Leigh Davies
{{short description|Welsh rugby union player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = Leigh Davies
| image =
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| birth_name = Leigh Barry Davies
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|02|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = Neath, Neath Port Talbot, Wales
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}
| weight = 15st 7 lb (99 kg)
| position = Centre
| amatyears1 =
| amatyears2 =
| amatyears3 =
| amatyears4 = 2000–03
| amatyears5 = 2003–05
| amatyears6 = 2005–06
| amatteam1 = Neath RFC
| amatteam2 = Cardiff RFC
| amatteam3 = Bristol RFC
| amatteam4 = Llanelli RFC
| amatteam5 = Llanelli Scarlets
| amatteam6 = Ospreys
| ru_amupdate =
| repteam1 = Wales
| repyears1 = 1996–2003
| repcaps1 = 21
| reppoints1 = 20
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}}
Leigh Davies is a former international Wales rugby union player. A centre, he was known for his strength and direct running. He played rugby for various clubs including stints at Neath RFC, Cardiff RFC, Bristol RFC, Llanelli RFC. In 2003 he was the first captain of the Llanelli Scarlets region. He left the Scarlets during the 2004–05 season to travel the world. In 2005 he was signed by the Scarlets' rivals the Ospreys who were in their first season at the Liberty Stadium. Davies released the following Season.
References
- [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/low/wales/1102000.stm]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20061030052017/http://www.ospreysrugby.com/ospreys_news_view.php?news_id=14]
{{Wales Squad 1999 World Cup}}
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Category:Welsh rugby union players
Category:Wales international rugby union players
Category:Rugby union players from Neath
Category:21st-century Welsh sportsmen
Category:Ospreys (rugby union) players
Category:1999 Rugby World Cup players
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