Jack Davies

Jack Davies died suddenly in October 2026, aged 24. Clwb Rygbi Caernarfon and RGC announced his death in a joint statement in English and Welsh on the evening of Monday 19 October 2026, and the Welsh Rugby Union published the statement the same night. The exact date and place of death were not given, and the cause of death has not been disclosed.

The clubs said: "He was a key part of the RGC and CR Caernarfon family and his death is a devastating loss for everyone associated with both clubs. Our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with his family, friends, teammates and everyone who knew him during this difficult time."

The Welsh Rugby Union said it was "deeply saddened by the sudden passing of RGC player Jack Davies" and sent its condolences to his family, friends, teammates and everyone at RGC. Super Rygbi Cymru issued a similar message, adding that "the entire Super Rygbi Cymru community stands together in grief and support." Tributes from clubs and supporters followed across Welsh rugby. No funeral arrangements had been announced when his death was first reported.

Jack Cameron Wynne Davies grew up in Caernarfon, Gwynedd. He was 24 when he died in 2026, and the memorial image shared by his clubs gives his years as 2002 to 2026.

He joined Clwb Rygbi Caernarfon at the age of 12. The club later described him as a very promising athlete who developed in a variety of teams before earning a place in the RGC pathway, the development route run by the north Wales region, where he played for the RGC under-18 team.

He then moved to Cardiff to study Physical Education and Sport at Cardiff Metropolitan University, a course he followed for three years.

Davies was a second row forward. After university he returned to north Wales and in 2023 rejoined the senior squads of both RGC and Clwb Rygbi Caernarfon. RGC play in Super Rygbi Cymru, the semi-professional top flight of Welsh club rugby, while Caernarfon compete in the Welsh Rugby Union's Division One North.

He was listed in the RGC senior squad for the 2025 to 2026 season, with RGC under-18 and Clwb Rygbi Caernarfon given as his previous clubs.

Injuries disrupted his recent seasons. In an injury update on 7 October 2025, RGC said he had completed his recovery from shoulder surgery and was back in full training. On 4 November 2025 the club reported that he had re-dislocated the shoulder in training, and on 28 January 2026 it said he was progressing into full training once more.

Davies was closely tied to Caernarfon, the town where he started playing rugby as a boy and to which he returned after university. His clubs described him as a key part of the RGC and Clwb Rygbi Caernarfon family. Few other details of his private life have been made public, and his family had not issued a public statement at the time of the first reports.

Davies is remembered as a product of north Wales rugby: a boy who joined his town club at 12, came through the RGC pathway, studied in Cardiff and returned to play senior rugby for both Caernarfon and RGC. The response to his death, from the Welsh Rugby Union, Super Rygbi Cymru and clubs across Wales, reflected how closely knit the Welsh club game is and the regard in which he was held by those who played alongside him.