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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Bryn Howells (9 February 1911 – 6 June 1983) born in Hendy, was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s and 1940s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Llanelli RFC, as a Fullback, i.e. number 15, and 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.