Albert Stock (21 April 1897 – 4 May 1969) was a

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. While with Newport, Stock faced three international touring teams and scored over a hundred tries for the club.

Rugby career

Born in Newport, Stock was introduced to rugby while serving in Egypt during World War I. After returning to Wales he joined hard, dock team Pill Harriers, before switching to Newport in 1921. In 1924, Stock was selected to play for

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against France in the

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. Under the captaincy of

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, Stock was part of a ramshackle selection, caused by the late suspension of

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. Wales won, but unconvincingly. Towards the end of 1924, Stock was part of the Newport team to face the touring New Zealand team. Newport came close to beating the All Blacks, and Stock found himself re-selected for Wales when they played the touring New Zealanders on 29 November. Wales were thoroughly beaten by the All Blacks, and Stone did not play for any of the 1925 Five Nations Championship. In 1926 Stone was back in the Welsh team and faced England and Scotland in the

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. The game against Scotland, the very first Welsh match at Murrayfield, was Stock's last for his country. Away from internationals, Stock continued to represent Newport playing against two more touring sides. He faced the

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in 1926 and the

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in 1927.

International games played

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Bibliography

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References

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