Nigel Davies (rugby player)

Nigel Davies

Full name	Nigel Gareth Davies
Date of birth	(1965-03-29) 29 March 1965
Place of birth	Trimsaran, Wales
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	91 kg (14 st 5 lb)
School	Ysgol y Strade
University	Polytechnic of Wales
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Centre
Amateur clubs
Years	Club / team
	Trimsaran RFC Llanelli RFC
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1987–1997	Wales	29	(23)
Coaching career
Years	Club / team
2007 2008–2012 2012-2014 2015 -	Wales Llanelli Scarlets Gloucester Rugby Ebbw Vale RFC

Nigel Gareth Davies (born 29 March 1965) is a former Wales international rugby union player, who played his club rugby at Llanelli RFC. His son Sam Davies is a professional rugby union player.

Davies was born in Waun y Clun, Trimsaran and as a youth player played for local rugby union club Trimsaran RFC. In his final year of playing for the youth team he was invited by Llanelli RFC to play for them in a friendly match, from which he impressed enough to be selected by the club. Davies played 498 games for Llanelli including nine WRU Challenge Cup finals.

Davies was appointed assistant coach to the Wales national team under Gareth Jenkins and was appointed caretaker Head Coach following the departure of Jenkins after the 2007 Rugby World Cup. In May 2008 Davies was announced as the head coach of the Scarlets, replacing Phil Davies who moved to the Scarlets board of directors.

In June 2012 Davies joined Gloucester as Director of Rugby. After a poor season in 2013-14, Davies was sacked by Gloucester.

In June 2015 Davies was announced as Ebbw Vale RFC Head Coach

External links

• Wales profile

Preceded by Gareth Jenkins

Welsh national rugby coach October – November 2007

Succeeded by Warren Gatland