Gomer Hughes (13 May 1910 – ) was a Welsh dual-code international

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footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for

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and Wales XV, and at club level for

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and

Penarth RFC Penarth Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based since 1924 at The Athletic Field, Lavernock Road, in Penarth, in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales. Team history Origins and early history Penarth RFC was founded in 1879 by Cyril an ...

, as a

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, i.e. number 4 or 5, and representative level rugby league (RL) for

, and at club level for Swinton, as a , or .

Background

Hughes was born in Neath, Glamorgan, and he died aged 64 in

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, England.

Playing career

International honours

Gomer Hughes represented Wales XV (RU) while at Swinton (RL) in the 'Victory International' non- Test match(es) between December 1945 and April 1946, won 3 caps for

(RU) in 1935–1940 while at Penarth RFC (RU) in 1934 England, Scotland, and Ireland, and won

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(RL) while at Swinton (RL). Six rugby league footballers represented Wales XV (RU) while at rugby league clubs, they were; Tyssul Griffiths, Elwyn Gwyther, Gomer Hughes, Hugh Lloyd-Davies, Harold Thomas and Leslie Thomas. Gomer Hughes, and Harold Thomas had previously won Wales (RU) caps, but the other footballers hadn't, and having already changed to the rugby league code they were unable to do so, but Tyssul Griffiths, Elwyn Gwyther, Leslie Thomas, did go on to win Wales (RL) caps.

References

External links

History of Penarth RFC
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Welsh stars still had a rugby ball in wartime
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