George Avery Young: Difference between revisions
m typo |
FruitMonkey (talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 41: | Line 41: | ||
==Rugby career== |
==Rugby career== |
||
Although born in Tynemouth in the North of England, Young moved to Wales where he came to note as a sportsman. His first major club was [[Cardiff RFC|Cardiff]], and while serving with the 'Blues' he was selected to represent Wales in the country's opening game of the [[1886 Home Nations Championship]], against England. Under the captaincy of [[Charlie Newman]], Young was one of five Cardiff players to represent Wales on the day, with teammates [[Billy Douglas (rugby player)|Billy Douglas]] and [[ |
Although born in Tynemouth in the North of England, Young moved to Wales where he came to note as a sportsman. His first major club was [[Cardiff RFC|Cardiff]], and while serving with the 'Blues' he was selected to represent Wales in the country's opening game of the [[1886 Home Nations Championship]], against England. Under the captaincy of [[Charlie Newman]], Young was one of five Cardiff players to represent Wales on the day, with teammates [[Billy Douglas (rugby player)|Billy Douglas]] and [[Dai Lewis]] joining Young as first caps. His second and final cap was the next game of the 1886 Championship, this time against Scotland, which Wales again lost. |
||
===International games played=== |
===International games played=== |
||
Revision as of 17:56, 31 March 2009
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Avery Young (June, 1866-21 January, 1900) was an English-born sportsman who played international rugby union for Wales and cricket for Glamorgan.[2]
Rugby career
Although born in Tynemouth in the North of England, Young moved to Wales where he came to note as a sportsman. His first major club was Cardiff, and while serving with the 'Blues' he was selected to represent Wales in the country's opening game of the 1886 Home Nations Championship, against England. Under the captaincy of Charlie Newman, Young was one of five Cardiff players to represent Wales on the day, with teammates Billy Douglas and Dai Lewis joining Young as first caps. His second and final cap was the next game of the 1886 Championship, this time against Scotland, which Wales again lost.
International games played
Wales[3]
Bibliography
- Godwin, Terry (1984). The International Rugby Championship 1883-1983. Grafton Street, London: Willow Books. ISBN 000218060X.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - Griffiths, Terry (1987). The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records. London: Phoenix House. ISBN 0460070037.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - Smith, David (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0708307663.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help)
References
- ^ WRU player profile
- ^ Cricketarchive.com Player profiles
- ^ Smith (1980), pg 474.