Jim Davies (rugby)

For the Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s, see Jim Davis (rugby league). For the Welsh rugby union footballer who played in the 2010s, see James Davies (rugby union).

James "Jim" Davies (born 23 February 1882 – 30 June 1971) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer nicknamed "The Dancing Master" who played in the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s, and coached rugby league in the 1920s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Swansea RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, Wales and Yorkshire, and at club level for Huddersfield, as a stand-off, or scrum-half,^[1][4][5] and coached at club level for Keighley.^[6]

Jim Davies

Personal information
Full name	James Jones Davies
Born	(1882-02-23)23 February 1882 Wales
Died	30 June 1971(1971-06-30) (aged 89)
Playing information
Height	5 ft 8.5 in (1.740 m)
Weight	11 st 8 lb (73 kg)
Rugby union
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1900–07 Swansea RFC
Rugby league
Position	Stand-off, Scrum-half
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1907–20 Huddersfield 265 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P ≥1909–≤20 Yorkshire ≥1 1909–12 Wales 3 0 0 0 0 1911–12 Great Britain 2 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 1920–≥20 Keighley
Source: [1][2][3]

Playing career

International honours

Jim Davies won 3 caps for Wales (RL) in 1909–1912 while at Huddersfield, and won caps for Great Britain (RL) while at Huddersfield in 1911 against Australia, and in 1912 against Australia.^[1]

County Cup Final appearances

Jim Davies played stand-off in Huddersfield's 2–8 defeat by Wakefield Trinity in the 1910 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1910–11 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 3 December 1910.

Club career

In the 1911–12 season, Jim Davies became the first Welshman to score more than 200-points in a season, he made his final appearance for Huddersfield in April of the 1919–20 season.^[6]