Full name David Idwal Davies Years Team Pld T | Position Centre Team Pld FG P | |
Died 7 July 1990, Llanelli, United Kingdom |
David Idwal Davies (10 November 1915 – 7 July 1990) was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s and 1940s, playing representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Swansea RFC, as a Centre, i.e. number 12 or 13, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Leeds, as a Centre, i.e. number 3 or 4.
Davies was born in Llanelli district. He died in Llanelli, aged 74.
International honours
Idwal Davies won a cap for Wales (RU) while at Swansea RFC in the 0-3 defeat by England at Twickenham Stadium, London on Saturday 21 January 1939, and won a cap for Wales (RL) while at Leeds in the 8-18 defeat by England at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 10 March 1945.