Charles Lewis (rugby union)
Full name | Charles Prytherch Lewis | ||
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Date of birth | 20 August 1852 | ||
Place of birth | Llangadog, Wales | ||
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Place of death | Llandovery, Wales | ||
School | Llandovery College Cathedral School, Gloucester |
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University | Jesus College, Oxford | ||
Rugby union career | |||
Playing career | |||
Position | Fullback | ||
Amateur clubs | |||
Years | Club / team | ||
Llandovery College London Welsh RFC Rosslyn Park F.C. Llandeilo |
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National team(s) | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
1882–1884 | Wales | 5 | (0) |
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Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling style | Right-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1908–1911 | Carmarthenshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1876 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 7 August 2012 |
Charles Prytherch Lewis (20 August 1853 – 27 May 1923) was a Welsh international rugby union player, who won five caps between 1882 and 1884.
Life
Lewis was born in Llangadog, Carmarthenshire.[1] He was educated at Llandovery College and Jesus College, Oxford, where he obtained an M.A. degree. Whilst he did not win a "Blue" for rugby, he was a triple "Blue" – he played cricket against Cambridge, won the hurdles race and threw the hammer.[2][3] In all, he played five matches for Oxford University Cricket Club in 1876, scoring 76 runs and taking 17 wickets, his best bowling figures being 7 wickets for 35 runs.[4]
He was a fullback and represented the Wales national rugby union team on five occasions (four times during the Home Nations Championship and one friendly). His debut for Wales was in a friendly on 28 January 1882 against Ireland, when he converted two tries.[1] This was only the second match that Wales had played.[5] In the following season, he played against England and Scotland, scoring a further conversion against Scotland. In the next year, he again played against England and Scotland, and converted a try against England.[1] He was captain of Wales in his first three matches.[2]
Lewis was the representative of Llandovery at the inaugural meeting of the Welsh Rugby Union in Neath on 12 March 1881. He was at that time a schoolmaster in Llandovery. Llandovery RFC is recognised as one of the founder-members of the WRU[6] on account of his representation of the town at the meeting. He became the first president of Llandovery RFC in 1885. He worked as a solicitor in Llandovery.[5] He was a member of the MCC and was once picked to play for England against Australia but failed to make the journey. He was a member of the town council in Llandovery (1889–1920), becoming an alderman in 1899 and twice serving as mayor (1894–95, 1904–05). He was appointed as a magistrate for Carmarthenshire in 1898. He died on 27 May 1923.[3]
References
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- ↑ Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881–1981, David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980) pp41 ISBN 0-7083-0766-3
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- Welsh rugby union players
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- Rugby union fullbacks
- Wales rugby union captains
- Welsh cricketers
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