William 'Will' Cummins (20 March 1892 – ?) was a

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...

international

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player who played club

for

Treorchy Treorchy ( cy, Treorci; ) is a town and community (and electoral ward) in Wales. Once a mining town, it retains such characteristics. Situated in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf in the Rhondda Fawr valley. Treorchy is also one of the 16 c ...

and was capped four times for

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 ...

, all during the

1922 Five Nations Championship The 1922 Five Nations Championship was the eighth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship following the inclusion of France into the Home Nations Championship. Including the previous Home Nations Championships, this was the thirty-fif ...

Rugby career

Cummins was first selected to play for Wales in the opening match of the 1922 Five Nations Championship game against England. Under the captaincy of Tom Parker, Wales were rampant over England scoring a record eight tries. Cummins retained his place in the next game over Scotland, which saw Wales grab a late draw thanks to an

Islwyn Evans Haydn Islwyn Evans (25 December 1898 – 13 May 1974) was a Welsh international rugby union player who played club rugby union for Swansea and Llanelli. Evans was capped four times for Wales, all during the 1922 Five Nations Championship. Ru ...

late drop kick. After another win in the third game of the tournament over Ireland, Cummins played his final international game when he played France in Paris. Cummins scored his only points for Wales during this game, scoring one of three tries in the game; the other two scored by Evans and Jack Whitfield. Although becoming a Five Nations Championship winner and not appearing in a losing team, Cummins would never play for Wales again.

International matches played

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cummins, William 1892 births British police officers Rugby union number eights Treorchy RFC players Wales international rugby union players Welsh rugby union players Year of death unknown