Albert Hybart JP (1865 – 28 January 1945) was a

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forward who played club rugby for Canton Wanderers RFC,

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and international rugby for

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Early life

Hybart was born in

to Frederick and Mary in 1865. Frederick was a timber broker, who was originally from

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. He moved to Cardiff in the mid-1870s, settling in

Llandaff Llandaff (; cy, Llandaf ; from 'church' and '' Taf'') is a district, community and coterminous electoral ward in the north of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It was incorporated into the city in 1922. It is the seat of the Bishop of Llandaff, whose ...

. When Hybart was 15 years old, he was already working in the family business as a timber broker clerk. In 1893 Hybart married Elizabeth Joan Evans.http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~emdebee/f575.htm He later became a Justice of the Peace.Jenkins (1991), pg 77.

Rugby career

Hybart was first selected to play for the Welsh national team as part of the

1887 Home Nations Championship The 1887 Home Nations Championship was the fifth series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship, Home Nations Championship. Six matches were played between 8 January and 12 March. It was contested by England national rugby union team, England, ...

in their opening game against England. The team was captained by Newport's

Charlie Newman Charlie Newman (28 February 1857 – 28 September 1922) was a Welsh international three-quarter who played club rugby for Newport. He was awarded ten caps for Wales and captained the team on six occasions. An original member of the Newport squa ...

and Hybart was one of four new captains, alongside teammates OJ Evans and

Alexander Bland Alexander Frederick Bland (24 November 1866 – 18 October 1947) was a Welsh international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Cardiff. Bland won nine caps for Wales over a period of four years. International career Bland was first se ...

. The match was played at the cricket ground near

Stradey Park Stradey Park (Welsh: ''Parc y Strade'') was a rugby union stadium located near the centre of the town of Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It was the home of the Scarlets region and Llanelli RFC rugby teams. The stadium was a combination of s ...

Llanelli Llanelli ("St Elli's Parish"; ) is a market town and the largest community in Carmarthenshire and the preserved county of Dyfed, Wales. It is located on the Loughor estuary north-west of Swansea and south-east of the county town, Carmarthen. ...

after the Stradey ground was deemed unplayable. The game was a nil-nil draw, the best result Wales had achieved against England, but Hybart was not re-selected for the next international when he was replaced by fellow Cardiff player William Williams.

International games played

WalesSmith (1980), pg 467. * 1887

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