First: | RU |
Gareth Price | |
Fullname: | Gareth Morgan Price |
Birth Date: | 18 August 1917 |
Birth Place: | Llanelli, Wales |
Death Date: | 19 July 1992 (aged 74) |
Death Place: | Leeds, England |
Ru Club1: | Llanelli RFC |
Ru Year1start: | ≤1945 |
Ru Year1end: | ≤45 |
Club1: | Leeds |
Year1start: | 1945 |
Year1end: | 48 |
Club2: | Halifax |
Year2start: | 1951 |
Club3: | Doncaster |
Year3start: | 1951 |
Year3end: | 52 |
Appearances3: | 33 |
Tries3: | 0 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Fieldgoals3: | 0 |
Points3: | 0 |
Teama: | Wales |
Yearastart: | 1945 |
Yearaend: | 48 |
Appearancesa: | 11 |
Coachteam1: | Doncaster |
Coachyear1start: | 1951 |
Coachyear1end: | ≥51 |
Retired: | yes |
Updated: | 4 June 2012 |
New: | yes |
Source: | [1] |
Gareth Morgan Price (18 August 1917[2] – 19 July 1992), also known by the nickname of "Big G", was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s, and coached rugby league in the 1950s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Llanelli RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Leeds, Halifax and Doncaster (two spells) (captain),[3] as a, i.e. number 3 or 4, and coached at club level for Doncaster,[4] [5]
Gareth Price was born in Llanelli, Wales and he died aged 74 from pancreatic cancer at Leeds General Infirmary, West Yorkshire, England.
Gareth Price won 11 caps for Wales in 1945–1948 while at Leeds.[1]