Reg Plummer (rugby union) explained

Reg Plummer
Birth Name:Reginald Clifford Stanley Plummer[1]
Birth Date:29 December 1888
Birth Place:Newport, Monmouthshire
Death Place:Newport, Monmouthshire
Ru Position:Wing
Ru Amateuryears:?
1905-1923
1922-1923
1921-1922
Ru Amateurclubs:London Welsh RFC
Newport RFC
Crawshays RFC
Barbarian F.C.
Ru Nationalteam:Wales[2]
British Lions
Ru Nationalyears:1912-1913
1910
Ru Nationalcaps:5
0
Ru Nationalpoints:(6)
(0)
Occupation:Hotelier
School:Long Ashton School, Bristol

Reg Plummer (29 December 1888  - 18 June 1953) was a Welsh international, rugby union wing who played club rugby for Newport and invitational rugby with both the Barbarians and Crawshays RFC. He won five caps for Wales and was selected for the British Lions 1910 tour of South Africa, though he did not play in any of the test games.

Rugby career

Plummer first played for Newport in 1905 at the age of 17 and spent almost the entirety of his career with the club. He captained Newport during the 1920/21 season and was part of the team that faced three touring sides; the 1906 and 1912 South Africans and the 1910 Australians.

Plummer was first capped for Wales on 3 February 1912 when he played against Scotland at St Helens under the captaincy of Dicky Owen. It was an excellent game from a Welsh viewpoint as the team beat Scotland 21-6, and Plummer himself scored a try. During the same campaign he scored a second international try, this time against France at Rodney Parade. Plummer was later selected against the touring South African team, as he done so for Newport two months earlier.

International matches played

Wales[3]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. http://www.blackandambers.co.uk/Personnel.aspx?pr=107141 Newport RFC player profile
  2. http://www.wru.co.uk/12750_14256.php?player=26227&includeref=dynamic Welsh Rugby Union player profiles
  3. Smith (1980), pg 470.