Gareth Davies

Rugby Player, Athlete

1955 –

72

Who is Gareth Davies?

William Gareth Davies is a former Wales and British and Irish Lions international rugby union player. He was a player on the 1980 British Lions tour to South Africa and played club rugby for Cardiff RFC for 12 years, gaining 21 Welsh caps, captaining them five times, and winning a Triple Crown. He represented Oxford in the 1977 Varsity Match.

An all-round sportsman, he also represented Welsh schools at cricket and played for Glamorgan's second eleven.

Davies is a chemistry graduate from the former University of Wales, Cardiff and studied for his teaching qualifications at Oxford University.

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Born
Sep 29, 1955
Carmarthen
Also known as
  • William Gareth Davies
Nationality
  • Wales
Profession
Education
  • University of Oxford
  • University of Wales
  • Cardiff University
Lived in
  • Carmarthen

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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