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Full name | Gordon Hale Lewis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Mynydd-y-Garreg, Wales | 23 June 1936||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gordon Hale Lewis (born 23 June 1936 [2] ) is a Welsh former rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Swansea RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, Wales and Other Nationalities, and at club level for Leigh, [3] and Swinton, as a centre. [4]
Gordon Lewis was born in Mynydd-y-Garreg, Wales
Gordon Lewis won caps for Wales (RL) while at Leigh in 1959 against France, in 1963 against France, in 1969 against France, and in 1970 against France, and England, won a cap for Great Britain (RL) while at Leigh in 1965 against New Zealand, and represented Other Nationalities (RL) while at Leigh, he played at centre in the 2-19 defeat by St. Helens at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Wednesday 27 January 1965, to mark the switching-on of new floodlights. [5]
Gordon Lewis played at centre in Leigh's 4-15 defeat by St Helens in the 1963–64 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1963–64 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Saturday 26 October 1963.[ citation needed ]
Gordon Lewis played at centre in Leigh's 5-8 defeat by Castleford in the 1967 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1967–68 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 16 January 1968.[ citation needed ]
Gordon lives in Leigh (Wigan) with his wife Pamela. They have two children; Anne and Anthony, and four grandchildren; Samantha, Matthew, Alexandra and Francesca. [1]
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