Gwilym Michael

Gwilym Morgan Michael was a Welsh international rugby union player.
Michael hailed from Pontardawe in the Swansea Valley and attended Swansea Grammar School.
A fast and versatile forward, Michael played for Swansea RFC and was the club's second top scorer in the 1922-23 season. His three Wales caps all came during their 1923 [Five Nations Championship|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 Home Guard during World War II. He collapsed and died in 1941 after participating in a parade with his Home Guard unit.