Paul Davies

Who is Paul Davies?

Paul Andrew Davies, MBE is a former British wheelchair rugby player and former manager of the Great Britain national wheelchair rugby team. He was the manager for the team at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games, and won two European Championships. He was a Manager of the Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby Development Team from 2002 to 2005.

Davies was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to wheelchair rugby.

He served in the Royal Welch Fusiliers from 1977 to 1982. During a rugby match for his regiment he broke his neck.

He started playing wheelchair rugby in 1988. He became manager of the GB national team, after playing international wheelchair rugby for many years.