# Gareth Davies (rugby union, born 1990)

David Gareth Davies (born 18 August 1990) is a Welsh professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for United Rugby Championship club Scarlets and has represented the Wales national team.

## Club career

Davies went to Ysgol Gyfun Dyffryn Teifi in Llandysul before studying Sports Development and Coaching at Coleg Sir Gar in Llanelli. He has been with the Scarlets since he joined the academy in 2006. He has over 100 appearances for the Scarlets scoring over 100 points.
Davies was the top try scorer in the Pro12 for the 2013-14 season, scoring 10 tries. This caught the eye of Wales head coach Warren Gatland to select him for the summer tour of South Africa in 2014.

## International career

Davies made his Wales international debut versus South Africa on 14 June 2014 as a second half replacement. He replaced scrum half Mike Phillips, he was selected on the bench for the second test against South Africa. On 20 March 2015 Davies played in the 61-20 win over Italy. He scored at least a try against Uruguay, England and Fiji in the three pool matches in 2015 Rugby World Cup. Davies was selected for the 2016 Six Nations squad - he started vs Ireland, Scotland, France and England, as well as being on the bench vs Italy. He scored a try against both Scotland and Italy.
Davies was called up as cover for the 2017 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand.
In 2019, Davies played in all five games as Wales won their first Six Nations Grand Slam since 2012. Beginning the campaign as a substitute in the first two matches against France and Italy, he regained his starting place against England, Scotland and Ireland.
In September 2019, it was announced that Davies had been selected as part of Wales' 31 man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan.
In May 2021, Davies was named as one of 3 scrum halves for the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa, making four appearances and scoring one try.
On 17 October 2024, Davies announced his retirement from international rugby union.

## Personal life

Davies' nickname, Cawdor, is a reference to Cawdor Cars, the west Wales business owned by his father.

## Career statistics
### List of international tries

| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 20 September 2015 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | Uruguay | 40–9 | 54–9 | 2015 Rugby World Cup |
| 2 | 20 September 2015 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | Uruguay | 52–9 | 54–9 | 2015 Rugby World Cup |
| 3 | 26 September 2015 | Twickenham Stadium, London, England | England | 23–25 | 28–25 | 2015 Rugby World Cup |
| 4 | 1 October 2015 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | Fiji | 5–0 | 23–13 | 2015 Rugby World Cup |
| 5 | 17 October 2015 | Twickenham Stadium, London, England | South Africa | 8–9 | 19–23 | 2015 Rugby World Cup |
| 6 | 13 February 2016 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | Scotland | 5–0 | 27–23 | 2016 Six Nations Championship |
| 7 | 19 March 2016 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | Italy | 65–14 | 67–14 | 2016 Six Nations Championship |
| 8 | 12 November 2016 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | Argentina | 16–10 | 24–20 | 2016 end-of-year rugby union internationals |
| 9 | 25 November 2017 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | New Zealand | 16–26 | 18–33 | 2017 end-of-year rugby union internationals |
| 10 | 3 February 2018 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | Scotland | 5–0 | 34–7 | 2018 Six Nations Championship |
| 11 | 24 February 2018 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland | Ireland | 8–5 | 27–37 | 2018 Six Nations Championship |
| 12 | 11 August 2019 | Twickenham Stadium, London, England | England | 5–14 | 19–33 | 2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches |
| 13 | 29 September 2019 | Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | Australia | 21–8 | 29–25 | 2019 Rugby World Cup |
| 14 | 13 October 2019 | Egao Kenko Stadium, Kumamoto, Japan | Uruguay | 33–13 | 35–13 | 2019 Rugby World Cup |
| 15 | 5 December 2020 | Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli, Wales | Italy | 22–18 | 38–18 | Autumn Nations Cup |
| 16 | 5 August 2023 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | England | 11–9 | 20–9 | 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches |
| 17 | 24 September 2023 | Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon, France | Australia | 5–0 | 40–6 | 2023 Rugby World Cup |
as of 24 September 2023