Eli Davies (birth unknown – death unknown) was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s. He played at representative level for Other Nationalities, and at club level for Wigan, as a stand-off, i.e. number 6.[1][2]
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| Full name | Eli Davies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Stand-off | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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International honours edit
Eli Davies won a cap playing stand-off for Other Nationalities in the 9-3 victory over England at Central Park, Wigan on Tuesday 5 April 1904, in the first ever international rugby league match.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ^ Fagan, Sean. "The First International Rugby League Match". rl1895.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
External links edit
- Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com Archived 13 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- Memento of a Great Dai in Wigan[permanent dead link]