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{{short description|Wales international rugby union footballer (1964–1997)}} |
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| ⚫ | '''Carwyn Davies''' (17 April 1964 |
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| ⚫ | '''Carwyn Davies''' (17 April 1964 – 10 February 1997) was a [[Welsh people|Welsh]] international [[rugby union]] player.<ref name=ESPN>{{cite web|title=Carwyn Davies - Wales |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/wales/rugby/player/10500.html |publisher=ESPN.co.uk |access-date=4 January 2015 }}</ref> |
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Davies was born in [[Llandovery]], [[Carmarthenshire]].<ref name=ESPN /> He was a rugby union player for [[Llanelli RFC|Llanelli]]<ref name=llanelli>{{cite news|title=From the Archives A Glimpse Back in Time |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-33801081.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329122901/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-33801081.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 March 2015 |work=Llanelli Star |via=[[Highbeam Research]] |date=24 October 2012 |accessdate=4 January 2015 }}</ref> and also played seven international matches for [[Wales rugby union team|Wales]] between 1988 and 1989 as a [[Winger (rugby union)|winger]].<ref name=ESPN /> |
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Davies was born in [[Llandovery]], [[Carmarthenshire]].<ref name=ESPN /> He was a rugby union player for [[Llanelli RFC|Llanelli]]<ref name=llanelli>{{cite news|title=From the Archives A Glimpse Back in Time |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-33801081.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329122901/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-33801081.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 March 2015 |work=Llanelli Star |via=[[Highbeam Research]] |date=24 October 2012 |access-date=4 January 2015 }}</ref> and also played seven international matches for [[Wales rugby union team|Wales]] between 1988 and 1989 as a [[Winger (rugby union)|winger]].<ref name=ESPN /> |
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As a Llanelli player he held the club's [[Try (rugby)|try]]-scoring record<ref name=mirror /> scoring 45 tries in 44 games during the 1988/9 season. He scored 121 tries in 159 matches for Llanelli.{{cn|date=November 2020}} |
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| ⚫ | Davies worked as a farmer near [[Llandeilo]], Carmarthenshire and witnessed the [[Glanrhyd Bridge collapse|Glanrhyd Bridge railway accident]] early on 19 October 1987, when four people died.<ref>{{cite |
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| ⚫ | Davies worked as a farmer near [[Llandeilo]], Carmarthenshire and witnessed the [[Glanrhyd Bridge collapse|Glanrhyd Bridge railway accident]] early on 19 October 1987, when four people died.<ref>{{cite book|title=Report on the Collapse of Glanrhyd Bridge on 19th October 1987 |url=http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/DoT_Glanrhyd1987.pdf |publisher=Department of Transport |date=31 January 1990 |page=5 |isbn=0-11-550961-5 }}</ref> He later helped ferry rescuers to the bridge using the farm's [[tractor]].<ref name=llanelli /> He retired from first class rugby in 1991 to run the [[Llangadog]] farm, though he continued to play for his local village team.<ref name=mirror>{{cite news|title=Rugby Star Dies |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-61106648.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329122903/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-61106648.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 March 2015 |work=[[Daily Mirror]] |via=[[Highbeam Research]] |date=11 February 1997 |access-date=4 January 2015 }}</ref> |
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He had 2 daughters- Elen Mair and Catrin Anna |
He had 2 daughters- Elen Mair and Catrin Anna |
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[[Category:1997 deaths]] |
[[Category:1997 deaths]] |
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[[Category:Deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning]] |
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Latest revision as of 22:55, 4 November 2023
Carwyn Davies (17 April 1964 – 10 February 1997) was a Welsh international rugby union player.[1]
Davies was born in Llandovery, Carmarthenshire.[1] He was a rugby union player for Llanelli[2] and also played seven international matches for Wales between 1988 and 1989 as a winger.[1]
As a Llanelli player he held the club's try-scoring record[3] scoring 45 tries in 44 games during the 1988/9 season. He scored 121 tries in 159 matches for Llanelli.[citation needed]
Davies worked as a farmer near Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire and witnessed the Glanrhyd Bridge railway accident early on 19 October 1987, when four people died.[4] He later helped ferry rescuers to the bridge using the farm's tractor.[2] He retired from first class rugby in 1991 to run the Llangadog farm, though he continued to play for his local village team.[3]
He died aged only 32 on 10 February 1997[1] after being found dead in his fume-filled car at his home.[3] He had 2 daughters- Elen Mair and Catrin Anna
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Carwyn Davies - Wales". ESPN.co.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ a b "From the Archives A Glimpse Back in Time". Llanelli Star. 24 October 2012. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015 – via Highbeam Research.
- ^ a b c "Rugby Star Dies". Daily Mirror. 11 February 1997. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015 – via Highbeam Research.
- ^ Report on the Collapse of Glanrhyd Bridge on 19th October 1987 (PDF). Department of Transport. 31 January 1990. p. 5. ISBN 0-11-550961-5.