Rodney Davies
Encyclopedia
Rodney Davies is a rugby union
player who is currently plays for the Queensland Reds
and is a former rugby league footballer.
, the same school former Reds team mate Berrick Barnes
attended. Davies can run 100m in 10.8 seconds.
Davies has a rugby union
and sprinting background but in his first senior year of rugby league in 2007 topped his team's try-scoring list in the Queensland Cup
.
. On 28 March 2009, Davies made his Super Rugby debut against the Chiefs.
In July 2011, during the Super 15 semi final, Davies became the first Red to score 3 tries in a match in Super rugby.
, Lachie Turner, and Peter Hynes, wing/full back James O'Connor
and preferred fullback Kurtley Beale
.
On 17 July 2011, Davies made his Wallabies debut against Samoa
after James O'Connor withdrew with injury. It was not a memorable debut as the Wallabies lost the match 32 - 23 in a tough encounter which Davies struggled to get into.
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 who is currently plays for the Queensland Reds
Queensland Reds
The Queensland Reds represent Queensland in the sport of rugby union in the Southern Hemisphere Super Rugby competition. Prior to 1996 they were a representative team selected on merit from the rugby union club competitions in Queensland...
and is a former rugby league footballer.
Early life
Davies attended Ipswich Grammar SchoolIpswich Grammar School
Ipswich Grammar School is an independent, non-denominational, day and boarding school for boys, located in Ipswich, a city situated on the Bremer River in South East Queensland, Australia...
, the same school former Reds team mate Berrick Barnes
Berrick Barnes
Berrick Barnes is an Australian rugby union footballer with the NSW Waratahs in the Super Rugby competition. His usual position is fly-half or inside centre and he previously played for the Queensland Reds....
attended. Davies can run 100m in 10.8 seconds.
Davies has a rugby union
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...
and sprinting background but in his first senior year of rugby league in 2007 topped his team's try-scoring list in the Queensland Cup
Queensland Cup
The Queensland Cup is the premier rugby league football competition in the State of Queensland, Australia.It is a statewide competition with the majority of teams based in South East Queensland but also including sides based in Cairns, Mackay and Rockhampton.The competition began in 1996 as a...
.
Rugby union career
In 2009 Davies commenced his rugby union career with the Queensland RedsQueensland Reds
The Queensland Reds represent Queensland in the sport of rugby union in the Southern Hemisphere Super Rugby competition. Prior to 1996 they were a representative team selected on merit from the rugby union club competitions in Queensland...
. On 28 March 2009, Davies made his Super Rugby debut against the Chiefs.
In July 2011, during the Super 15 semi final, Davies became the first Red to score 3 tries in a match in Super rugby.
Wallabies
In October, 2010, he was in contention for a place in the Wallabies 30-man squad to tour Hong Kong and Europe. This was despite a five month break without a match up until October, and competition from within the Wallabies squad from wingers Drew MitchellDrew Mitchell
Drew Alan Mitchell is an Australian rugby union player. He usually plays on the wing or as fullback. Up to the 2006 season he played for the Queensland Reds. He played for the Western Force for the 2007–2009 Super 14 seasons. In 2010 he is playing for the New South Wales Waratahs franchise...
, Lachie Turner, and Peter Hynes, wing/full back James O'Connor
James O'Connor (rugby)
James O'Connor is an Australian international rugby union footballer. He made his Wallabies debut in 2008. In the Super Rugby competition he played from 2008 to 2011 with Western Force, and subsequently signed to the Melbourne Rebels for the 2012 season.-Biography:O'Connor is a versatile...
and preferred fullback Kurtley Beale
Kurtley Beale
Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training...
.
On 17 July 2011, Davies made his Wallabies debut against Samoa
Samoa national rugby union team
The Manu Samoa is the men's representative side of the Samoa Rugby Union in both the 15's and the 7's for international competitions. The Samoa Rugby Union is owned by the affiliated rugby unions of Samoa. In Samoa, Manu Samoa is in honour of a famous Samoan warrior. From 1924 to 1997 Samoa was...
after James O'Connor withdrew with injury. It was not a memorable debut as the Wallabies lost the match 32 - 23 in a tough encounter which Davies struggled to get into.