George Avery Young

George Avery Young
Full name George Avery Young
Place of birth Tynemouth, England
Place of death Penarth, Wales
School Malvern School
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Forward
Amateur clubs
Years Club / team
Cardiff RFC
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1886 Wales Wales 2 (0)

George Avery Young (June, 1866-21 January 1900) was an English-born sportsman who played international rugby union for Wales[1] 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.

During the 1886/87 season, Young was given the captaincy of Cardiff, which he held for two seasons.[3]

International games played

Wales[4]

Bibliography

References

  1. WRU player profile
  2. Cricketarchive.com Player profiles
  3. Marshall, Francis Football; the Rugby union game (1892) Cassell and company Ltd. pg 265
  4. Smith (1980), pg 474.

External links

Rugby Union Captain
Preceded by
Billy Douglas
Cardiff RFC Captain
1887-89
Succeeded by
Frank Hill
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