Gordon Thomas | |
Full Name: | Gordon Thomas Wells |
Birth Date: | 25 October 1928 |
Birth Place: | Ynyshir, Wales |
Death Place: | Westminster, England |
Position: | Centre / Wing |
Repyears1: | 1955–58 |
Repcaps1: | 7 |
Reppoints1: | 3 |
Gordon Thomas Wells (25 October 1928 — 21 April 1995) was a Welsh international rugby union player.[1]
Wells was born in Ynyshir in the Rhondda Valley and attended Porth Grammar Technical School.[2] He was a Welsh triple jump champion, considered a British Olympic hopeful, before concentrating on rugby.[3]
A three-quarter, Wells won seven Wales caps from 1955 to 1958, four as a centre and three on the wing. He was a Cardiff captain and scored two tries in their 1957 win over the touring Wallabies, finishing with 254 club games.[4] Representing the Barbarians, Wells took part in overseas tours to Canada and South Africa.[5]
Wells worked in the oil industry.[2]