Mark Lewis (rugby union, born 1889)

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Mark Lewis
Birth nameMark Lewis
Date of birthMarch 1889
Place of birth Pontypridd, Wales
Date of deathAugust 1968 (aged 7879)
Place of death Pontypridd, Wales
Occupation(s)Collier
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Treorchy RFC ()
Llwynypia RFC ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1913 Wales 1 (0)

Mark Lewis (March 1889 August 1968) [1] was a Welsh international rugby union wing who played club rugby for Treorchy and Llwynypia and international rugby for Wales.

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Rugby history

Lewis was born in Pontypridd in 1889, and found work as a coal miner in the Rhondda Valleys and spent his working life at the Archibald Hood's Scotch Mine in Llwynypia. He joined Treorchy RFC, but by 1913 he was playing for Llwynypia. Lewis won just one international cap for Wales, chosen for the 1913 Five Nations Championship after Billy Geen dropped out through injury. Lewis was brought into the Welsh squad to face France, played away at Parc des Princes, in a close game which saw Wales win 11-8.

Lewis was replaced the next match, and never represented Wales again.

International matches played

Wales [2]

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References

  1. Mark Lewis player profile Scrum.com
  2. Smith (1980), pg 465.