Background
Terry Holmes was born in Cardiff, Wales.Youth career
Holmes joined the Cardiff Youth side at the age of sixteen and also played for Wales Youth from 1974 to 1976 and in that time won a record number of caps.Welsh Rugby Union Official Program -Wales v England Saturday 20th April 1985 at page 9.Cardiff RFC
Holmes played his entire rugby union career at Cardiff, the city of his birth. Following his appearances for the Youth team he appeared 214 times for the senior Cardiff RFC team, scoring 142 tries and was a key figure in the very successful Cardiff team during that period. During Holmes' time at Cardiff, the team won the Welsh Cup in 1981,1982 and 1984 and were finalists in 1977 and 1985. Holmes was club captain for the 1984–5 season.Wales and the British and Irish Lions
At the age of 21, Holmes was given the task of filling the Wales scrum-half position after the retirement of Gareth Edwards, and he won his first cap for Wales in 1978 against , scoring a try. He went on to play in the Triple Crown winning side of 1979. He won 25 caps for Wales playing his last match against in 1985, and scored 9 tries for Wales. He captained Wales for five matches in 1985 before leaving rugby union later that same year. Holmes also played for the British and Irish Lions on their 1980 tour to South Africa and 1983 tour to New Zealand. He made one Test appearance (against New Zealand in 1983, the Lions losing 16–12) but was forced to return home early through injury from both tours. In late 1985, Holmes quit rugby union when he joined Bradford Northern. After retirement, Holmes coachedRugby League career
In late 1985, Holmes became one of the biggest names of the time to turn professional, when he joined Bradford Northern for £80,000 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £309,200 in 2018). However injuries meant that he only played 40 games for the club before his retirement two years later. He scored nine tries. Holmes played in Bradford Northern's 12–12 draw with Castleford in theReferences
Sources
*Terry Holmes (1988) ''My Life in Rugby'' (Macmillan);External links