Levi Davis (rugby union)

Levi Davis (born 12 March 1998) is an English rugby union player, who is currently playing for Worthing Raiders in the National League 2 South. He plays as a wing.

Levi Davis
Birth nameLevi Davis
Date of birth (1998-03-12) 12 March 1998
Place of birthEngland
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight93 kg (14 st 9 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017–2020 Bath 8 (20)
2020 → Ealing Trailfinders (loan) 3 (5)
2020– Ealing Trailfinders 0 (0)
Correct as of 20 June 2021

Professional career

Davis made his debut for Bath in 2017.[1] He made his first appearance for Bath in Premiership Rugby in October 2019 against the Bristol Bears.[2] In January 2020, Davis joined Ealing Trailfinders on loan for the remainder of the 2019–20 RFU Championship, making 3 appearances before the season was curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] In August 2020, he joined Ealing on a permanent transfer, having departed Bath, signing a two-year deal.[4]

Levi joined Worthing Raiders in the autumn of 2021 making his debut in the away fixture at Henley Hawks. He scored his first try in a 28-26 defeat at home to Hinckley a week later

Personal life

Davis took part in The X Factor: Celebrity competition in late 2019. As part of a group along with fellow rugby union players Thom Evans and Ben Foden he came in 5th place in the competition.[5][6]

In September 2020, Davis came out as bisexual. He is the first currently playing rugby union player to come out as bisexual.[7]

References
  1. "Levi Davis". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  2. "Premiership: Relive Bristol's big win against Bath". BBC Sport. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  3. "Bath Rugby winger Levi Davis heads out on loan to Championship club". Somerset Live. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  4. "Levi Davis signs for Ealing Trailfinders". Ealing Trailfinders. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  5. West, Amy (30 September 2019). "Love Island stars and more sign up for Celebrity X Factor". Digital Spy. United Kingdom. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  6. "The X Factor: Celebrity voting results revealed!". The X Factor: Celebrity. itv.com. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  7. "Celebrity X Factor and rugby star Levi Davis comes out as bisexual after battling 'sense of shame' for years". Metro. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2021.


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