| Full name | Michael John Davies | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1918-10-07)7 October 1918 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | South Africa | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 8 July 1984(1984-07-08) (aged 65) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Waldron, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Oxford | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Colonial administrator | ||||||||||||||||
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Michael John Davies (7 October 1918 — 8 July 1984) was a South African-born Wales international rugby union player.
A South African of Welsh descent, Davies attended the University of Oxford on a Rhodes Scholarship and was a varsity rugby player. He gained two Wales caps as a centre during the 1939 Home Nations, scoring a try on debut to help defeat Scotland in Cardiff and also playing in a win for his second match in Belfast.
Davies was a prominent colonial administrator in Tanganyika Territory. His positions included District Commissioner in the Arusha District, as well as Minister for Security and Immigration. In the 1961 New Year Honours, Davies was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) for his civil service. He returned to England in 1962 and was made a secretary at Imperial College London.
See also
References
- "Rugby Football". The Birmingham Post. 3 January 1939.
- "Welsh Pack's Grand Work Earned Deserved Victory". Western Mail. 6 February 1939.
- Gay, Hannah (2007). The History of Imperial College London, 1907-2007. Imperial College Press. p. 219. ISBN 1860948189.
External links
- Mickey Davies at ESPNscrum
- 1918 births
- 1984 deaths
- Welsh rugby union players
- Wales international rugby union players
- South African rugby union players
- South African people of Welsh descent
- Rugby union centres
- Oxford University RFC players
- Alumni of the University of Oxford
- South African Rhodes Scholars
- Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Officers of the Order of the British Empire
- British expatriates in Tanganyika (territory)
- British colonial officials