Gomer Hughes
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| Full name | Gomer Hughes | |||||
| Born | 13 May 1910 Neath, Wales |
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| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Salford, England |
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| Playing information | ||||||
| Rugby union | ||||||
| Position | Lock | |||||
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| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| ≤1934–≥34 | Penarth RFC | |||||
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1934 | Wales | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945–46 | Wales XV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rugby league | ||||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| ≤1935–≥40 | Swinton | |||||
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1935–40 | Wales | 3 | ||||
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org | ||||||
Gomer Hughes (13 May 1910[1] — Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.) was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s and 1940s, playing representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and Wales XV.
Early career
Hughes was born in Neath. He played at club level for Tonmawr RFC and Penarth RFC, as a Lock, i.e. number 4 or 5, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Swinton.[2]
International honours
Gomer Hughes represented Wales XV (RU) while at Swinton (RL) in the 'Victory International' non-Test match(es) between December 1945 and April 1946, won 3 caps for Wales (RU) in 1935–1940 while at Penarth RFC (RU) in 1934 England, Scotland, and Ireland, and won caps for Wales (RL) while at Swinton (RL).[3]
Six rugby league footballers represented Wales XV (RU) while at rugby league clubs, they were; Tyssul Griffiths, Elwyn Gwyther, Gomer Hughes, Hugh Lloyd-Davies, Harold Thomas, and Leslie Thomas.
Gomer Hughes, and Harold Thomas had previously won Wales (RU) caps, but the other footballers hadn't, and having already changed to the rugby league code they were unable to do so, but Tyssul Griffiths, Elwyn Gwyther, Leslie Thomas, did go on to win Wales (RL) caps.
Hughes died, aged 64, in Salford.
References
External links
- Infobox rugby league biography templates updated
- 1910 births
- 1974 deaths
- Dual-code rugby internationals
- Penarth RFC players
- Sportspeople from Neath
- Rugby union locks
- Swinton Lions players
- Wales international rugby union players
- Wales national rugby league team players
- Welsh rugby league players
- Welsh rugby union players
