Alex Davis (rugby union)

Alex Davis (born 3 October 1992) is an English rugby union player. He has represented the England national rugby sevens team.[1]

Alex Davis
Date of birth (1992-10-03) 3 October 1992
Place of birthGloucester
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2014-Present England
2021 Great Britain 1
Correct as of 26 July 2021

Early and personal life

Davis was born in Gloucester, grew up in Bristol and he attended Queen Elizabeth's Hospital school in Clifton where he was also a keen cricketer. He went back and coached rugby at his old school during the Covid-19 pandemic[2] He later attended Loughborough University.[3]

Rugby career

Davis was selected for the England national rugby sevens team for the 2016 Olympics in Brazil but was ruled out from appearing through injury. Two years later he was part England squad that won bronze at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia, and was then also part of the team that won silver at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco.[4]

References
  1. "Alex competed at his first ever multi-sporting international tournament at Gold Coast 2018, having missed out on Glasgow 2014 and being ruled out of the 2016 Olympic Games through injury". teamengland.org. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  2. "England 7s can get to Tokyo Games through crowdfunding, says Alex Davis". Sky Sports.
  3. September 2020, Joe Harvey Monday 14. "Exclusive: Alex Davis on the England Sevens start-up". Talking Rugby Union.
  4. "RFU". www.englandrugby.com.


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