William Radford (rugby union)
| Full name | William John Radford | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 April 1888 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cardiff, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 2 January 1924 (aged 35) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Newport, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Dock worker | ||||||||||||||||
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William John Radford (8 April 1888 – 2 January 1924) was a Welsh international rugby union player.
Radford was born in Cardiff and educated at Eveswell School.[1]
A forward, Radford made over 100 appearances for Newport RFC and was capped once for Wales, appearing against Ireland at Lansdowne Road in 1923.[2] He was the oldest player to debut for Wales at 34 years of age.[3]
Radford was married with eight children and worked at the Ebbw Vale Wharf as a berth cleaner.[3] On 2 January 1924, Radford drowned in a workplace accident, having slipped on a gangway while exiting a vessel.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "William Radford". www.historyofnewport.co.uk.
- ^ "Ireland v. Wales". Dublin Evening Telegraph. 2 March 1923.
- ^ a b Woolford, Anthony (18 May 2020). "The Wales rugby team's one-cap wonders who were never seen again". Wales Online.
- ^ "Footballer Drowned". Daily News (London). 3 January 1924.
External links
[edit]- William Radford at ESPNscrum