Dill Johnson
| Full name | William Dillwyn Johnson | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 December 1923 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pontarddulais, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 22 August 2007 (aged 83) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Morriston, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
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William Dillwyn Johnson (5 December 1923 — 22 August 2007) was a Welsh international rugby union player.
Biography
[edit]Born in Pontarddulais, Johnson was 6 ft 2 in Swansea wing-forward, known for his try-scoring abilities. He scored tries against all of southern hemisphere touring sides, the All Blacks in 1945, Wallabies in 1947 and Springboks in 1952.[1]
Johnson, a Swansea police officer, made his solitary Wales appearance as one of six new caps introduced for their 1953 Five Nations opener against England at Cardiff Arms Park, a match they lost.[2][3]
As a British Police player, Johnson once scored a try within eight-seconds, against Devon County at Torquay.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Record Chance". South Wales Argus. 5 December 1953.
- ^ "Six new "caps" in sound Welsh team". Western Mail. 9 January 1953.
- ^ Woolford, Anthony (18 May 2020). "The Wales rugby team's one-cap wonders who were never seen again". Wales Online.
- ^ "Arresting work and play for Dili". South Wales Evening Post. 13 February 1996.
External links
[edit]- Dill Johnson at ESPNscrum