- Daniel Davies (rugby league)
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Daniel Davies Personal information Full name Daniel Davies Nickname Dan Born Wales Playing information Club Years Team Pld T G FG P ≤1910–≥1910 Swinton Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1910–1910 Other Nationalities 1 2 6 1910–1910 Wales 1 Source: rugbyleagueproject.org Daniel "Dan" Davies was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer of the 1910s who at representative level played for Wales, and Other Nationalities, and at club level for Swinton.[1]
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International honours
Dan Davies won a cap for Wales while at Swinton in 1910, and won a cap for Other Nations while at Swinton.[2]
Genealogical information
Dan Davies was the brother of the Llanelli RFC, Wales (RL) Swinton, Wales (soccer), and Bolton Wanderers footballer, David "Dai" Davies.
Outside of sport
Dan Davies served with his brother in the 2nd Salford battalion (Swinton Pals), the 19th Lancashire Fusiliers during World War I, and was discharged due to bronchitis contracted in the trenches.[3]
Note
Dan Davies played at Swinton in the same era as, but he was not related to, David B. Davies.
References
- ^ Graham Williams, Peter Lush, David Farrar (November 2009). "The British Rugby League Records Book [Page-108…114]". London League Publications Ltd. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 2008-12-31. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Dan_Davies/summary.html. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
- ^ "Dai Davies - All Round Sportsman". World War I Talk. 17 March 2010. http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http://ww1talk.co.uk/archive/index.php/t-2428.html. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
External links
Categories:- Other Nationalities rugby league team players
- Swinton Lions players
- Wales national rugby league team players
- Welsh rugby league players
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