Bryn Meredith
Player information | ||
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Full name | Brinley Victor Meredith | |
birthday | November 21, 1930 | |
place of birth | Cwmbran , Torfaen , Wales | |
society | ||
society | Career ended | |
position | hooker | |
Clubs as active | ||
Years | society | Games (points) |
Devonport Services RFC | ||
1951-1956 | Newport RFC | 55 (9) |
1956-1957 | London Welsh | |
1957-1965 | Newport | 139 (42) |
National team | ||
Years | National team | Games (points) |
1954-1952 | Wales | 34 (9) |
1955, 1959, 1962 | British and Irish Lions | 8 (3) |
Brinley Victor "Bryn" Meredith (born November 21, 1930 in Cwmbran , Torfaen ) is a Welsh rugby union player . He played as a hooker for the Welsh national team and the British and Irish Lions .
Meredith went to West Mon School in Pontypool and played for the Welsh school selection after World War II . He gained his first experience in club rugby at Devonport Services RFC . In 1951 he came to Newport RFC , for which he played for 14 years, with a break of one year. From 1956 to 1957 he played for the London Welsh , as he worked in London as a teacher.
Meredith played his first international match against Ireland in 1954 . He only missed two games in his eight years as a national player. The total of 34 games played for Wales was a record for a striker at the time. In 1955 he was first considered for a tour of the Lions and was used in all friendly matches against the Springboks . Four years later in New Zealand he was substitute for the captain Ronnie Dawson . In 1962 he was again a regular when the Lions traveled to South Africa .
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personal data | |
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SURNAME | Meredith, Bryn |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Meredith, Brinley Victor |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | welsh rugby player |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 21, 1930 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Cwmbran , Torfaen , Wales |