ALBION RECORD-BREAKER JOINS LONDON WELSH

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Created on Wednesday, 06 July 2011 11:09

Published on Wednesday, 06 July 2011 11:09

Record-breaking Plymouth fly half Alex Davies has joined Albion's RFU Championship rivals London Welsh.

The 25-year-old, who can also play full back, broke one Albion record and equalled another during a tremendous season at Brickfields last year, on his way to racking up 236 points in 25 Championship appearances.

Davies kicked a record-breaking seven penalties in Plymouth’s 35-24 relegation play-off victory over Birmingham & Solihull, having earlier in the season equalled the club’s record for most points in a league match by scoring 26 points against the same opposition at Damson Park.

He fell just short of the Chris Atkinson’s record for the most league points scored in a season, but was still only the third Albion player since the club were promoted back into English rugby’s second tier in 2002 to score over 200 points in a season.

And as if that wasn’t enough, he ended last season by helping Lancashire complete a hat-trick of Bill Beaumont Cup victories to carry off the County Championship for a record 21st time by kicking seven points in a 32-23 victory over Hertfordshire at Twickenham.

Davies joined Plymouth Albion in 2008, and in 2009/10 his haul of 87 Championship points saw him voted most promising young player by the club’s supporters.

He spent the summer of 2010 in New Zealand under the stewardship of former Brickfields coach Brett McCormack at Green Island Rugby Club in Dunedin, and it clearly proved a beneficial experience judging by his performances last season.

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