Hugh Murray Ingledew (26 October 1865 – 1 February 1937) was a

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international

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forward who played club rugby for

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. Ingledew also played cricket for

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and was instrumental as a solicitor, in helping the local Cardiff cricket and rugby clubs purchase the

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in 1922.

Rugby career

Ingledew was first selected for Wales in a match against Ireland as part of the

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. Under the captaincy of

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and Wales rugby superstar Arthur Gould, the game was a draw with a goal from each side. The match is more notable for the brawl between the two teams during the after-match dinner, where nine players found themselves in the Dublin Courts the next day. Later in 1890, Ingledew became a member of the touring invitational team The Barbarians, in their inaugural year. In 1891 season, Ingledew was back in the Welsh squad when he was selected for the opening game of the 1891 Championship. Now under the captaincy of William Bowen, as Gould was working in the West Indies, Wales lost the match 7–3. Ingledew's final international game was the second match of the 1891 tournament against Scotland. Wales lost heavily by a goal and six tries and Ingledew, along with his half-back partner

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were dropped to be replaced by

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pairing, brother's

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and

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. Outside playing rugby, Ingledew was a

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, who specialised in railway law. Despite his favoured legal stance in transport law, he was chosen as the solicitor in completing the purchase of the Cardiff Arms Park in 1922.Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Cardiff Arms Park a short history As a former sportsman with connections to cricket, and Cardiff Rugby club, Ingledew helped

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purchase the ground from

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, for a sum of £30,000.

International matches played

WalesSmith (1980), p. 467. * 1891 * 1890 * 1891

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ingledew, Hugh Wales international rugby union players Welsh rugby union players Rugby union scrum-halves Rugby union players from Cardiff 1865 births 1937 deaths Cardiff RFC players Barbarian F.C. players Glamorgan cricketers Welsh cricketers Welsh solicitors Oxford University RFC players People educated at St Edward's School, Oxford