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Barbarian Men

Gareth Meredith Griffiths

Wing

13

Matches

33

Points

Country

Wales

Club

Cardiff

Playing Record

Games
20 Feb 1954
National Stadium
Barbarians
5
19
New Zealand XV (non-cap)
08 Apr 1955
Recreation Ground
Barbarians
3
3
Penarth
04 May 1957
Thunderbird Stadium
British Columbia
6
19
Barbarians
11 May 1957
Thunderbird Stadium
British Columbia
3
17
British Isles XV(non-cap)
08 May 1957
Royal Athletic Park
British Columbia
8
51
British Isles XV(non-cap)
27 Dec 1956
Welford Road
Leicester Tigers
6
23
Barbarians
12 Apr 1955
Rodney Parade
Newport
14
14
Barbarians
27 Apr 1957
York Stadium
Ontario
3
47
Barbarians
30 Apr 1957
Stanley Park
Ontario
0
52
Barbarians
19 Apr 1957
Recreation Ground
Penarth
15
28
Barbarians
14 May 1957
Montreal
Quebec
3
41
Barbarians
22 Apr 1957
St Helen's
Swansea
15
10
Barbarians
06 Apr 1953
St Helen's
Swansea
8
18
Barbarians
Statistics
13 Games Played
8 Wins
3 Losses
2 Draws
33 Points
11 Tries

Gareth Meredith Griffiths

Gareth Meredith Griffiths was born in Penygraig on 27 November 1931 and educated at Porth County School and Loughborough College. Initially a teacher he later became a successful public relations consultant. On his Barbarians' debut against Swansea in 1953 he scored a hat-trick of tries and went on to total 11, including one against New Zealand in 1954, in 13 games for the Club. He also toured Canada with the Barbarians in 1957. A member of the Cardiff and Wales teams that beat New Zealand in 1953, Gareth Griffiths played seven internationals in the centre and five on the wing for Wales between 1953 and 1957. In 1955 he joined the British Isles tour of South Africa as a replacement and played in 12 games, including three test matches.

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