| First: | RU |
| Chris Seldon | |
| Fullname: | Christopher Seldon |
| Birth Date: | 18 July 1953 |
| Birth Place: | Glyncoch, Wales |
| Ru Position: | Back row |
| Ru Club1: | Pontypridd RFC |
| Ru Year1start: | 1973 |
| Ru Year1end: | 79 |
| Club1: | St. Helens[1] |
| Year1start: | 1979 |
| Year1end: | 81 |
| Appearances1: | 26 |
| Tries1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
| Points1: | 3 |
| Year2start: | 1981 |
| Year2end: | 84 |
| Club3: | Southend Invicta |
| Year3start: | 1984 |
| Year3end: | 85 |
| Ru Teama: | Wales 'B' |
| Ru Yearastart: | 1975 |
| Teama: | Wales |
| Yearastart: | 1980 |
| Appearancesa: | 2 |
| New: | yes |
| Retired: | yes |
| Updated: | 2 May 2012 |
| Source: | [2] |
Christopher Seldon (born 18 July 1953) is a Welsh former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales 'B', and at club level for Pontypridd RFC, as a back row, i.e. flanker, or number eight, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for St. Helens and Cardiff City Blue Dragons, as a, or .[2] [3]
Chris Seldon was born in Glyncoch, Wales, having originally worked as a machine operator, and served in the Welsh Guards, he later set up his own insurance company in Pontypridd.
Chris Seldon came up through the ranks of Pontypridd Youth before progressing to the club's senior team in 1973.
Time spent in service with the Welsh Guards, alongside his Ponty back row partner, Michael "Mike" Shellard, helped mould Chris into a hard as nails back row forward who gave nor asked any quarter on the field of play.[4]
Gaining honours with Wales 'B' against the touring Pumas of Argentina in 1975, Chris was a member of the senior national squad, but unlucky not to win a full Welsh cap.
Chris Seldon represented Wales 'B' (RU) in 1975 while at Pontypridd against Argentina (Los Pumas), and was a member of the senior squad, and won caps for Wales (RL) while at St. Helens in 1980 1-cap + 1-cap (interchange/substitute).[2] [5]