International matches played
Wales [6]
England 1929-
New South Wales Waratahs 1927
| Birth name | David Rees Jenkins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 April 1904 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Resolven, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 13 August 1951 (aged 47) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Whitley Bay, England [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David Rees Jenkins (12 April 1904 – 13 August 1951) was a Welsh dual-code international rugby footballer who played rugby union for Swansea and rugby league for Leeds RLFC, and representing internationally in both sports.
Jenkins joined Swansea from Neath in 1924 and, while with Swansea, faced two touring international teams. In 1927 he played against the New Zealand Maori rugby union team, and then in 1927 the New South Wales Waratahs. Jenkins gained his first cap for Wales team when he was selected to face the Waratahs again in their 1927 tour. Jenkins's only other Welsh union cap was in the 1929 Five Nations Championship when he was chosen to face England on 19 January. Under the captaincy of Ivor Jones, Wales lost their eighth consecutive game at Twickenham with the final score 8–3 to England. Jenkins may have gained further caps but when the next Welsh game was played on 2 February 1929, Jenkins was playing rugby league for Leeds RLFC, having switched codes for £370, (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £64,000 in 2018). [5] He went on to represent against Australia in the 1929 Ashes series. [4]
Wales [6]
England 1929
New South Wales Waratahs 1927It is often incorrectly assumed that Jenkins was the father of the rugby league footballer, David Jenkins However, this is not the case, as "Dai Jr." was only 10 years younger than David Jenkins, and was actually the son of Richard and Rachel (née Howells) Jenkins, whose marriage was registered during third ¼ 1909 in Pontypridd district. [7]
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