Bryn Goldswain Explained

Bryn Goldswain
Fullname:Brynley Vernon Goldswain
Birth Date:3 August 1922
Birth Place:Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
First:RU
Ru Club1:Neath RFC
Ru Year1start:193?
Year1start:≤1947
Year1end:49
Appearances1:122
Tries1:19
Goals1:9
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:75
Club2:Oldham
Year2start:1949
Year2end:56
Appearances2:228
Tries2:21
Goals2:142
Fieldgoals2:0
Points2:347
Club3:Doncaster
Year3start:1959/60
Appearances3:4
Tries3:0
Goals3:0
Fieldgoals3:0
Points3:0
Teama:Wales
Yearastart:1947
Yearaend:53
Appearancesa:16
Teamb:Other Nationalities
Yearbstart:1955
Appearancesb:1
Retired:yes
Updated:8 May 2024
Source:[1]
New:yes

Brynley Vernon Goldswain (3 August 1922 – 24 April 1983) was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played at representative level for Wales and Other Nationalities, and at club level for Hull Kingston Rovers, Oldham,[2] and Doncaster,[3] as a .[4]

Goldswain won caps for Wales while at Hull Kingston Rovers, and Oldham 1947–1953 16-caps, and won a cap for Other Nationalities while at Oldham in 1955.[1]

About Goldswain's time, there was Oldham's 2-12 defeat by Barrow in the 1954–55 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1954–55 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 23 October 1954, and the 10-3 victory over St. Helens in the 1956–57 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1956–57 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 20 October 1956.

Goldswain's taught boys' Physical education at Hollins Secondary Modern School, Lyndhurst Road, Oldham circa 1952-3.

Goldswain died on 24 April 1983 at the age of 60.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  2. Web site: OLDHAM RLFC INTERNATIONAL CELEBRATION. Hall of Fame. Oldham Rugby League Heritage Trust. 19 December 2013.
  3. Web site: Statistics at robterrace.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20180224232639/http://robterrace.com/dons/player.php?PID=142. dead. 24 February 2018. robterrace.com. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  4. Book: Graham. Williams. Peter. Lush. David. Farrar. The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. 978-1-903659-49-6. 2009. 108–114.
  5. Web site: Goldswain, Brynley Vernon (Bryn; 1922 - 1983), rugby league player . Dictionary of Welsh Biography . 19 February 2024.