Oswald Griffiths

Ossie Griffiths

Personal information
Full name	Oswald Griffiths
Born	(1909-01-12)12 January 1909 Neath Port Talbot, Wales
Died	December 1989(1989-12-00) (aged 80) Neath, Wales
Playing information
Rugby union
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P ≤1932–32 Cwmavon RFC
Rugby league
Position	Centre, Second-row, Loose forward
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1932–34 Wigan 57 3 9 1934–35 St. Helens 56 4 0 0 12 1935–38 Halifax 53 0 0 0 0 1938–39 St. Helens 23 2 0 0 6 Total 189 9 0 0 27 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1935–36 Wales 4
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Oswald Griffiths (12 January 1909 – December 1989) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Cwmavon RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Wigan, St. Helens (two spells) (Heritage № 421), and Halifax, as a centre, second-row, or loose forward, i.e. number 3 or 4, or 11 or 12, or 13, during the era of contested scrums.

Playing career

International honours

Ossie Griffiths won 4 caps for Wales (RL) in 1935–1936 while at St. Helens.

Championship final appearances

Ossie Griffiths played loose forward in Wigan's 15–3 victory over Salford in the Championship Final during the 1933–34 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 28 April 1934.

Note

"The British Rugby League Records Book" states that Ossie Griffiths won his Wales caps while at St. Helens 1935–1936. However, Ossie Griffiths left St. Helens for Halifax on 16 November 1935, and did not resign for St. Helens until 1 February 1938, consequently any cap(s) won after 16 November 1935, and before the end of 1936 would likely have been while at Halifax.

External links

• Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com
• Profile at saints.org.uk