| 词条 | Abel Davies |
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| name = Abel Davies | image = | caption = | birth_name = Abel Christmas Davies | nickname = | birth_place = Narberth, Wales | death_place = | height = | weight = | ru_position = Wing | ru_amateuryears = | ru_amateurclubs = London Welsh RFC United Hospitals RFC Llanelli RFC | ru_amclubcaps = | ru_amclubpoints = | ru_amupdate = | ru_nationalteam = Wales[1] | ru_nationalyears = 1889 | ru_nationalcaps = 1 | ru_nationalpoints = (0) | ru_ntupdate = | ru_coachclubs = | ru_coachyears = | ru_coachupdate = | other = | occupation = doctor | spouse = | children = | relatives = | school = | university = University College London | website = }}Abel Christmas Davies (1861 – 18 June 1914) was a Welsh international rugby union wing who played club rugby for London Welsh and international rugby for Wales. Davies was a tall but powerful wing, and was noted as being able to sprint the 100 yards in exactly ten seconds.[2] Rugby careerDavies came to note as a rugby player when representing London Welsh, while studying medicine in London. He was part of the London Welsh team which face the touring New Zealand Natives in February 1889. Although London Welsh lost 2-1, Davies scored the try against the Maoris. It was while playing for London Welsh that Davies was selected to represent Wales as part of the 1889 Home Nations Championship; becoming the third player from the club to be chosen for their country that season. The other representatives being Rowley Thomas and Martyn Jordan. Davies made his Wales debut on 2 March, at St Helen's in a game against Ireland. Captained by Wales legendary player Arthur 'Monkey' Gould, Davies was one of three players to make just a single-cap appearance during the game, along with Llanelli's Giotto Griffiths and Thomas Morgan. The Irish won the game by two ties to nil and was the first Irish win in Wales. Davies lost his position in the next season to Percy Lloyd and was never selected for Wales again. International matches playedWales[3]
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References1. ^Rugby Union player profiles{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Davies, Abel}}2. ^Jones (1985), pg 14. 3. ^Smith (1980), pg 464. 9 : Welsh rugby union players|Wales international rugby union players|Rugby union wings|1861 births|1914 deaths|London Welsh RFC players|Llanelli RFC players|19th-century Welsh medical doctors|20th-century Welsh medical doctors |
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