{{Short description|Australia international rugby union & league player}} {{other people}} {{Use Australian English|date=July 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Rod Davies | image = | birth_name = Rodney Davies | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|05|18|df=y}} | birth_place = Rockhampton, Queensland | height = {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|90|kg|stlb|abbr=on}} | education = Ipswich Grammar School | university = | module2 = {{infobox rugby biography | embed = yes | ru_position = Fullback | ru_currentteam = Biarritz | years1 = 2014–2016 | clubs1 = Biarritz | years2 = 2016−2017 | clubs2 = Mitsubishi DynaBoars | years3 = 2018− | clubs3 = Western Force | apps1 = 50 | points1 = 100 | apps2 = 6 | points2 = 15 | apps3 = 0 | points3 = 0 | ru_clubupdate = 8 March 2018 | superyears1 = 2009–2014 | super1 = {{Rut|Reds}} | superapps1 = 58 | superpoints1 = 95 | repyears1 = 2011 | repteam1 = {{nrut|Australia}} | repyears2 = 2009 | repteam2 = {{ruu|20|Australia|noflag=1|name=Australia U20}} | repcaps1 = 1 | reppoints1 = 0 | repcaps2 = 5 | reppoints2 = 25 | repsevensyears1 = 2019 | repsevensteam1 = {{nrut7|Australia}} | repsevenscomp1 = 1 | ru_sevensupdate =9 March 2019 }} | module = {{infobox rugby league biography | embed = yes | position = {{rlp|FB}} | year1start = 2007 | year1end = 08 | club1 = Brisbane Broncos | appearances1 = | points1 = }} }} '''Rodney Davies''' (born 18 May 1989) is an Australian international rugby union footballer who plays for the Western Force. He previously played six seasons for the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby competition. Davies has represented Australia in both fifteen-a-side and seven-a-side rugby. He is also a former rugby league footballer.
==Early life== Davies attended Ipswich Grammar School, the same school former Reds teammate Berrick Barnes attended. Davies can run 100m in 10.8 seconds.<ref name="smh"/> In 2006 he toured New Zealand and Fiji with the Australian Schoolboys.<ref name= foxsports>[http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,22963041-23214,00.html Davies faces tough choice]</ref>
As an 18-year-old, he said he preferred to play full-back in union, yet expected to play {{rlp|wg}} in rugby league.<ref name= foxsports /> In 2007, his first senior year of rugby league, Davies topped his team's try-scoring list in the Queensland Cup.<ref name="Broncos profile"/>
==Rugby union career== In 2009 Davies commenced his rugby union career with the Queensland Reds.{{Citation needed| date=April 2013}} On 28 March 2009, he made his Super Rugby debut against the Chiefs.{{Citation needed| date=March 2009}} In July 2011, during the Super Rugby semi final, Davies became the first Red to score 3 tries in a match in Super Rugby.<ref name="smh">{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/rocket-rod-davies-to-showcase-his-skills-20110716-1hiyv.html|title=Rocket Rod Davies to showcase his skills|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|publisher=Fairfax|date=16 July 2011|accessdate=25 April 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108093209/http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/rocket-rod-davies-to-showcase-his-skills-20110716-1hiyv.html|archivedate=8 November 2012}}</ref>
Davies signed with French club Biarritz Olympique in June 2014,<ref name = cm-2014/> playing two seasons. He played for Mitsubishi DynaBoars in 2017, before joining the Western Force in 2018.<ref name=force-2018/>
===International=== In October, 2010, he was in contention for a place in the Wallabies 30-man squad to tour Hong Kong and Europe. This was despite a five-month break without a match up until October,<ref name= bolter-rod-davies/> and competition from within the Wallabies squad from outside backs Drew Mitchell and Lachie Turner, James O'Connor and Kurtley Beale.<ref name= bolter-rod-davies/> On 17 July 2011, Davies made his Wallabies debut against Samoa.<ref name="smh"/>
Davies was selected in the {{ru7|Australia|name=Australia 7s|noflag=1}} team in 2019 and made his debut at the Canada Sevens tournament in Vancouver.<ref>{{cite news |title=Aussie men's 7s chances get rugby Rocket |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/aussie-men-s-7s-chances-get-rugby-rocket |work=Special Broadcasting Service |date=8 March 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190309060025/https://www.sbs.com.au/news/aussie-men-s-7s-chances-get-rugby-rocket |archivedate=9 March 2019}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist|colwidth=25em|refs=
<ref name="Broncos profile">{{cite web |url=http://www.broncos.com.au/index.php?page_id=individual_player&player_id=76&team_id=1 |title=Broncos profile |publisher=Brisbane Broncos |date=2007-12-18 |accessdate=2007-12-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720140710/http://www.broncos.com.au/index.php?page_id=individual_player&player_id=76&team_id=1 |archivedate=20 July 2008 }}</ref>
<ref name= bolter-rod-davies>{{cite web |date = 2010-10-14 |first1 = Jim|last1 = Tucker|first2 = Jon|last2 = Geddes |url = http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/reds-bolter-rod-davies-in-frame-as-deans-pushes-the-need-for-speed/story-e6frep5o-1225938346548 |title = Reds bolter Rod Davies in frame as Deans pushes the need for speed |work = Courier-Mail| publisher = News |accessdate = 14 October 2010 }}</ref>
<ref name=cm-2014>{{cite news |date = 11 June 2014 |title = Davies signs with French club Biarritz |work = The Courier-Mail |accessdate = 2 August 2015 |url = http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/rugby/queensland-reds-winger-rod-davies-signs-with-french-club-biarritz/story-fnii0lp2-1226950226606 |url-status = live |archiveurl = https://www.webcitation.org/6aShSxq9L?url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/rugby/queensland-reds-winger-rod-davies-signs-with-french-club-biarritz/story-fnii0lp2-1226950226606?nk=2783936e706703a0ef16afd94fd7236e-1438448988 |archivedate = 1 August 2015}}</ref>
<ref name=force-2018>{{cite news |date=5 March 2018 |title=World Cup winning Springbok Jaque Fourie, Olympic gold medallist Masivesi Dakuwaqa join Western Force |work=The West Australian |url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/western-force/world-cup-winning-springbok-jaque-fourie-olympic-gold-medallist-masivesi-dakuwaqa-join-western-force-ng-b88764422z |accessdate=5 March 2018 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180305141206/https://thewest.com.au/sport/western-force/world-cup-winning-springbok-jaque-fourie-olympic-gold-medallist-masivesi-dakuwaqa-join-western-force-ng-b88764422z |archivedate=5 March 2018 }}</ref> }}
==External links== * [http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player_16140.html It's Rugby] stats *[https://web.archive.org/web/20120516015800/http://www.redsrugby.com.au/Reds/RedsSquad/PlayerPage/tabid/583/playerid/8/Default.aspx Reds profile]
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