools team. As an adult, Davies played for several rugby clubs before playing for first class teams, Llanelli and Cardiff, but it was while he was with Cardiff that he was selected to represent Wales. All his international appearances were part of the 1956 Five Nations Championship, and his first match was against England under the captaincy of Cliff Morgan. Wales won the game 8-3, and Davies scored a try on his debut after a forty yard dash.^[3] Davies was reselected for the very next match against Scotland, in which Davies again succeeded in scoring a try. His final game was against Ireland, who spoiled Welsh attempts at winning the Triple Crown by beating Wales 11-3 at Landsdowne Road.

International matches played

Wales^[4]

•  England 1956
•  Ireland 1956
•  Scotland 1956

Bibliography

• Godwin, Terry (1984). The International Rugby Championship 1883-1983. London: Willows Books. ISBN 000218060X. 
• Griffiths, John (1987). The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records. London: Phoenix House. ISBN 0460070037. 
• Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-0766-3. 

References

1. ^ Ospreys player profiles
2. ^ Welsh Rugby Union player profiles
3. ^ Griffiths (1987), pg4:31.
4. ^ Smith (1980), pg 464.

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Name	Davies, Charles Lynn
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Date of birth	30 December 1929
Place of birth	Bancyfelin, Wales
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