Stuart Davies (rugby union)

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Stuart Davies (born 2 September 1965)^[1] is a former Wales international rugby union player.

Stuart Davies

Birth name	Stuart Davies
Date of birth	(1965-09-02) 2 September 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth	Swansea, Wales
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	247 lb (112 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) No. 8 Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1983-1998 Swansea RFC 243 (370) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1992-1998 Wales 17 (9)

Davies was born in Swansea. A back row forward, he played his club rugby for Swansea RFC and attained 17 caps for Wales. He played 243 games for Swansea scoring 84 tries.

A neck injury sustained in the 1998 Five Nations Championship match against France forced Davies to end his career as a rugby player.^[2]

Following his retirement, Davies has appeared as a rugby commentator and summariser for BBC and also worked for Gwalia Housing Association. In February 2015, Davies was appointed as chief executive of the Newport Gwent Dragons regional rugby team.^[3]

Notes

1. Stuart Davies player profile Scrum.com
2. "Scrum V people – Stuart Davies". BBC Sport.
3. "Stuart Davies appointed chief executive of Dragons". South Wales Evening Post. 2 February 2015. Archived from the original on 31 July 2015.