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Llanelli and Namibia throughout the season, until he left his post at the end of Welsh season. As part of the personal consultancy company he runs, he became a
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who conceded 226. In
Namibia's first game, they caused problems for the All Blacks who went on to win the game 58β18. Later, Namibia pushed Tonga to lose 35β21, though scored 3 tries in the match, the most scored by Namibia during a World Cup match. They finished their campaign with a 64β19 loss to
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Davies was director of rugby at Leeds Tykes from 1996 to 2006 before resigning his post. When he first took charge in 1996 Leeds where in
National Division Four, where in his debut season the club finished third, two places above the previous season. In 1998, they were promoted up to the
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Namibia's new head coach following the resignation of Vermeulen. Davies moved from the technical advisory role he held from 2014, to the head coach role just 3 months before Namibia participated in the
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December 2016, Davies rejoined Worcester Warriors as a coaching consultant in a bid to see the club stay afloat in the top tier of English Rugby. With Davies' help, Worcester remained in the top flight competition with key victories over leading teams
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Carnegie (the former name of Leeds Tykes) announced that Davies had returned to Headingley as Director of Rugby replacing Martyn Wood.The club were bottom of the Championship having lost their first 13 games of the season.
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Scarlets after being appointed Director of Rugby. In his first season in charge at the region, he guided the side to a fourth-placed finish in the
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on 1 September 2012. Between 22 September and 25 November, the Blues suffered six consecutive losses, before winning just their fourth game of the season against
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last season. I will have some time out with my family and reflect upon my career and future, after a decade at this wonderful club."
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Phil Davies: Cardiff Blues director of rugby resigns
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