Richard Davey (rugby union)
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Full nameRichard Frank Davey
Born22 September 1905
Paddington, England
Died24 May 1983 (aged 77)
Bexhill, England
Position
Wing-forward
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| Died | 24 May 1983 (aged 77) Bexhill, England | ||||||||||||||||
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Richard Frank Davey (22 September 1905 – 24 May 1983) was an English international rugby union player.
Davey was born in Paddington and later lived in Teignmouth, Devon, where he played his early rugby.[1]
After moving to Leytonstone, Davey became the first player from the Essex club to gain an England cap, featuring as a wing-forward against Wales at Twickenham in the 1931 Five Nations Championship.[2] While in Essex, Davey made representative appearances for Eastern Counties.[3] He returned to Devon in 1934 after getting a job in Exeter.[4]