Sidney "Sid" Judd (14 August 1928 – 24 February 1959) was a

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flanker who played club rugby for

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and Carmarthen Athletic. He won 10 caps for

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and is best remembered for scoring one of Wales' two tries in their 1953 victory over

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Rugby career

Judd began playing rugby as a schoolboy while at Cardiff High School. As a schoolboy he was selected for Welsh secondary schools and continued playing after he matriculated to

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, turning out for the college team. While in Carmarthen, Judd turned out as a senior for

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. After leaving Trinity, he moved back to

becoming a school-teacher at Windsor Clive Secondary Modern School. In 1946 he joined first-class Welsh team,

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. Judd was a consistent part of the Cardiff team, and in the ten seasons he turned out for the club he was selected 184 times scoring 45 tries. During the 1951/52 season, Judd was selected for invitational touring side the

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and played in the Mobbs Memorial Match against East Midlands.

International matches played

Wales * 1953, 1954, 1955 * 1953, 1954 * 1953 * 1953 * 1953, 1954, 1955

References

Bibliography

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