Barry Llewelyn

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Barry Llewelyn
Birth nameDonald Barry Llewelyn
Date of birth (1948-01-06) 6 January 1948 (age 74)
Place of birth Ashton-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester, England
Height6 ft 2 in (189 cm)
Weight16 st 3 lb (103 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
19681970 Newport RFC
Carmarthen Athletic
Hendy RFC
Newbridge RFC
Loughborough College
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National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
19701972 Wales 13 (3)

Donald Barry Llewelyn (born 6 January 1948) [1] is a retired Welsh rugby union player who gained 13 caps for Wales as a prop between 1970 and 1972.

Barry was born in Ashton, Lancashire and educated at Llanelli Grammar School. He began his first-class rugby union career at Llanelli, and joined Newport RFC in the 1968–69 season while studying at Caerleon College of Education. He made his Newport debut in a 6–5 win at Pontypool on 13 November 1968. He made his Wales debut on 24 January 1970 against South Africa and gained 13 caps in total, 5 with Newport and 8 after he returned to Llanelli in the 1970–71 season. In his two seasons at Newport (1968–69 and 1969/70) he made 39 appearances and scored 6 tries. [2]

Llewelyn also played for Carmarthen Athletic, Hendy, Newbridge, Loughborough College and the Barbarians.

Wales

In 1970 he made his debut for Wales against South Africa. He scored his first and only try for Wales against Scotland in 1972. He went on and made 13 consecutive caps until a knee injury in 1972 interrupted his career - he never played for Wales again.

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