All at Widnes RUFC were shocked and saddened to hear of Mike Davies's sudden death at the weekend. While fulfilling many roles at Birchfield RUFC - most recently Press Officer/Webmaster - Mike was most familiar to us in his Referees' Society guise. A great supporter of junior Rugby from the late 90s onwards, he would make himself available at very short notice on Sunday mornings and was always happy to socialise with players and parents after the match. In more recent times, he has been seen at Heath Road,assessing the performances of officials and he was not afraid of taking critical spectators to task.
He is pictured in his green Society shirt to the right of this Vets team photo taken in the early 2000s, prior to the annual Christmas game against the Colts. Mike will be greatly missed.