Roger Davis (rugby union)
| Full name | Roger Andrew Davis | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 23 October 1951 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
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Roger Andrew Davis (born 23 October 1951) is an Australian former banking executive and rugby union international.
Davis, born in Sydney, was educated at The King's School, Parramatta.[1]
A lock, Davis was a lineout specialist and played for Sydney University Football Club, where he developed his game under future Wallabies coach David Brockhoff. He featured in all three Tests on New Zealand's 1974 tour of Australia, before taking up a Rhodes Scholarship to study at Pembroke College, Oxford.[2] While at Oxford, Davis earned rugby blues in 1974 and 1975. He later served nine years as chairman of New South Wales Rugby Union.[3]
Davis was Bank of Queensland chairman from 2013 to 2019.[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Roger Andrew Davis". classicwallabies.com.au.
- ^ "Criticism of Football". The Canberra Times. 31 December 1974. p. 3 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Phillips, Sam (10 May 2021). "NSW Rugby board reveal new chair as Davis' exit confirmed". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "BoQ chairman Roger Davis retires". Australian Financial Review. 29 May 2019.
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Categories:
- 1951 births
- Living people
- Australian rugby union players
- Australia international rugby union players
- Rugby union locks
- Rugby union players from Sydney
- Sydney University Football Club players
- Oxford University RFC players
- Alumni of Pembroke College, Oxford
- Australian Rhodes Scholars
- People educated at The King's School, Parramatta
- Australian chief executives
- Bank presidents and chief executive officers