Gwilym Morgan Michael (8 July 1892 – 24 May 1941) was a Welsh international

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player. Michael hailed from

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in the Swansea Valley and attended Swansea Grammar School. A fast and versatile forward, Michael played for

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and was the club's second top scorer in the 1922-23 season. His three Wales caps all came during their 1923 Five Nations campaign. He also represented a combined England and Wales XV in that's year centenary match at Rugby School. Michael was a veteran of World War I and served as a Commander of Signals for the

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during World War II. He collapsed and died in 1941 after participating in a parade with his Home Guard unit.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Michael, Gwilym 1892 births 1941 deaths Welsh rugby union players Wales international rugby union players Rugby union players from Neath Port Talbot Rugby union forwards Swansea RFC players People educated at Bishop Gore School

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