Wick Powell

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Wick Powell
Birth nameWilliam Charles Powell
Date of birth1905
Place of birth Aberbeeg, Blaenau Gwent, Wales [1]
Date of death1973 (aged 67–68)
Place of death South Africa
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight11 st 0 lb (70 kg)
Occupation(s)architect
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Abertillery RFC ()
– Crawshays RFC ()
– London Welsh RFC ()
– London Wasps ()
– Northampton Saints ()
– The Army ()
– Barbarians F.C. ()
– Middlesex County ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1926-1935 Wales [2] 27 (13)

William Charles "Wick" Powell (1905–1973) was a Welsh international rugby union scrum-half who played club rugby for London Welsh and county rugby for Middlesex. Powell was a powerful passer whose speciality was the reverse pass, though he is often remembered for his varying displays for his country that sometimes would lose as much as win games. [3]

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Rugby career

Powell first came to note when at the age of 16 was invited to tour with invitational team Crawshays. While 16, and as a Welsh Guardsman, he turned out for the Army XV. He left the army to qualify as an architect, and in 1926, while playing for London Welsh, he was brought into the Welsh squad against Scotland. Although Wales lost the match 8–5, Powell was hailed as a success as he appeared to complete his task of subduing Scotland's Ian Smith, who had scored seven tries in his last two games against Wales. [4] Powell later captained Wales on two occasions, the first time against France in 1927, on only his fifth cap. He captained Wales again the next match against Ireland, but although his last captaincy he represented Wales 27 times until 1935.

International matches played

Wales [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Newport Gwent Dragons player profiles
  2. ↑ Welsh Rugby Union player profiles
  3. ↑ Thomas (1979), p. 66.
  4. ↑ Goodwin (1984), p. 158.
  5. ↑ Smith (1980), p. 470.
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