Grahame Hodgson
Birth name | Grahame Thornton Ridgeway Hodgson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 1 December 1936 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Ogmore Vale, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 23 January 2016 | (aged 79)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (12 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Ogmore Vale Grammar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | St Luke's College, Exeter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | schoolmaster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grahame Thornton Ridgeway Hodgson (1 December 1936 – 23 January 2016) was a Welsh international rugby union player.[1]
Hodgson was born in Ogmore Vale, and played club rugby for Aberavon RFC, Bridgend RFC, Exeter RFC, , Teignmouth RFC, and Neath RFC. He played 15 tests for Wales between 1962 and 1967. His position was full back. He died on 23 January 2016 after a short illness, aged 79.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Grahame Hodgson | Rugby Union | Players and Officials". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ "Grahame Hodgson: Ex-Wales and Neath full-back dies aged 79 - BBC Sport". Bbc.com. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
External links[]
- Neath profile neathrugby.co.uk
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- Barbarian F.C. players
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- Llanelli RFC players
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