Glyn Stephens Explained

Glyn Stephens
Birth Name:David Hopkin Stephens
Birth Place:Rhydding, Neath, Wales[1]
Death Place:Neath, Wales
Ru Position:Prop
Amatyears1:?
Amatteam1:Neath RFC
Repteam1:Wales
Repyears1:1912-1919
Repcaps1:10
Reppoints1:0
Relatives:Rees Stephens (son)
School:Cadoxton Church School, Neath
Birth Date:19 September 1891

David Hopkin "Glyn" Stephens (19 September 1891 – 22 April 1965)[2] was a Welsh international rugby union prop who played club rugby for Neath. He won 10 caps for Wales and captained his country. He was the father of Welsh rugby international, Rees Stephens and would later become president of the Welsh Rugby Union.[3]

Rugby career

Stephens earned his first Welsh cap against England on 20 January 1912 in a game at Twickenham, Wales lost the game, but Stephens was back for the next three matches in the 1912 Five Nations Championship. Stephens played not only in the home nations matches but also faced South Africa in the 1912 tour. After the war he played his last international game when he captained the Welsh team against the New Zealand Army. After his retirement from the game he became involved in the management of rugby and in 1956 became president of the WRU.

International matches played

Wales[4]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. http://www.wru.co.uk/12750_14256.php?player=26319&includeref=dynamic WRU player profiles
  2. Web site: Glyn Stephens. 25 September 2022. ESPNscrum.
  3. Thomas (1979), pg 107.
  4. Smith (1980), pg 471.