Chris Matthews (rugby union)
| Full name | Christopher Mansel Matthews | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 August 1911 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Newton Nottage, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 5 December 1965 (aged 54) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Cardiff, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
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Christopher Mansel Matthews (16 August 1911 — 5 December 1965) was a Welsh international rugby union player.
Born in Newton Nottage, Matthews was the son of former Bridgend captain Tommie Matthews and attended Queen's College in Taunton, Somerset, where he learned his rugby.[1]
Matthews was a prolific try-scoring wing three-quarter for Bridgend and was capped once for Wales, featuring on the right wing in their win over Ireland at Belfast in the 1939 Home Nations.[2][3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Porthcawl Footballer to Lead Bridgend". Glamorgan Advertiser. 31 July 1936.
- ^ "Offer to Rugby Player". Glamorgan Gazette. 3 July 1936.
- ^ "Cap for Chris Matthews". Somerset County Herald. 4 March 1939.
External links
[edit]- Chris Matthews at ESPNscrum