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| Date of birth | 9 November 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Swansea, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 116 kg (18.3 st; 256 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Millfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rhys Davies (born 9 November 1998) is a Welsh international rugby union player, who currently plays for Ospreys. He plays as a lock.
Club career
Born in Swansea, Davies was part of the Ospreys academy setup until he was 16, when he accepted a scholarship to attend Millfield school in Street, Somerset. He spent two years representing Bath's underage teams, before signing a three-year academy contract with the Premiership Rugby club ahead of the 2017–18 season.[1] Davies will return to Ospreys on a two-year contract ahead of the 2020–21 season.[2]
International career
Davies was called up to play for Wales in the 2021 Autumn internationals.[3]
On 14 November 2022, Davies was called up for Wales as injury cover in the 2022 Autumn Internationals.[4]
Davies was once again called up by Wales on 17 January 2023, as part of the squad for the 2023 Six Nations Championship.[5] He made his debut on 11 February 2023, coming off the bench against Scotland.[6]
References
- ^ "'Fantastic' giant young Welsh player signs for Ospreys and targets Wales honours". Wales Online. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "Rhys Davies: Former Wales Under-20 lock joins Ospreys from Bath". BBC Sport. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "Injuries force Jones and Moriarty out of autumn series". wru.wales. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "Wales call up two uncapped players as Will Rowlands and Dan Lydiate ruled out of autumn". Wales Online. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Owens captains new 37-man Wales squad - Welsh Rugby Union". Welsh Rugby Union | Wales & Regions. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "Six Nations: Kinghorn try earns bonus point - watch, listen & text". BBC Sport. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
External links
- Rhys Davies at ESPNscrum
- Rhys Davies at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Bath Academy Profile
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