Vince Griffiths (29 May 1901 – 7 January 1967) was a Welsh

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player who represented

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and the British Lions. Griffiths played club rugby for Newport and captained the team in the 1928/29 season. Griffiths gained his first cap for Wales in 1924 against Scotland at

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. Wales were humiliated by Scotland, but Griffiths scored a

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and regained his position to be chosen to face Ireland in the next match of the

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. Griffiths's last game for Wales was against Ireland, but was chosen to join the British Lions 1924 tour of South Africa; he played in six games, including two tests.

International matches played

''Wales''Smith (1980), pg 466. * 1924 * 1924 * 1924 ''British Lions'' * 1924, 1924

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