Glyn Stephens
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| Birth name | David Hopkin Stephens | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 September 1891 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rhydding, Neath, Wales[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 22 April 1965 (aged 73) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Neath, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Cadoxton Church School, Neath | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Rees Stephens (son) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David Hopkin "Glyn" Stephens (19 September 1891 – 22 April 1965)[2] was a Welsh international rugby union prop who played club rugby for Neath. He won 10 caps for Wales and captained his country. He was the father of Welsh rugby international, Rees Stephens and would later become president of the Welsh Rugby Union.[3]
Rugby career[edit]
Stephens earned his first Welsh cap against England on 20 January 1912 in a game at Twickenham, Wales lost the game, but Stephens was back for the next three matches in the 1912 Five Nations Championship. Stephens played not only in the home nations matches but also faced South Africa in the 1912 tour. After the war he played his last international game when he captained the Welsh team against the New Zealand Army. After his retirement from the game he became involved in the management of rugby and in 1956 became president of the WRU.
International matches played[edit]
Wales[4]
England 1912, 1913
France 1912, 1913
Ireland 1912, 1913- New Zealand Army XV 1919
Scotland 1912, 1913
South Africa 1912
Bibliography[edit]
- Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-0766-3.
- Thomas, Wayne (1979). A Century of Welsh Rugby Players. Ansells Ltd.
References[edit]
- ^ WRU player profiles[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Glyn Stephens". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ Thomas (1979), pg 107.
- ^ Smith (1980), pg 471.