Owen Phillips (rugby league)

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Owen Phillips
Personal information
Full nameOwen Phillips
BornSwansea, Glamorgan, Wales
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1951–≥53 Swinton
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1954 Combined Nationalities 1
1951–53 Wales 6
Source: [1]

Owen Phillips (birth unknown) is a Welsh former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played at representative level for Wales and Combined Nationalities, and at club level for Swinton, as a prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.[1][2]

International honours[edit]

Owen Phillips represented Combined Nationalities in the 15-19 defeat by France at Stade de Gerland, Lyon on Sunday 3 January 1954, and won caps for Wales while at Swinton in 1951 against England, Other Nationalities, and New Zealand, in 1952 against France (2 matches), and in 1953 against England.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.