Redruth RFC is very grateful to Graham Anderson who donated ‘Maffer's’ cap to the club. Graham who has no particular connection to Redruth RFC stated that he ’thought it only fit and proper that Maffer's Cap be brought home so that it could be displayed in its rightful place’. Very soon the cap of a player who helped shape the history of Redruth RFC will be displayed for all to see.

James "Maffer" Davey (25 December 1880 – 21 October 1951) was one of Redruths most famous rugby sons having being born in Redruth on Christmas Day.
‘Maffer’ made his debut for Redruth RFC at the tender age of 16 and his Cornwall debut soon followed at the age of 17. No Colts rugby in those days!

In 1902 he went to South Africa to work as a hard rock miner in the gold mines of Witwatersrand, captaining Transvaal from 1904 to 1906 and playing in a Currie Cup winning side..

On his return to Cornwall he played twice on the losing side for England, once in 1908 against Scotland and once in 1909 against Wales.
"Maffer" was capped 35 times for Cornwall and was a member of the county's famous Championship winning side of 1908 when they beat Durham in the final 17–3 at Redruth.
He was a member of the rugby team which won the silver medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics, when Cornwall represented Great Britain losing to Australia in the final. He also took part in the 1908 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia (maybe more accurately described as an Anglo Welsh touring side) where he scored 5 tries in 13 appearances playing in one test match against New Zealand.

He was renowned as a great fly-half, a ferocious tackler and a thrilling attacking player.

James "Maffer" Davey: 25th December 1880 to 21st October 1951