About Emlyn Davies
Lived 1922 – 2016 (aged 94). Emlyn Davies was a British rugby union player.
Emlyn Price Davies (15 January 1922 – 6 September 2016) was a Welsh international rugby union prop who played club rugby for Swansea and Aberavon and county rugby for Glamorgan. He was capped for Wales national rugby union team on two occasions.
Davies played for a wide variety of club teams, but it was while he was with Aberavon that he was selected to play for Wales against the touring, 1947 Australian team. It was a dull encounter played out between the forwards, but Davies finished on the winning side as Wales won 6–0. Davies gained his second and final cap in the 1948 Five Nations Championship in the last game of the tournament against Ireland. It was a close game, but Ireland won 6–3, and won the Triple Crown for the first time since 1899. He died on 6 September 2016 at the age of 94.
International matches played Wales 1947 1948
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Who was Emlyn Davies?
Welsh rugby union player (1922-2016)
When was Emlyn Davies born?
Emlyn Davies was born on 15 January 1922 in Port Talbot.
When did Emlyn Davies die?
Emlyn Davies died on 7 September 2016.
What was Emlyn Davies's occupation?
Emlyn Davies was a rugby union player.
What nationality was Emlyn Davies?
Emlyn Davies was British.
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