Mark Edwin Davis (born 18 September 1970) is a Welsh former
rugby union player for
Newport
Newport most commonly refers to:
*Newport, Wales
*Newport, Rhode Island, US
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*Newport City, Metro Manila, a Philippine district in Pasay
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*Newport, County Mayo, a town on the ...
and
Wales.
Davis, a loose-head prop, was born and raised in
Newport
Newport most commonly refers to:
*Newport, Wales
*Newport, Rhode Island, US
Newport or New Port may also refer to:
Places Asia
*Newport City, Metro Manila, a Philippine district in Pasay
Europe
Ireland
*Newport, County Mayo, a town on the ...
. He attended St Julians Comprehensive School, played one game for Pontpool RFC, before transferring to
Newport RFC
Newport Rugby Football Club ( cy, Clwb Rygbi Casnewydd) is a Welsh rugby union club based in the city of Newport, South Wales. They presently play in the Welsh Premier Division. Until 2021 Newport RFC were based at Rodney Parade situated on t ...
where he remained until the 1994 season when he moved to
Newbridge RFC
Newbridge RFC is a Welsh Rugby Union club based in Newbridge, Caerphilly in South Wales. Newbridge RFC was formed in 1888 and joined the WRU in 1911. They play in the WRU Specsavers Division 1 East
Club history
Newbridge RFC established in ...
. Davis was selected for the
1991 Wales rugby union tour of Australia
The 1991 Wales rugby union tour of Australia was a series of matches played in June and July 1991 in Australia by Wales national rugby union team.
Results
''Scores and results list Wales's points tally first.''
References
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. He featured in 3 games on the tour before his selection for the test at Brisbane's
Ballymore Stadium
Ballymore is a rugby union stadium situated in Herston, Queensland, Herston, a suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It is the headquarters of Queensland Rugby Union and was the home ground of the Brisbane City (rugby team), Brisbane City team in the ...
. This was to be his only Wales cap and the tourists were comprehensively beaten. He was a member of the Welsh squad for the
1991 Rugby World Cup
The 1991 Rugby World Cup was the second edition of the Rugby World Cup, and was jointly hosted by England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and France: at the time, the five European countries who participated in the Five Nations Championship. This was ...
but did not feature in the match day squads.
See also
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List of Wales national rugby union players
List of Wales national rugby union players is a list of players who have represented Wales at rugby union. The list only includes players who have played in a Test match for the senior men's team. The players are listed in order of chronological ...
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Mark
1970 births
Living people
Welsh rugby union players
Wales international rugby union players
Newport RFC players
Rugby union props
Rugby union players from Newport, Wales