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Barbarian Men

Gordon Thomas Wells

Centre

14

Matches

27

Points

Country

Wales

Club

Cardiff

Playing Record

Games
22 Feb 1958
National Stadium
Barbarians
11
6
Australia XV
04 Mar 1959
White City
Blackheath
8
21
Barbarians
04 May 1957
Thunderbird Stadium
British Columbia
6
19
Barbarians
11 May 1957
Thunderbird Stadium
British Columbia
3
17
British Isles XV(non-cap)
28 Feb 1957
Goldington Road
East Midlands
14
24
Barbarians
01 Mar 1956
Franklin's Gardens
East Midlands
11
25
Barbarians
27 Dec 1955
Welford Road
Leicester Tigers
3
12
Barbarians
27 Dec 1956
Welford Road
Leicester Tigers
6
23
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
04 Apr 1958
Recreation Ground
Penarth
5
6
Barbarians
10 May 1958
Old Wanderers Ground
Transvaal
17
17
Barbarians
18 May 1958
Newlands
Western Province
9
8
Barbarians
Statistics
14 Games Played
10 Wins
3 Losses
1 Draws
27 Points
9 Tries

Gordon Thomas Wells

Gordon Thomas Wells was born in Porth, Rhondda, on 25 October 1928 and educated at Porth County School, Cardiff University and St Luke's College,Exeter. As a student he was a triple-jump record holder. Apart from a short spell with Neath, he played most of his club rugby for Cardiff, scoring 119 tries in 254 games between 1952 and 1962; he was Cardiff captain in 1959/60. His seven games for Wales (1955-1958) included four games at centre and three on the wing. A regular member of Barbarian teams, he toured Canada in 1957 and Australia a year later, played at centre against Australia in 1958, and scored nine tries in 14 appearances. Gordon Wells died in April 1995, aged 66.

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