Owen Phillips (rugby league) explained

Owen Phillips
Fullname:Owen Phillips
Birth Place:Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
Club1:Swinton
Year1start:≤1951
Year1end:≥53
Yearastart:1954
Appearancesa:1
Teamb:Wales
Yearbstart:1951
Yearbend:53
Appearancesb:6
Retired:yes
Updated:6 June 2010
Source:[1]

Owen Phillips (birth unknown) is a Welsh former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played at representative level for Wales and Combined Nationalities, and at club level for Swinton, as a, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.[1] [2]

International honours

Owen Phillips represented Combined Nationalities in the 15-19 defeat by France at Stade de Gerland, Lyon on Sunday 3 January 1954, and won caps for Wales while at Swinton in 1951 against England, Other Nationalities, and New Zealand, in 1952 against France (2 matches), and in 1953 against England.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  2. Book: Graham. Williams. Peter. Lush. David. Farrar. The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. 978-1-903659-49-6. 2009. 108–114.