Glyn Gething

Glyn Gething

Birth name	Glyn Ivor Gething
Date of birth	(1892-06-16)16 June 1892
Place of birth	Neath, Wales
Date of death	20 March 1977(1977-03-20) (aged 84)
Place of death	Neath, Wales
Occupation(s)	bank official
Rugby union career
Position(s) full back Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Skewen RFC Neath RFC () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1913 Wales 1 (0)

Glyn Ivor Gething (16 June 1892 – 20 March 1977) was a Welsh international rugby union full back who played club rugby for Skewen and Neath and international rugby for Wales. He was a bank clerk by profession.

Rugby history

Gething first came to note as a rugby player when he represented Skewen RFC. By 1913 he had joined Neath, and it was during his time at the club that he was selected for his one and only international cap for Wales. Gething was chosen for the 1913 Five Nations Championship to face France, played away at Parc des Princes, in a close game which saw Wales win 11-8.

International matches played

Wales

• France 1913

Bibliography

• Jenkins, John M.; et al. (1991). Who's Who of Welsh International Rugby Players. Wrexham: Bridge Books. ISBN 1-872424-10-4.
• Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-0766-3.