Palmer Griffiths
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Full name | Palmer Griffiths | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | first ¼ 1880 Pontypridd district, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | first ¼ 1973 (aged 93) Pontypridd district, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Palmer Griffiths (first ¼ 1880[1] – first ¼ 1973) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Penygraig RFC, as a forward, and club level rugby league (RL) for Merthyr Tydfil and Swinton, as a fullback, i.e. number 1.
Background[]
Palmer Griffiths' birth was registered in Pontypridd district, Wales, and his death aged 93 was registered in Pontypridd district, Wales.
Playing career[]
Notable tour matches[]
Palmer Griffiths scored a try in Penygraig RFC's 3–11 defeat by Australia in the 1908–09 Australia rugby union tour of Britain match at (Athletic Ground), Tonypandy on Saturday 10 October 1908.[2][3]
Club career[]
Palmer Griffiths was transferred from Merthyr Tydfil to Swinton during the 1909–10 season.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Penygraig is woven into the historical fabric of Welsh rugby". walesonline.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "When minnows played big fish from overseas!". walesonline.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Peter Lush, David Farrar (1998). "Tries in the Valley: A History of Rugby League in Wales [Page-20]". London League Publications Ltd. ISBN 0-9526064-3-7
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Categories:
- 1880 births
- 1973 deaths
- Merthyr Tydfil RLFC players
- Penygraig RFC players
- Rugby league players from Pontypridd
- Rugby union players from Pontypridd
- Rugby league fullbacks
- Rugby union forwards
- Swinton Lions players
- Welsh rugby league players
- Welsh rugby union players