Len Attewell

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Len Attewell
Birth name Stephen Leonard Attewell
Date of birth(1895-12-31)31 December 1895
Place of birth Nash, Newport, [1] Wales
Date of death 26 February 1983(1983-02-26) (aged 87)
Place of death Newport, Wales
Occupation(s) farmer
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
?-1914
1914-1921		 Pill Harriers RFC
Newport RFC 		()
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1921 Wales [2] 3 (0)

Len Attewell (31 December 1895 – 26 February 1983) was a Welsh international rugby union prop who played club rugby for Newport.

Wales Country in northwest Europe, part of the United Kingdom

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in 2011 of 3,063,456 and has a total area of 20,779 km2 (8,023 sq mi). Wales has over 1,680 miles (2,700 km) of coastline and is largely mountainous, with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon, its highest summit. The country lies within the north temperate zone and has a changeable, maritime climate.

Rugby union Team sport, code of rugby football

Rugby union, commonly known in most of the world simply as rugby, is a contact team sport which originated in England in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its most common form, a game is between two teams of 15 players using an oval-shaped ball on a rectangular field with H-shaped goalposts at each end.

Newport RFC Welsh rugby club

Newport Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in the city of Newport, South Wales. They presently play in the Welsh Premier Division. Newport RFC are based at Rodney Parade situated on the east bank of the River Usk.

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Rugby career

Attewell began his rugby career with Newport Docks team Pill Harriers, but moved to Newport in 1914. A tough front row player, Attewell played at prop and hooker positions. In 1921 he was selected for the Welsh team against England on 15 January 1921. The Welsh team held several Newport players, including captain, Jack Wetter and centre Jerry Shea, but lost the match 18-3. He played three games for Wales, all in the 1921 Five Nations Championship

Newport Docks is the collective name for a group of docks in the city of Newport, south-east Wales.

Pill Harriers RFC are a Welsh rugby union club based in Newport in South Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Newport Gwent Dragons.

Wales national rugby union team Nation rugby team from Wales

The Wales national rugby union team competes annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 27 times outright. Wales' most recent championship and Grand Slam victory came in 2019.

International matches played

Wales [3]

Bibliography

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References

  1. ↑ Newport RFC player profiles Archived 2011-06-17 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ WRU player profiles [ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ Smith (1980), pg 463.
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