Rog Ball 01
16-03-2012, 18:15
Former Wales captain Mervyn Davies has died aged 65, the Welsh Rugby Union has announced.
The ex-London Welsh and Swansea No.8 won 38 caps and toured with the British & Irish Lions to New Zealand in 1971 and South Africa three years later, featuring in eight Tests. Known throughout the rugby world as 'Merv the Swerve', he suffered a brain haemorrhage playing for Swansea against Pontypool in a Welsh Cup semi-final in 1976 that cut short his career.
The ex-London Welsh and Swansea No.8 won 38 caps and toured with the British & Irish Lions to New Zealand in 1971 and South Africa three years later, featuring in eight Tests. Known throughout the rugby world as 'Merv the Swerve', he suffered a brain haemorrhage playing for Swansea against Pontypool in a Welsh Cup semi-final in 1976 that cut short his career.