Name David Davies | Role Rugby league born c. 1915 | |
David "Dai" M. Davies is a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, playing at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Salford, as a prop or second-row, i.e. number 8 or 10, or 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.
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International honours
Dai Davies won nine caps for Wales from 1939 to 1948 while at Salford.
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Dai Davies played right-prop, i.e. number 10, in Salford's 7-4 victory over Barrow in the 1938 Challenge Cup Final during the 1937–38 season at Wembley Stadium, London, in front of a crowd of 51,243.
County Cup Final appearances
About Dai Davies' time, there was Salford's 5-2 victory over Wigan in the 1936 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1936–37 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 17 October 1936, and he played left-prop, i.e. number 8, in the 7-10 defeat by Wigan in the 1938 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1938–39 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 22 October 1938.