Graham Powell
Graham Powell (17 November 1932 — 21 December 2012) was a Welsh international rugby union player.
| Date of birth | 17 November 1932 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Waun-Lwyd, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 21 December 2012 (aged 80) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Beckenham, England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Ebbw Vale Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Bristol | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Oil executive | ||||||||||||||||
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Powell was born in Waun-Lwyd and attended Ebbw Vale Grammar School. He was a good enough footballer in his youth to make Welsh Schools trials and also competed in athletics, earning Victor ludorum honours at the University of Bristol.[1]
An England Universities representative, Powell won two Wales caps 1957 Five Nations, appearing in matches against Ireland at home and France in Paris. He came into the team after Wales had lost their opening two fixtures and formed a new centre combination with Cyril Davies, to become the first Ebbw Vale player to be capped for Wales.[2]
Powell, who worked in the oil industry, became captain of Eddw Vale in the 1957/58 season and led the combined Abertillery & Ebbw Vale team that won a tour match against the visiting 1957–58 Wallabies side at Abertillery.[3]
References
- Houghton, Tom (12 January 2016). "First Ebbw Vale RFC player to play for Wales dies at the age of 84". Wales Online.
- "Men of Steel who made Vale great". South Wales Argus. 26 July 2002.
- "Ebbw Vale lose 'great' Graham Powell - Welsh Rugby Union". Welsh Rugby Union. 4 January 2016.