Roger Bidgood
Roger Anthony Bidgood (born 15 September 1964) is a Welsh former rugby union international.
| Full name | Roger Anthony Bidgood | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 15 September 1964 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Caerphilly, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 208 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Bidgood, a Caerphilly-born centre, was a Wales Youth representative who played his early rugby with Glamorgan Wanderers and Pontypridd. He was playing for Pontypool when he got called up to debut for Wales against Ireland in the 1987 Five Nations, only for the match to be postponed following heavy snow in Cardiff. His first Wales cap didn't come until five years later, facing Scotland in the 1992 Five Nations, as a positional replacement for Neil Jenkins who was returning to fly-half. He was capped a further four times in 1993, including three matches on a tour of Zimbabwe and Namibia.[1][2]
A retired firefighter, Bidgood was based at a station in the Cardiff suburb of Whitchurch and worked alongside the father of Wales flanker Sam Warburton. He has also served as a local councillor for Plaid Cymru, first on the Caerphilly County Borough Council, before winning a 2016 by-election for Caerphilly Town Council.[3]
References
- "It's Roger And In For Wales!". South Wales Echo. 12 March 1992.
- Howell, Andy (21 November 2018). "What became of the cult 1980s Welsh rugby player who was denied for so long". Wales Online.
- Barker, Ben (1 April 2016). "Former rugby player Roger Bidgood elected in Caerphilly town by-election". Caerphilly Observer.