Bryn Howells
Welsh rugby union and rugby league player

Bryn Howells

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Welsh rugby union and rugby league player
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Birth:
9 February 1911(Hendy, Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom)
Death:
6 June 1983(Llangyfelach, Swansea, City and County of Swansea, Wales)
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Bryn Howells (9 February 1911 – 6 June 1983 (aged 72)) born in Hendy, was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s, playing representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Llanelli RFC, as a Fullback, i.e. number 15, and playing club level rugby league (RL) for Broughton Rangers. Bryn was also a professional cricketer in the Lancashire League, he shared a house in Fallowfield with Frank Whitcombe when the two signed for rugby league club Broughton Rangers, he died in Llangyfelach.

International Honours

Bryn Howells won a cap for Wales (RU) while at Llanelli RFC in 1934 against England.

Notable Tour Match Appearances

Bryn Howells played Fullback, i.e. number 15 in Llanelli RFC’s 0-9 defeat by South Africa in the tour match at Stradey Park on 24 November 1931.