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Reggie Gibbs

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Reggie Gibbs
Reggie Gibbs wearing the Welsh strip
Birth nameReginald Arthur Gibbs
Date of birth(1882-05-07)7 May 1882
Place of birthCardiff[1] Wales
Date of death28 November 1938(1938-11-28) (aged 56)
Place of deathCardiff, Wales
SchoolQueen's College, Taunton
Notable relative(s)Patrick Gibbs, son
Occupation(s)ship-owner
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
?
1901-1911
1907-?
1905
Penarth RFC
Cardiff RFC
Barbarian F.C.
Glamorgan County RFC
()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1906-1911
1908
Wales
Anglo-Welsh
16
2
(57)
(3)

Reginald Arthur Gibbs (7 May 1882 – 28 November 1938) was a Welsh international rugby union wing who played club rugby for Penarth and Cardiff. He was capped 16 times for his country and captained his team on one occasion. Gibbs is one of nine Welsh players to have scored four tries in a single game.

International career

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Gibbs was first capped for his country in a game against Scotland on 3 February 1906. Wales won the game 9-3, but were completely outplayed by Scotland; the main reason for the Scottish defeat was Gibbs impressive display as a 'rover'. His work with Billy Trew turned the minimal possession Wales had into the three tries the team scored on the day.[2]

In total Gibbs scored 17 tries for his country, establishing a Welsh record which stood until Gareth Edwards broke it in 1976. In his final season, 1911, Gibbs scored five tries as Wales won the Triple Crown and Grand Slam, their last such success for 39 years. He captained Wales once, against Ireland at Lansdowne Road in 1910, scoring a try and leading Wales to 19-3 victory. Gibbs toured Australasia as part of the Arthur Harding's Anglo-Welsh team of 1908. In the 1908 tour, Gibbs played two of the tests and scored the only try for the tourists in the first test.

International matches played

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Wales[3]

British Isles

Cricket

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Gibbs was a keen amateur cricketer and played minor counties cricket for Glamorgan prior to their elevation to first-class status, making 31 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship between 1902–14.[4]

Bibliography

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  • Parry-Jones, David (1999). Prince Gwyn, Gwyn Nicholls and the First Golden Era of Welsh Rugby. Bridgend: seren. ISBN 1-85411-262-7.
  • Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-0766-3.

References

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  1. ^ Welsh Rugby Union player profiles
  2. ^ Parry-Jones (1999), pg 167.
  3. ^ Smith (1980), pg 466.
  4. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Reggie Gibbs". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
Rugby Union Captain
Preceded by Cardiff RFC Captain
1910-1911
Succeeded by