| First: | RU |
| Syd Hinam | |
| Fullname: | Sydney Hinam |
| Birth Date: | 29 August 1898 |
| Birth Place: | Pontypool, Wales |
| Death Date: | 16 August 1982 (aged 83) |
| Death Place: | Cardiff, Wales |
| Ru Position: | Flanker |
| Ru Club1: | Cardiff RFC |
| Ru Year1start: | 1922 |
| Ru Year1end: | 26 |
| Ru Appearances1: | 96 |
| Club1: | Rochdale Hornets |
| Year1start: | 1926 |
| Ru Teama: | Wales |
| Ru Yearastart: | 1925 |
| Ru Yearaend: | 26 |
| Ru Appearancesa: | 5 |
| Ru Triesa: | 0 |
| Ru Goalsa: | 0 |
| Ru Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
| Ru Pointsa: | 0 |
| Teama: | Glamorgan |
| Yearastart: | 1927 |
| Appearancesa: | ≥1 |
| Retired: | yes |
| Updated: | 15 May 2012 |
| Source: | [1] |
| New: | yes |
Sydney Hinam (29 August 1898 – 16 August 1982) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Cardiff RFC and Glamorgan Police RFC, as a flanker, i.e. number 6 or 7, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Glamorgan, and at club level for Rochdale Hornets, as a, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.[1] [2]
Sydney Hinam was born in Pontypool, Wales, and he died aged 83 in Cardiff, Wales.
Sydney Hinam won caps for Wales (RU) while at Cardiff RFC in 1925 against Ireland, and England, and in 1926 against Scotland, Ireland, and France.
Sydney Hinam played left-, i.e. number 10, in Glamorgan's 18-14 victory over Monmouthshire in the non-County Championship match during the 1926–27 season at Taff Vale Park, Pontypridd on Saturday 30 April 1927.[3]