Full name | Gordon Thomas Wells | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 25 October 1928 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Ynyshir, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 21 April 1995 | (aged 66)||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Westminster, England | ||||||||||||||||
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Gordon Thomas Wells (25 October 1928 — 21 April 1995) was a Welsh international rugby union player. [1]
Wells was born in Ynyshir in the Rhondda Valley and attended Porth Grammar Technical School. [2] He was a Welsh triple jump champion, considered a British Olympic hopeful, before concentrating on rugby. [3]
A three-quarter, Wells won seven Wales caps from 1955 to 1958, four as a centre and three on the wing. He was a Cardiff captain and scored two tries in their 1957 win over the touring Wallabies, finishing with 254 club games. [4] Representing the Barbarians, Wells took part in overseas tours to Canada and South Africa. [5]
Wells worked in the oil industry. [2]
Full name | Gordon Thomas Wells | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 25 October 1928 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Ynyshir, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 21 April 1995 | (aged 66)||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Westminster, England | ||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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Gordon Thomas Wells (25 October 1928 — 21 April 1995) was a Welsh international rugby union player. [1]
Wells was born in Ynyshir in the Rhondda Valley and attended Porth Grammar Technical School. [2] He was a Welsh triple jump champion, considered a British Olympic hopeful, before concentrating on rugby. [3]
A three-quarter, Wells won seven Wales caps from 1955 to 1958, four as a centre and three on the wing. He was a Cardiff captain and scored two tries in their 1957 win over the touring Wallabies, finishing with 254 club games. [4] Representing the Barbarians, Wells took part in overseas tours to Canada and South Africa. [5]
Wells worked in the oil industry. [2]