The small Leicestershire town of Burbage is not the first place you think of when it comes to rugby league. But on Saturday, a small pocket of an area where fewer than 15,000 people reside will be travelling en masse to Wembley for the sport’s showpiece event to see one of their own realise a childhood dream.
Born on the outskirts of Leicester and a promising rugby union player with Leicester Tigers, Matt Davis has taken an unusual route to the top of rugby league. And the biggest game of his career will also take place a stone’s throw from where his breakthrough as a professional happened only a couple of years ago.
Written by Aaron Bower
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/aug/22/warrington-matt-davis-challenge-cup-rugby-league under the title “Warrington’s Matt Davis: ‘I used to play in the local park. Wembley is a weird dream’”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
