Jonathan Davies Rugby Wales
Should jonathan davies feature for the scarlets this weekend it would mark his first piece of rugby action for 323 days.
Jonathan davies rugby wales. A three time six nations winner with wales jonathan was part of the british irish lions test side in 2013 and 2017 named by his team mates as the lions player of the series. Davies hasnt played since damaging his knee in last years bronze medal game at the 2019 rugby world cup. Wales centre jonathan davies says he knew he was potentially risking his career by playing in the world cup semi final defeat against south africa. Wales and british irish lions centre jonathan davies is set for his long awaited return from injury as the scarlets take on the ospreys in a pre season derby at parc y scarlets on friday 2pm kick off.
Jonathan davies obe is a welsh former rugby player who played in the 1980s and 1990s and who represented wales in both rugby union and rugby league. A goal kicking backline player he played his club rugby in wales england and australia. In that lengthy absence having been out through injury since last years. Rugby union jonathan davies has won 81 caps for for wales and played six tests for the british and irish lions wales centre jonathan davies played his first game after almost a year out injured as.
Jonathan won caps for wales at u18 and u20 levels and was in the welsh team that finished fourth on home soil at the inaugural world rugby under 20 championships playing alongside future british irish lions team mates sam warburton leigh halfpenny justin tipuric rhys webb and dan biggar. Welsh rugby legend jonathan davies has criticised the staggering lack of skills in scarlets 18 17 win over zebre on sunday. Wales and british irish lions centre jonathan davies is set for his long awaited return from injury when the scarlets take on the ospreys in a pre season derby at parc y scarlets on friday 2pm kick off. The davieses became the 33rd set of brothers to have played for wales when james won his first cap against italy in 2018 but up until july 2019 the pair hadnt played together in the same welsh side.
Davies has since become a television commentator for both codes and media personality in both the welsh and english languages. He spent two seasons with french giants clermont auvergne reaching a european cup final with les jaunards. He is commonly known as fox differentiating him from the jonathan davies who played both rugby union and rugby league during the 1980s and 1990s. His brother is james davies who also played professional rugby for wales as a flanker.
Davies hasnt played since damaging his knee in last years bronze medal game at the 2019 rugby world cup. Davies played against the springboks and new.