Shaun Davies (born 21 June 1989) is a current assistant coach of the Utah Warriors of Major League Rugby (MLR) and former rugby union player who played as a scrum-half.
| Date of birth | 21 June 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Durban, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (12 st 11 lb; 179 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Westville Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Brigham Young University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He played professionally for the Glendale Raptors in Major League Rugby (MLR) and previously for the Ohio Aviators in the short-lived PRO Rugby.
He also played for the United States national rugby union team.[2]
College rugby
editDavies played college rugby at BYU in Utah from 2009 to 2012. He won the national championship with BYU in 2009, defeating Cal 25–22 in the final, and was named Man of the Match.[3] Davies led BYU to another national championship in 2012 by defeating Arkansas State 49–42.[4]
After college, he played club rugby with Life University in Georgia.[citation needed]
Professional rugby career
editDavies played for the Ohio Aviators in 2016. He played in PRO Rugby's first ever match: a 16–13 Ohio loss at Denver.[5]
National team
editDavies earned his first United States national rugby union team cap in June 2012 against the Georgia national team.[6] Davies was considered to have an outside shot of making the U.S. squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup,[7] but did not make the team. Davies was called up by new U.S. head coach John Mitchell for the June 2016 tests. He was selected for the national team for the 2019 World Cup. Davies retired from international rugby following the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Shaun Davies". Warriors Rugby. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Former BYU player Davies gets his first cap as the Eagles roll past Georgia", Deseret News, 17 June 2012.
- ^ "BYU Rugby Scrumhalf Shaun Davies: Interview of the Week", Bleacher Report, 7 September 2009.
- ^ "BYU Rugby: 2012 National Champions", Herald Extra, 19 May 2012.
- ^ "Dramatic finish sees Denver drop Ohio", Americas Rugby News, 17 April 2016.
- ^ "Former BYU player Davies gets his first cap as the Eagles roll past Georgia", Deseret News, 17 June 2012.
- ^ "The USA Depth Chart Now", Goff Rugby Report, 16 December 2014.
- ^ "Shifting Tides For US Players Overseas". Goff Rugby Report. Retrieved 4 May 2021.