Glyn Stephens

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]

Glyn Stephens
Birth nameDavid Hopkin Stephens
Date of birth(1891-09-19)19 September 1891
Place of birthRhydding, Neath, Wales[1]
Date of death22 April 1965(1965-04-22) (aged 73)
Place of deathNeath, Wales
SchoolCadoxton Church School, Neath
Notable relative(s)Rees Stephens (son)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
? Neath RFC ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1912-1919 Wales 10 (0)

Rugby career

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

Wales[4]

Bibliography
  • 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
  1. WRU player profiles
  2. "Glyn Stephens". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  3. Thomas (1979), pg 107.
  4. Smith (1980), pg 471.
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