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Geoff Wheel (born 30 June 1951, in
Swansea Swansea (; cy, Abertawe ) is a coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Swansea ( cy, links=no, Dinas a Sir Abertawe). The city is the twenty-fifth largest in ...
) is a former
Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
international rugby union player who attained 32 international caps.Wales profile
/ref> A lock-forward, he played club rugby for
Mumbles RFC Mumbles Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in Mumbles, Swansea, south Wales. Mumbles RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union, and is a feeder club for the Ospreys. They compete in the WRU Division Two West, the fifth tier o ...
and then
Swansea RFC Swansea Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team which plays in the Welsh Premiership. The club play at St Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground in Swansea and are also known as ''The Whites,'' in reference to their home kit colours. History ...
. Wheel made his international debut on 2 February 1974 versus Ireland and between 1974 and 1982 he formed a formidable second-row partnership for Wales with Allan Martin during the second 'golden-age' of the Wales international team. A large uncompromising figure, Wheel had a noticeable twitch which only served to make him more intimidating. In 1977 Wheel, along with Willie Duggan of Ireland, became the first players to be sent off in a Five Nations international match. Wheel is the organist in the Parish of St Thomas in Swansea where he also runs Geoff's Tuck Shop at the Boys Brigade every Wednesday. In 2011 he agreed to become the president of a Welsh male voice choir, the Swansea-based Gwalia Singers.


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1951 births Living people Barbarian F.C. players Rugby union players from Swansea Swansea RFC players Wales international rugby union players Welsh rugby union players Rugby union locks {{wales-rugbyunion-bio-stub