Gareth Griffiths (rugby union)

Gareth Meredith Griffiths (27 November 1931 – 8 December 2016) was a Wales international rugby union player.[1]

Gareth Griffiths
Birth nameGareth Meredith Griffiths
Date of birth(1931-11-27)27 November 1931
Place of birthPenygraig, Wales
Date of death8 December 2016(2016-12-08) (aged 85)
SchoolPorth County School
UniversityLoughborough College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Loughborough College
Dinas Powys
Cardiff RFC
London Welsh RFC
Barbarian F.C.
Devon
()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1953-1957
1955
Wales
British Lions
12
3
(15)
(0)

Griffiths made his debut for Wales on 17 January 1953 versus England and was selected for the 1955 British Lions tour to South Africa. He played club rugby for Cardiff RFC.He played in both the Cardiff and Wales teams that defeated the New Zealand All Blacks in 1953.

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