Birth name | Tom Albert W. Johnson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | c. 1893 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cardiff, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 6 May 1948 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Cardiff, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | South Church Street Docks School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tom Albert W. "Codger" Johnson (born c. 1893, Cardiff, died 6 May 1948, Cardiff) was a Wales international rugby union player. [1] He captained the Wales national rugby union team on one occasion in 1925. Johnson played his club rugby for Cardiff RFC captaining the team during the 1924–25 season.
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