Charles Lewis (rugby union)
| Full name | Charles Prytherch Lewis | ||
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| Date of birth | 20 August 1852 | ||
| Place of birth | Llangadog, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 28 May 1923 (aged 70) | ||
| Place of death | Llandovery, Wales | ||
| School | Llandovery College Cathedral School, Gloucester | ||
| University | Jesus College, Oxford | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Fullback | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| Llandovery College London Welsh RFC Rosslyn Park F.C. Llandeilo | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1882–1884 |  Wales |
5 | (0) |
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| Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1908–1911 | Carmarthenshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1876 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charles Prytherch Lewis (20 August 1853 – 27 May 1923) was a Welsh international rugby union player, who won five caps between 1882 and 1884.
Life
Lewis was born in Llangadog, Carmarthenshire.[1] He was educated at Llandovery College and Jesus College, Oxford, where he obtained an M.A. degree. Whilst he did not win a "Blue" for rugby, he was a triple "Blue" – he played cricket against Cambridge, won the hurdles race and threw the hammer.[2][3] In all, he played five matches for Oxford University Cricket Club in 1876, scoring 76 runs and taking 17 wickets, his best bowling figures being 7 wickets for 35 runs.[4]
He was a fullback and represented the Wales national rugby union team on five occasions (four times during the Home Nations Championship and one friendly). His debut for Wales was in a friendly on 28 January 1882 against Ireland, when he converted two tries.[1] This was only the second match that Wales had played.[5] In the following season, he played against England and Scotland, scoring a further conversion against Scotland. In the next year, he again played against England and Scotland, and converted a try against England.[1] He was captain of Wales in his first three matches.[2]
Lewis was the representative of Llandovery at the inaugural meeting of the Welsh Rugby Union in Neath on 12 March 1881. He was at that time a schoolmaster in Llandovery. Llandovery RFC is recognised as one of the founder-members of the WRU[6] on account of his representation of the town at the meeting. He became the first president of Llandovery RFC in 1885. He worked as a solicitor in Llandovery.[5] He was a member of the MCC and was once picked to play for England against Australia but failed to make the journey. He was a member of the town council in Llandovery (1889–1920), becoming an alderman in 1899 and twice serving as mayor (1894–95, 1904–05). He was appointed as a magistrate for Carmarthenshire in 1898. He died on 27 May 1923.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 "Charles Lewis". WRU Searchable Player Archive. Welsh Rugby Union. Retrieved 16 May 2008.
- 1 2 Jenkinson, Leonard (1994–95). "Jesus College's Rugby Internationals". The Jesus College Record (Jesus College, Oxford): 62–63.
- 1 2 Williams, Moelwyn Idwal. "Lewis, Charles Prytherch (1853–1923), Welsh Rugby footballer and Oxford 'triple Blue'". Welsh Biography Online. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 16 May 2008.
- ↑ "Charles Lewis". www.cricinfo.com. Retrieved 16 May 2008.
- 1 2 "Llandovery RFC: The club". Llandovery RFC. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
- ↑ Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881–1981, David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980) pp41 ISBN 0-7083-0766-3
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