Notes
- ↑ Arthur Lewis player profile Scrum
- ↑ Arthur Lewis Lions profile lionsrugby.com
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| Birth name | Arthur John Llewellyn Lewis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 26 September 1941 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Crumlin, Caerphilly, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (12 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | electrician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Arthur John Llewellyn Lewis (born 26 September 1941) [1] is a former Wales international rugby union player. In 1971 he toured New Zealand with the British & Irish Lions [2] and at the time played club rugby for Ebbw Vale.
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