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{{Short description|Wales international rugby union footballer (1941–2019)}}
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'''William Thomas Mainwaring''' known as Billy (born 24 January 1941)in [[Port Talbot]]. Billy Mainwaring was a [[Wales national rugby union team|Welsh international]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scrum.com/wales/rugby/player/7176.html |title=Billy Mainwaring |work=Scrum |publisher=[[ESPN]] |accessdate=30 August 2010 }}</ref> second row rugby union player who played for [[Aberavon RFC]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rugbyinwales.co.uk/aberavon/ |title=Rugby in Aberavon |work=Rugby in Wales |accessdate=30 August 2010 }}</ref>
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| occupation = steelworker
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'''William Thomas Mainwaring''' (born '''Gwilym Thomas Mainwaring'''; 24 January 1941 &ndash; 1 April 2019)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wru.wales/2019/04/03/obituary-wizards-legend-mainwaring-passes-away/|title=Obituary: Wizards legend Mainwaring passes away|date=2019-04-03|website=Welsh Rugby Union {{!}} Wales & Regions|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413172623/https://www.wru.wales/2019/04/03/obituary-wizards-legend-mainwaring-passes-away/|archive-date=2019-04-13|url-status=dead}}</ref> was a [[Wales national rugby union team|Welsh international]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espnscrum.com/wales/rugby/player/7176.html |title=Billy Mainwaring |work=Scrum |publisher=[[ESPN]] |accessdate=30 August 2010 }}</ref> second row rugby union player who played for [[Aberavon RFC]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rugbyinwales.co.uk/aberavon/ |title=Rugby in Aberavon |work=Rugby in Wales |accessdate=30 August 2010 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727082026/http://www.rugbyinwales.co.uk/aberavon/ |archivedate=27 July 2011 |df= }}</ref>


==Rugby career==
Nurtured in his village team of [[Taibach RFC]], Mainwaring was an ever present in the [[Aberavon RFC]] team before being first capped in 1966-7 season against Scotland in Murrayfield, he played in all of the Welsh games of that term.
Nurtured in his village team of [[Taibach RFC]], Mainwaring was a regular member of the [[Aberavon RFC]] team before his first cap in 1966-7 season against [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] at Murrayfield. He played in all of the Welsh games of that term.


The following season he was one of four [[Aberavon RFC]] players who played against the touring [[All Blacks]]- fellow second row Max Wiltshire, centre [[Ian Hall]] and debutant full-back Paul Wheeler being the others. His final test was against England in 1968
In the following season, he was one of four [[Aberavon RFC]] players who played against the touring [[All Blacks]] (the others being fellow second row Max Wiltshire, centre [[Ian Hall (rugby player)|Ian Hall]] and debutant full-back [[Paul James Wheeler|Paul Wheeler]]). His final test was against [[England national rugby union team|England]] in 1968.


He captained [[Aberavon RFC]] in the seasons 1969-70 & 1970-1 playing on until the clubs Centenary Season of 1976-7.
He captained Aberavon RFC in the 1969–70 and 1970-1 seasons playing on until the club's centenary season of 1976-7.


During his time he initially formed a formidable club second row partnership firstly Max Wiltshire and then [[Allan Martin]] (both fellow Internationals.
During his career he formed a formidable club second row partnership firstly with Max Wiltshire and later with [[Allan Martin (rugby union)|Allan Martin]], both fellow internationals.


After retirement he became a selector at Aberavon RFC. His mother, Evelyn Mainwaring, who died in 2004, was a vociferous supporter of Aberavon; her "often deafening" words of advice and humour delivered from the stand made her popular throughout the rugby fraternity in Wales. On one occasion, when her son got into a fracas with [[Gareth Edwards]], she shouted: "Put him down, Billy, he's playing for Wales on Saturday!"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/final-farewell-to-mrs-mainwaring-2422601|title=Final farewell to Mrs Mainwaring|date=14 September 2004|website=WalesOnline|access-date=9 April 2019}}</ref>
After retirement he became a selector at [[Aberavon RFC]] where he can be described as a Club "legend".


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Latest revision as of 20:20, 9 November 2024

Billy Mainwaring
Birth nameGwilym Thomas Mainwaring
Date of birth(1941-01-24)24 January 1941
Place of birthPort Talbot, Wales
Date of death1 April 2019(2019-04-01) (aged 78)
SchoolEastern School, Taibach
Occupation(s)steelworker
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Taibach RFC ()
– Aberavon RFC ()
– Bridgend RFC ()
– Barbarian F.C. ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1967–1968 Wales 7 (0)

William Thomas Mainwaring (born Gwilym Thomas Mainwaring; 24 January 1941 – 1 April 2019)[1] was a Welsh international[2] second row rugby union player who played for Aberavon RFC.[3]

Rugby career

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Nurtured in his village team of Taibach RFC, Mainwaring was a regular member of the Aberavon RFC team before his first cap in 1966-7 season against Scotland at Murrayfield. He played in all of the Welsh games of that term.

In the following season, he was one of four Aberavon RFC players who played against the touring All Blacks (the others being fellow second row Max Wiltshire, centre Ian Hall and debutant full-back Paul Wheeler). His final test was against England in 1968.

He captained Aberavon RFC in the 1969–70 and 1970-1 seasons playing on until the club's centenary season of 1976-7.

During his career he formed a formidable club second row partnership firstly with Max Wiltshire and later with Allan Martin, both fellow internationals.

After retirement he became a selector at Aberavon RFC. His mother, Evelyn Mainwaring, who died in 2004, was a vociferous supporter of Aberavon; her "often deafening" words of advice and humour delivered from the stand made her popular throughout the rugby fraternity in Wales. On one occasion, when her son got into a fracas with Gareth Edwards, she shouted: "Put him down, Billy, he's playing for Wales on Saturday!"[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Obituary: Wizards legend Mainwaring passes away". Welsh Rugby Union | Wales & Regions. 2019-04-03. Archived from the original on 2019-04-13. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  2. ^ "Billy Mainwaring". Scrum. ESPN. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
  3. ^ "Rugby in Aberavon". Rugby in Wales. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
  4. ^ "Final farewell to Mrs Mainwaring". WalesOnline. 14 September 2004. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
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