About Richard Davey
Lived 1905 – 1983 (aged 77). Richard Davey was a rugby union player.
Richard Frank Davey (22 September 1905 – 24 May 1983) was an English international rugby union player.
Biography Davey was born in Paddington and later lived in Teignmouth, Devon, where he played his early rugby.
After moving to Leytonstone, Davey became the first player from the Essex club to gain an England cap, featuring as a wing-forward against Wales at Twickenham in the 1931 Five Nations Championship. While in Essex, Davey made representative appearances for Eastern Counties. He returned to Devon in 1934 after getting a job in Exeter.
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Who was Richard Davey?
rugby player
When was Richard Davey born?
Richard Davey was born on 22 September 1905.
When did Richard Davey die?
Richard Davey died on 24 May 1983.
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Richard Davey was a rugby union player.
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