Pat Davies (rugby union)

Pat Davies

Birth name	Harry Patrick Davies
Date of birth	17 March 1903
Place of birth	Stockport, Cheshire
Date of death	21 February 1979(1979-02-21) (aged 75)
Place of death	Ware, Hertfordshire
Occupation(s)	Mantle manufacturer
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Correct as of Sale International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1927 England 1 (Pts:0)

Henry Patrick Davies (born March 17, 1903 – died February 21, 1979), or also known as Pat Davies was a rugby union international who represented England in 1927. He played his club rugby for Sale and was the club's first England international. He also represented Cheshire 48 times.

Early life

Davies was born on March 17, 1903 in Stockport. His father was Henry George Davies, a costume manufacturer from London but of Welsh heritage, and his mother was Eleanor Marian Needham, also originally from London. Davies had two older brothers (John Henry and Thomas Esculapias) and a younger sister (Olive Mary). Despite being christened Harry Patrick, his family referred to him and registered him as Patrick Harry Davies in later documents and it was by this name that he married Aline Dorothy St. Clair Collins in 1927 in Birch in Rusholme. During his later rugby playing days he was often referred to as P.H. Davies.

Rugby football

Davies made his only international appearance on February 12, 1927 at Twickenham in front of 45,000 spectators in the England vs Ireland match which England won (8 points to 6).