Windsor Major
| Full name | Windsor Cynwyd Major | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 15 June 1927 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Llangynwyd, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 5 April 2022 (aged 94) | ||||||||||||||||
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Windsor Cynwyd Major (15 June 1927 – 5 April 2022) was a Welsh international rugby union player.
Born in Llangynwyd, Major attended Maesteg Comprehensive School and was still a teenager when he debuted for Maesteg RFC, playing initially in the same side as his father.[1]
Major was strong wing three-quarter and gained two Wales caps. He made his debut in Wales' final fixture of the 1949 Five Nations, a loss to France in Paris. His other appearance came in a 12–0 win over Scotland during their 1950 Five Nations campaign, which culminated in them claiming the grand slam for the fourth time.[2] He was a member of a Maesteg team that went unbeaten throughout the 1949–50 season.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Gillespie, Graeme (11 April 2022). "OBITUARY: Windsor Major - Welsh Rugby Union". Welsh Rugby Union.
- ^ "Former Wales wing Windsor Major dies aged 92". BBC Sport. 10 April 2022.
- ^ Coleman, Tom (11 April 2022). "Major passes away". Wales Online.
External links
[edit]- Windsor Major at ESPNscrum