Ray Glastonbury

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Ray Glastonbury
Personal information
Full nameRaymond Glastonbury
Born (1938-12-11) 11 December 1938 (age 85)
Bedwellty district, Wales
Playing information
Rugby union
Position Wing
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1957–62 Cardiff RFC
Rugby league
Position Wing
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1962–68 Workington Town
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1963 Wales 113
Source: [1] [2]

Raymond Glastonbury (born 11 December 1938) is a Welsh former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Cardiff RFC, as a wing, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Workington Town, as a wing. [1] [3]

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Background

Ray Glastonbury was born in Bedwellty district, Wales, and he was the younger brother of the rugby union wing who played in the 1950s and 1960s for Cardiff RFC (11-matches during the 1958/59 season), Glamorgan Wanderers RFC and Pontypridd RFC; Blandford Glastonbury (birth registered first ¼ 1934 (age 8990) in Pontypridd district, marriage to Patricia K. (née Collins) registered third ¼ 1958 in Cardiff district). [4]

Playing career

Glastonbury was the 1962–63 season's top try scorer with 41-tries. He won a cap for Wales while at Workington Town in 1963. [1]

Glastonbury scored 133 tries in 206 appearances for the club between 1962 and 1968. [5]

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References

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  2. "Player Summary: Ray Glastonbury". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  3. Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN   978-1-903659-49-6.
  4. "Blandford Glastonbury Statistics at cardiffrfc.com". cardiffrfc.com. 31 December 2019. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  5. "Former Workington Town star of the 1960s returns to his old stomping ground". News and Star. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2024.