Name Peter Davies | ||
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Peter J. Davies (30 December 1925, birth registered in Newport district — 18 February 2014) was a Welsh docker, and rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s, and 1950s, and rugby union administrator, playing club level rugby union (RU) for Ebbw Bridge Junction RFC, and Newport RFC (vice-captain to Roy Burnett), in the Back row, e.g. Flanker, or Number Eight, i.e. number 6 or 7, or 8, and playing club level rugby league (RL) for Leigh, he was chairman, and later president, of Pill Harriers RFC, he died in Newport, Wales, his funeral took place at 11am at St Stephen's Church[2], Pillgwenlly on Monday 10 March 2014.
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- Club career
- Genealogical information
- Outside of rugby
- References
Club career
Peter J. Davies played his final match for Newport RFC against Newbridge RFC on Saturday 25 April 1953, he made his début for Leigh in October 1953.
Genealogical information
Peter J. Davies' marriage to Gwendoline "Gwen" (née Davies) was registered during April→June 1954 in Newport district. They had children; rugby union prop of the 1970s, and 1980s for Newport RFC, Peter Davies[3], Karen V. Davies (birth registered January→March 1954 (age 62–63) in Leigh district), William Glyn Davies (birth registered April→June 1955 (age 61–62) in Leigh district, who was born with Down Syndrome), and Julie Davies. Peter J. Davies was the nephew of George Travers, and the cousin of William 'Bunner' Travers.
Outside of rugby
Peter J. Davies and his wife Gwen were the landlords of the Brown Cow in Warrington, and later The Railway Hotel [4] in Leigh.