Birth name | William Leslie Davis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 15 December 1942 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Hastings, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Hastings Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Sports shop owner[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Leslie Davis (born 15 December 1942) is a former New Zealand rugby union and softball player.
A wing and centre, Davis represented Hawke's Bay at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1963 to 1970. He played 53 matches for the All Blacks including 11 internationals.[2]
Davis played as an outfielder for the New Zealand men's national softball team, known as the Black Socks, at the 1972 and 1976 softball world championships.[1][3] In 2001 he became patron of the Rotorua Softball Association.[4]
In 2006 Davis was inducted into the Hawke's Bay sports hall of fame.[1]