Ian Davey
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Ian Davey born 15 November 1986 is a rugby union
player for CR El Salvador
in the Spanish
División de Honor
, having arrived there in 2010 after two seasons with Bedford Blues
in England
. He signed for Bedford in the summer of 2008 under the recommendation of former Bath player and Bedford player-coach Nick Walshe. Davey's decision to drop down a league was due to his desire to gain regular first-team rugby in order to progress his career.
Davey was schooled at the Downs Preparatory School in Bristol, before moving to Queen Elizabeth's School, Bristol. He then moved to Colston's Collegiate School
in Bristol where he studied A-Levels.
Davey's normal position is as a winger, mainly due to his pace (his 100m personal best is 10.9 seconds and he used to sprint for his county), and as of February 2009 he has cemented his reputation as a very accomplished finisher by being joint top scorer in National League One with 15 tries.
Davey has represented England at Under-16, Under-18 and Under-19 level
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player for CR El Salvador
CR El Salvador
Club de Rugby El Salvador is a Spanish rugby union club. The club was established in 1960 and currently competes in the División de Honor de Rugby competition, the highest level of Spanish club rugby. The club are based in Valladolid in central Spain, playing their matches at the Estadio Pepe Rojo....
in the Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
División de Honor
División de Honor de Rugby
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, having arrived there in 2010 after two seasons with Bedford Blues
Bedford Blues
Bedford Blues is a rugby union club in the town of Bedford, England, currently playing in The RFU Championship. Bedford is one of the largest towns in England without a league football club, and one of the few towns in England where the rugby club is better supported than the football team. The...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. He signed for Bedford in the summer of 2008 under the recommendation of former Bath player and Bedford player-coach Nick Walshe. Davey's decision to drop down a league was due to his desire to gain regular first-team rugby in order to progress his career.
Davey was schooled at the Downs Preparatory School in Bristol, before moving to Queen Elizabeth's School, Bristol. He then moved to Colston's Collegiate School
Colston's Collegiate School
Colston's School is an independent school in Bristol, England and is a member of the The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference....
in Bristol where he studied A-Levels.
Davey's normal position is as a winger, mainly due to his pace (his 100m personal best is 10.9 seconds and he used to sprint for his county), and as of February 2009 he has cemented his reputation as a very accomplished finisher by being joint top scorer in National League One with 15 tries.
Davey has represented England at Under-16, Under-18 and Under-19 level