Doug Davies (rugby union)

Douglas "Doug" S. Davies (23 July 1899 – 9 March 1987(1987-03-09) (aged 87)) was a Scottish international rugby union player, who played for Scotland and the British & Irish Lions at number 8.[1]

Davies was born in Ashkirk, Scottish Borders. He was capped 24 times for Scotland.[2]

He also played for Hawick RFC,[1] and was on the 1924 British Lions tour to South Africa.[1]

He died, aged, 87, in Peel, Isle of Man.

References
  • Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
  • Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0-904919-84-6)
  1. Bath, p118
  2. "Douglas S. Davies". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 8 June 2021.


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