Bryn Howells
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| Full name | Bryn Howells | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
9 February 1911 Hendy, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
6 June 1983 (aged 72) Llangyfelach, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: scrum.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bryn Howells (9 February 1911 – 6 June 1983) born in Hendy, was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, and 1940s, playing representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Llanelli RFC, as a Fullback, i.e. number 15, and playing club level rugby league (RL) for Broughton Rangers.[1] Bryn was also a professional cricketer in the Lancashire League, he shared a house in Fallowfield with Frank Whitcombe when the two signed for rugby league club Broughton Rangers, he died in Llangyfelach.
International Honours
Bryn Howells won a cap for Wales (RU) while at Llanelli RFC in 1934 against England.[2]
Notable tour matches
Bryn Howells played Fullback, i.e. number 15 in Llanelli RFC’s 0-9 defeat by South Africa in the tour match at Stradey Park on 24 November 1931.
References
- ↑ Robert Gate (1986). "Gone North - Volume 1". R. E. Gate. ISBN 0-9511190-0-1
- ↑ "Statistics at scrum.com". scrum.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.