Geoff Wheel

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Geoff Wheel
Birth nameGeoffrey Wheel
Date of birth (1951-06-30) 30 June 1951 (age 72)
Place of birth Swansea, Wales
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Mumbles RFC
Swansea RFC
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International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
19741982 Wales 32 (0)

Geoff Wheel (born 30 June 1951, in Swansea) is a former Wales international rugby union player who attained 32 international caps. [1] A lock-forward, he played club rugby for Mumbles RFC and then Swansea RFC.

Wheel made his international debut on 2 February 1974 versus Ireland and between 1974 and 1982 he formed a formidable second-row partnership for Wales with Allan Martin during the second 'golden-age' of the Wales international team.

A large uncompromising figure, Wheel had a noticeable twitch which only served to make him more intimidating.[ citation needed ] In 1977 Wheel, along with Willie Duggan of Ireland, became the first players to be sent off in a Five Nations international match.

Wheel is the organist in the Parish of St Thomas in Swansea where he also runs Geoff's Tuck Shop at the Boys Brigade every Wednesday.[ citation needed ] In 2011 he agreed to become the president of a Welsh male voice choir, the Swansea-based Gwalia Singers.[ citation needed ]

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