Haydn Davies (rugby union)

Hayden John Davies (21 November 1935 — 22 December 2017) was a Welsh international rugby union player.

Hayden Davies

Full name	Hayden John Davies
Date of birth	(1935-11-21)21 November 1935
Place of birth	Cowbridge, Wales
Date of death	22 December 2017(2017-12-22) (aged 82)
Place of death	Hertfordshire, England
School	Cowbridge Grammar School
University	University of Cambridge
Occupation(s)	Chartered accountant
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1959 Wales 2 (0)

Early life

Raised in Cowbridge, Davies attended Cowbridge Grammar School, where his abilities in cricket and rugby union earned him Welsh Schools representative honours for both sports. He read law and economics at the University of Cambridge.

Rugby career

Davies played for Aberavon and was a centre partner to Geoff Windsor-Lewis in the Cambridge University XV, winning a blue in the 1958 Varsity match. He was capped twice by Wales in 1959, against England at Arms Park and Scotland at Murrayfield. After graduating from Cambridge, Davies was based in London and competed with the London Welsh club. He won an international recall for the 1964 Wales rugby union tour of Africa, but didn't add to his caps.

Personal life

A chartered accountant, Davies worked for Clive Lewis and Co, surveyors.

See also

• List of Wales national rugby union players

External links

• Haydn Davies at ESPNscrum