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{{Infobox rugby biography|name=Shona Powell-Hughes|image=|height={{convert|1.75|m|ft}}|image_size=|alt=|caption=|birth_name=|birth_date={{birth date and age|1991|7|08|df=y}}|amatyears1=|birth_place=[[Bridgend]], South Wales|ru_position=|school=|university=|relatives=|ru_currentposition=[[Prop]]|weight={{convert|85.45|kg|st}}|repyears1=2010–present|repteam1=[[Wales women's national rugby union team|Wales]]|ru_amateurclubpoints=|years1=2019-present|clubs1=[[Gloucester Hartpury]]<br/>[[Ospreys]]<br/>[[Skewen RFC]]|apps1=|points1=|ru_clubupdate=|amatteam1=|ru_amateurclubcaps=|repcaps1=|reppoints1=|ru_ntupdate=24 April 2021|ru_sevensnationalyears1=|ru_sevensnationalteam1=|ru_sevensnationalcomp1=|ru_currentteam=[[Gloucester Hartpury]]}}'''Shona Powell-Hughes''' (born 8 July 1991) is a [[Welsh Rugby Union]] player who plays [[Rugby positions|prop]] for the [[Wales women's national rugby union team]] and [[Gloucester-Hartpury Women|Gloucester Hartpury]]. She made her debut for the Wales national squad in 2010 as the youngest member of the team at the time, and represented them at the [[2021 Women's Six Nations Championship|2021 Women's Six Nations Championship.]]
{{Infobox rugby biography|name=Teleri Wyn Davies|image=|height={{convert|1.75|m|ft}}|image_size=|alt=|caption=|birth_name=|birth_date={{birth date and age|1997|5|07|df=y}}|amatyears1=|birth_place=[[Bodelwyddan]], North Wales|ru_position=|school=[[Ysgol Y Berwyn]]|university=[[University of Chester]]<br/>[[Bangor University]]|relatives=|ru_currentposition=Second row|weight={{convert|90|kg|st}}|repyears1=2018–present|repteam1=[[Wales women's national rugby union team|Wales]]|ru_amateurclubpoints=|years1=2020-present<br/>2018-2020<br/>2016-2020|clubs1=[[Sale Sharks]]<br/>[[RGC]]<br/>[[Caernarfon RFC]]|apps1=|points1=|ru_clubupdate=|amatteam1=|ru_amateurclubcaps=|repcaps1=|reppoints1=|ru_ntupdate=02 June 2021|ru_sevensnationalyears1=|ru_sevensnationalteam1=|ru_sevensnationalcomp1=|ru_currentteam=[[Sale Sharks]]|occupation=Trainee solicitor, rugby player}}'''Teleri Wyn Davies''' (born 7 May 1997) is a [[Welsh Rugby Union]] player who plays [[Rugby positions|second row]] for the [[Wales women's national rugby union team]] and [[Sale Sharks Women|Sale Sharks]]. She made her debut for the Wales national squad in 2018 and represented them at the [[2021 Women's Six Nations Championship|2021 Women's Six Nations Championship.]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Teleri Wyn Davies|url=https://www.wru.wales/women/teleri-davies/|access-date=2021-06-02|website=Welsh Rugby Union {{!}} Wales & Regions|language=en-GB}}</ref>


== Club career ==
== Club career ==
Davies began playing rugby when she was five years old with [[Bala RFC]] Juniors, where she established and coached a girls' team until her teenage years.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Trewyn|first=Hywel|date=2018-02-02|title=Why Wales player owes her Six Nations call-up to her late father Bryan 'Yogi' Davies|url=https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/wales-player-owes-six-nations-14239934|access-date=2021-06-02|website=North Wales Live|language=en}}</ref> Davies holds a level 2 rugby coaching certificate and level 1 refereeing award.
around 5 years old. Bala RFC juniors, Nant Conwy u18s, Caernarfon seniors , RGC, sale sharks 2020/21 to current


She went on to play for [[Nant Conwy RFC|Nant Conwy]] under-18s, [[Caernarfon RFC]] and then [[RGC 1404|RGC]]<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Bala rugby star makes Wales' Women's Six Nations squad once more|url=https://www.denbighshirefreepress.co.uk/sport/19190558.balas-teleri-makes-six-nations-squad/|access-date=2021-06-02|website=Denbighshire Free Press|language=en}}</ref> before signing with Sale Sharks in 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Wales duo join Gloucester-Hartpury Women|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/53193936|access-date=2021-06-02}}</ref>
“There were no women’s teams near my home, so I established one at Bala rugby club and concentrated on coaching until I was in Year 11,” she said.

I have undertook a Level 2 rugby coaching course and have been awarded a Level 1 refereeing award and I enjoy coaching in my spare time.

sale sharks 2020

juniors prop

RGC 2018-2020 number 8 and 2nd row

Sale sharks 2020-21 second row

Caernarfon 2016-2020 2nd row and number 8


== International career ==
== International career ==
Davies earned herself a national call-up after impressing coaches during an RGC match against the [[Scarlets]].<ref name=":1" /> She made her international debut in a winning match against Scotland in 2018, but then had to wait until the opening game of the revamped [[2021 Women's Six Nations Championship|Six Nations Championship in 2021]] to earn her second cap, against France.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Sands|first=Katie|date=2021-05-17|title=The woman who now plays for Wales eight years after rugby killed her father|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/inspirational-woman-who-now-plays-20614367|access-date=2021-06-02|website=WalesOnline|language=en}}</ref>
Rygbi Gogledd Cymru (RGC) 1404 where she impressed and earned herself that first international call-up.


Davies has won four caps in her rugby career to date.<ref name=":0" />
She got the call-up to join Wales’ development squad after impressing for RGC against the Scarlets

first cap 2018 with a win v soctland

Teleri Wyn Davies made her international debut  against Scotland in 2018 and had to wait until the opening game of the revamped championship in 2021 to earn her second cap against France.It marked her first start, and she followed it up with a start and an appearance off the bench in the final two games.


Teleri Davies made her Wales debut in their 18-17 victory over Scotland in the opening match of the women’s 2018 Six Nations.

Teleri Wyn Davies will make her first start for Wales Women against France 2021

Four caps


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
As a child, Davies attended Ysgol Bro Tegid and [[Ysgol y Berwyn|Ysgol Y Berwyn]], before studying law at [[Bangor University]] where she graduated with a first class degree.<ref name=":2" /> After completing the [[Legal Practice Course|Legal Practice Course (LPC)]] at the [[University of Chester]] in 2019, she joined Gamlins LLP in Bala, where she works as a trainee solicitor alongside her rugby career.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Teleri Davies|url=https://gamlins.com/people/teleri-davies/|access-date=2021-06-02|website=Gamlins Solicitors|language=en-US}}</ref>
Ysgol Bro Tegid

Ysgol Y Berwyn

Bangor University - Bangor University with a First Class degree in Law.

University of Law Chester - She then completed the Legal Practice Course (LPC) at the University of Law Chester in 2019.


Current - Trainee Solicitor at Gamlins LLP Bala


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Bryan 'Yogi' Davies was paralysed from the neck down after the scrum collapsed as he captained Bala against Nant Conwy in what was to be his retirement game in April 2007. He passed away in 2013.

Teleri admits she held a "grudge" against the sport following her father's death but rediscovered her love of the game and is now a member of the national side.


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Davies' father was rugby player Bryan 'Yogi' Davies, who was paralysed from the neck down after a scrum collapsed as he captained [[Bala RFC]] against Nant Conwy in what was to be his retirement game in April 2007. He passed away in 2013.<ref name=":3" />
However, a heart-to-heart conversation with him as a teenager revealed that if he could do one thing again, he would spend the day playing the game he loved so much. So Teleri decided to return to rugby, a game she enjoyed before the accident, for her beloved dad. "I feel closest to my dad when I’m playing rugby."


Davies admits she held a "grudge" against the sport following her father's injury, but after a heart-to-heart prior to his death decided to return to rugby in his honour. In an interview, Davies said: "I feel closest to my dad when I’m playing rugby."<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-02|title=Teleri's dream start - Welsh Rugby Union|url=https://www.wru.wales/2021/04/teleris-dream-start/|access-date=2021-06-02|website=Welsh Rugby Union {{!}} Wales & Regions|language=en-GB}}</ref>
I also enjoy music and play the piano and the harp.


Davies also plays the piano and the harp in her free time.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Graduation Profile: Teleri Wyn Davies - LLB Law {{!}} Graduation {{!}} Bangor University|url=https://www.bangor.ac.uk/graduation/news/graduation-profile-teleri-wyn-davies-llb-law-37392|access-date=2021-06-02|website=www.bangor.ac.uk}}</ref>
== Honours ==


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== External links ==
== External links ==


* {{officialwebsite|https://www.wru.wales/women/shona-powell-hughes/}}
* {{officialwebsite|https://www.wru.wales/women/teleri-davies/}}

Revision as of 17:13, 2 June 2021

Teleri Wyn Davies
Date of birth (1997-05-07) 7 May 1997 (age 27)
Place of birthBodelwyddan, North Wales
Height1.75 m (5.7 ft)
Weight90 kg (14 st)
SchoolYsgol Y Berwyn
UniversityUniversity of Chester
Bangor University
Occupation(s)Trainee solicitor, rugby player
Rugby union career
Position(s) Second row
Current team Sale Sharks
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020-present
2018-2020
2016-2020		 Sale Sharks
RGC
Caernarfon RFC		 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018–present Wales
Correct as of 02 June 2021

Teleri Wyn Davies (born 7 May 1997) is a Welsh Rugby Union player who plays second row for the Wales women's national rugby union team and Sale Sharks. She made her debut for the Wales national squad in 2018 and represented them at the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship.[1]

Club career

Davies began playing rugby when she was five years old with Bala RFC Juniors, where she established and coached a girls' team until her teenage years.[2] Davies holds a level 2 rugby coaching certificate and level 1 refereeing award.

She went on to play for Nant Conwy under-18s, Caernarfon RFC and then RGC[3] before signing with Sale Sharks in 2020.[4]

International career

Davies earned herself a national call-up after impressing coaches during an RGC match against the Scarlets.[2] She made her international debut in a winning match against Scotland in 2018, but then had to wait until the opening game of the revamped Six Nations Championship in 2021 to earn her second cap, against France.[5]

Davies has won four caps in her rugby career to date.[1]

Personal life

As a child, Davies attended Ysgol Bro Tegid and Ysgol Y Berwyn, before studying law at Bangor University where she graduated with a first class degree.[3] After completing the Legal Practice Course (LPC) at the University of Chester in 2019, she joined Gamlins LLP in Bala, where she works as a trainee solicitor alongside her rugby career.[6]

Davies' father was rugby player Bryan 'Yogi' Davies, who was paralysed from the neck down after a scrum collapsed as he captained Bala RFC against Nant Conwy in what was to be his retirement game in April 2007. He passed away in 2013.[5]

Davies admits she held a "grudge" against the sport following her father's injury, but after a heart-to-heart prior to his death decided to return to rugby in his honour. In an interview, Davies said: "I feel closest to my dad when I’m playing rugby."[7]

Davies also plays the piano and the harp in her free time.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Teleri Wyn Davies". Welsh Rugby Union | Wales & Regions. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  2. ^ a b Trewyn, Hywel (2018-02-02). "Why Wales player owes her Six Nations call-up to her late father Bryan 'Yogi' Davies". North Wales Live. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  3. ^ a b "Bala rugby star makes Wales' Women's Six Nations squad once more". Denbighshire Free Press. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  4. ^ "Wales duo join Gloucester-Hartpury Women". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  5. ^ a b Sands, Katie (2021-05-17). "The woman who now plays for Wales eight years after rugby killed her father". WalesOnline. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  6. ^ "Teleri Davies". Gamlins Solicitors. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  7. ^ "Teleri's dream start - Welsh Rugby Union". Welsh Rugby Union | Wales & Regions. 2021-04-02. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  8. ^ "Graduation Profile: Teleri Wyn Davies - LLB Law | Graduation | Bangor University". www.bangor.ac.uk. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
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