Gerald Davies

Status: National: June 17, 1978

Thomas Gerald Reames Davies CBE ( born February 7, 1945 in Llansaint, Carmarthenshire ) is a former Welsh rugby union player who played on the positions of wings and full inner three-quarters.

Davies made ​​his international debut in 1966 against Australia as an inner three-quarters. He was first invited for a tour of the British and Irish Lions in 1968. He came in one game to bet before he was injured and had to travel back home.

An important moment in the career of Gerald Davies followed in 1969 on a tour of Wales to Australia and New Zealand. The set outer three-quarters had been injured, so he had to help out at this position. Against Australia he put a try and played up to end of his career as an outer three-quarters.

1971 succeeded Davies in the final minute of the Five Nations match against the Scottish national team the decisive try. At the end of the tournament, the Welsh secured the Grand Slam. In the same year he also denied his second Lions tour. The former team of the Lions is one of the strongest in history and won as so far the only choice a series against New Zealand.

1978 Davies ended his career. He scored a total of 20 trials and is one of the most famous rugby players of his time. In 2009, he acted as team manager at the British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa.

Davies was awarded because of his athletic achievements and his commitment to the promotion of children and youth of the Order of Commander of the British Empire. He works as an expert for the BBC and The Times, and was chairman of the Wales Youth Agency. He received honorary Stipendiate at the Universities of Lampeter, Aberystwyth and Cardiff. He was inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame in 1999.