New Year Honours 2025
Thomas Davies
Knight Bachelor
President
“For services to Rugby Union, and to voluntary and charitable service in Wales.”
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Knight Bachelor
For services to Rugby Union, and to voluntary and charitable service in Wales.
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London Gazette notice
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Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2024
THE KING has been graciously pleased to signify his intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
Thomas Gerald Reames DAVIES C.B.E. D.L.
lately President, Welsh Rugby Union
For services to Rugby Union, and to voluntary and charitable service in Wales.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64607 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Knight Bachelor
New Year Honours 2025- Role at the time
- President
- Region
- Pontypool, Gwent
“For services to Rugby Union, and to voluntary and charitable service in Wales.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 22 times in the New Year Honours List 2025 — about 1% of the list.
In their area
2 Knight Bachelor recipients are from Gwent.
What organisation were they with?
President.
How widely is this recognised?
2,173 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the New Year Honours 2025
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“For services to Engineering and Technology.”
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“For Political and Public Service.”
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“For services to Education.”
Noel Quinn
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“For services to Financial Services and to Net Zero.”
Ranil Jayawardena
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“For Political and Public Service.”
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“For Political and Public Service.”
Stephen Fry
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Stuart Carlton
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In the same field
Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,173 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation. See the full list →
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Nigel Travis
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David Dein
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“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Gabrielle Logan
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Buckinghamshire
“For services to Sports Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Emily Scarratt
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“For services to Rugby Union.”
Leah Williamson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
St Albans, Hertfordshire
“For services to Association Football.”
Johanna Norman
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Raymond Pritchard
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John Wright
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“For services to Cricket in Warwickshire and the West Midlands.”
David Workman
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Kim Watson
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Alan Thurlow
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Steven Thompson
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Jennifer Smyth
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“For services to Disability Sport.”
David Smallwoods
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“For services to Local Football.”
Scott Rogers
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Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Alan Parker
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Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For voluntary services to Rugby League Football and to the community in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire.”
James Mcdonald
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London, Greater London
“For services to Junior Athletics.”
Jason Land
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Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to Association Football.”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Leslie France
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Blackpool, Lancashire
“For services to Swimming and to the community in Wigan.”
Linda Gaine
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Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia.”
Sarah Edwards
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Barnham, West Sussex
“Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Grassroots Sports.”
George Dodd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carlisle, Cumbria
“For services to Rowing.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Knight Bachelor · 2025
London Gazette (official record), issue 64607, notice 4782497. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2025).
Published 30 December 2024.
Location (Pontypool, Gwent) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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