Ray Giles
| Birth name | Raymond Giles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 15 January 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kenfig Hill, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Cynffig Comprehensive School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Steel worker[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Raymond Giles (born 15 January 1961) is a former Welsh and Aberavon RFC[2] and Cardiff RFC[3] rugby union player.
Career
[edit]He started his club career playing Kenfig Hill RFC until 1983, when he moved to Aberavon RFC, for whom he scored 11 points. Between 1987 and 1989 he played for Cardiff RFC, with 58 appearances and scoring 36 points, before returning to Aberavon in 1989 until ending his career in the 1991-92 season. Giles' first cap for Wales was during a match against Romania, in Bucharest, on 12 November 1983. He was also part of the 1987 Rugby World Cup Welsh squad, where he played only the match against Canada in Invercargill, which was his last match for Wales.[4]
Currently, Giles is a patron for Prostate Cymru, a Welsh organisation to raise prostate cancer awareness.[1][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b What became of the 26 Welsh players who became Rugby World Cup cult heroes? Wales Online
- ^ Ray Giles profile at Aberavon Wizards RFC Aberavon Wizards RFC
- ^ Ray Giles profile at Cardiff RFC - Cardiff RFC
- ^ 31 players you forgot had been to a Rugby World Cup with Wales Wales Online
- ^ The Five Valleys sportive 2017 Prostate Cymru
External links
[edit]- Ray Giles at ESPNscrum
Wales squad – 1987 Rugby World Cup third place | |
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