Clarrie Davis
Australian rugby union player
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Clarence Clive Davis (4 March 1928 – 25 August 2006) was an Australian rugby union international.[1]
Tom Davis (uncle)
| Full name | Clarence Clive Davis | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 4 March 1928 Auburn, NSW, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 August 2006 (aged 78) | ||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Gordon Davis (brother) Tom Davis (uncle) | ||||||||||||||||
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Davis, born in Auburn, Sydney, was the nephew of 1920s Test prop Tom Davis and younger brother of Wallabies centre Gordon Davis.[2] He was educated at North Sydney Boys' High School.[3]
A speedy three quarter, Davis played first-grade for Manly and earned his first Wallabies call up in 1949 to play the touring New Zealand Māori team. Due to a thigh injury, he had to withdraw a day before the 1st Test and missed the entire series, but got another opportunity three months later on the 1949 tour of New Zealand, gaining his first cap in a win over the All Blacks in Wellington. He was capped a further three times in the home series against the All Blacks in 1951. Although best suited to playing centre, he was utilised as a winger by the Wallabies. He retired from rugby in 1954 because of injury.[4]