Glyn Ivor Gething (16 June 1892 – 20 March 1977) was a

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international

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full back who played club rugby for

Skewen Skewen () is a village within the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, in Wales. The village is served by Skewen railway station and has its own Skewen RFC, rugby club. History Skewen was once an industrial village. There were a number of Coal ...

and

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and international rugby for

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. He was a bank clerk by profession.

Rugby history

Gething first came to note as a rugby player when he represented Skewen RFC. By 1913 he had joined Neath, and it was during his time at the club that he was selected for his one and only international cap for Wales. Gething was chosen for the

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to face

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, played away at

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, in a close game which saw Wales win 11-8.

International matches played

WalesSmith (1980), p. 462 * 1913

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References

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