Glyn Gething Explained

Glyn Gething
Birth Name:Glyn Ivor Gething
Birth Place:Neath, Wales
Death Place:Neath, Wales
Ru Position:full back
Ru Amateurclubs:Skewen RFC
Neath RFC
Ru Nationalteam:Wales
Ru Nationalyears:1913
Ru Nationalcaps:1
Ru Nationalpoints:(0)
Occupation:bank official

Glyn Ivor Gething (16 June 1892  - 20 March 1977)[1] was a Welsh international rugby union full back who played club rugby for Skewen and Neath and international rugby for Wales. He was a bank clerk by profession.[2]

Rugby history

Gething first came to note as a rugby player when he represented Skewen RFC. By 1913 he had joined Neath, and it was during his time at the club that he was selected for his one and only international cap for Wales. Gething was chosen for the 1913 Five Nations Championship to face France, played away at Parc des Princes, in a close game which saw Wales win 11-8.

International matches played

Wales[3]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Glyn Gething player profile. Scrum.com. 31 May 2012.
  2. Web site: London Gazette death notices. London Gazette. 19 April 1977. 31 May 2012.
  3. Smith (1980), p. 462