Barbarian Men
Haydn Tanner
Scrum-half
Matches
Points
Country
Wales
Playing Record
Games
| 31 Jan 1948 | National Stadium | Barbarians | 9 | 6 | Australia XV |
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| 04 Mar 1937 | Franklin's Gardens | Barbarians | 3 | 13 | East Midlands |
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| 26 Dec 1944 | Welford Road | Barbarians | 23 | 11 | Thorneloe XV |
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| 27 Dec 1941 | Welford Road | Barbarians | 8 | 3 | Thorneloe XV |
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| 27 Dec 1943 | Welford Road | Barbarians | 42 | 16 | Thorneloe XV |
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| 26 Apr 1943 | Welford Road | Barbarians | 32 | 0 | Thorneloe XV |
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| 06 Apr 1942 | Welford Road | Barbarians | 24 | 11 | Thorneloe XV |
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| 17 Feb 1940 | National Stadium | Cardiff | 16 | 8 | Barbarians |
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| 20 Apr 1946 | National Stadium | Cardiff | 9 | 10 | Barbarians |
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| 28 Feb 1946 | Franklin's Gardens | East Midlands | 6 | 20 | Barbarians |
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| 03 Mar 1949 | Goldington Road | East Midlands | 11 | 24 | Barbarians |
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| 27 Dec 1946 | Welford Road | Leicester Tigers | 3 | 8 | Barbarians |
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| 28 Dec 1936 | Welford Road | Leicester Tigers | 5 | 20 | Barbarians |
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| 08 Apr 1947 | Rodney Parade | Newport | 3 | 19 | Barbarians |
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| 04 Apr 1947 | Recreation Ground | Penarth | 10 | 36 | Barbarians |
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Statistics
Haydn Tanner
Haydn Tanner was born in Penclawdd, near Swansea, on 9 January 1917 and educated at Gowerton Grammar School. Whilst still at school he shot to fame as an 18-year-old scrum-half in the Swansea and Wales teams that beat New Zealand in 1935.He went on to win 25 caps either side of World War II, and captained Wales 12 times. In 1938 he toured South Africa with the British Isles, playing in 10 games. In 1946 he moved from Swansea to Cardiff and captained the latter for two seasons. He also led the Barbarians in six of his 15 appearances, including the first-ever game against an international touring team, Australia, in 1948, when he also scored one of the Barbarians' three tries in a 9-6 victory. Haydn Tanner died on 4 June 2009, aged 92.
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