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]

References

1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
2. "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
3. "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
4. Evening Post (21 May 1910). "Northern Union Team". PastPapers. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
5. Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
6. Tom Mather (2010). "Best in the Northern Union". Pages 128-142. ISBN 978-1-903659-51-9

External links

• Team – Past Players – D at swansearfc.co.uk
• Profile at swansearfc.co.uk