Ian Davies (born 15 January 1978) is a professional

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

referee who represents the

Welsh Rugby Union The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU; cy, Undeb Rygbi Cymru) is the Sports governing body, governing body of rugby union in the country of Wales, recognised by the sport's international governing body, World Rugby. The WRU is responsible for the running ...

Rugby union career

Playing career

Amateur career

Davies broke his back playing rugby union when only 20 years old. Both his father and a team-mate suggested he move into refereeing the game.

Referee career

Professional career

Davies first game refereeing was Llantwit Major Youth v Llandaff Youth in 1998. He made his Pro12 debut in April 2012. He refereed his first

1872 Cup The 1872 Cup – also known as the 1872 Challenge Cup – is a men's rugby union tournament contested every year between the two Scottish professional clubs, Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh Rugby. Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh Rugby use selected ...

match on 26 December 2016.

Outside of rugby

Davies owns a financial advice practice.

References

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