Glyn Gething

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Glyn Gething
Birth name Glyn Ivor Gething
Date of birth(1892-06-16)16 June 1892
Place of birth Neath, Wales
Date of death 20 March 1977(1977-03-20) (aged 84)
Place of death Neath, Wales
Occupation(s) bank official
Rugby union career
Position(s) full back
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1913 Wales 1 (0)

Glyn Ivor Gething (16 June 1892 – 20 March 1977) [1] was a Welsh international rugby union full back who played club rugby for Skewen and Neath and international rugby for Wales. He was a bank clerk by profession. [2]

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Rugby history

Gething first came to note as a rugby player when he represented Skewen RFC. By 1913 he had joined Neath, and it was during his time at the club that he was selected for his one and only international cap for Wales. Gething was chosen for the 1913 Five Nations Championship to face France, played away at Parc des Princes, in a close game which saw Wales win 11-8.

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International matches played

Wales [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Glyn Gething player profile". Scrum.com. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "London Gazette death notices" (PDF). London Gazette. 19 April 1977. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  3. ↑ Smith (1980), p. 462
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