Gwyn Richards
Ernest Gwyn Richards was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played representative level rugby union for Wales national rugby [union team|Wales], and at club level for Bryncethin RFC, Bridgend RFC, Cardiff RFC and Torquay Athletic RFC, as a fly-half, and club level rugby league for Huddersfield, and Leigh, as a.
Background
Gwyn Richards was born in Bryncethin, Wales, and he died aged 79 in Bridgend, Wales.
Gwyn Richards won a cap for Wales while at Cardiff RFC in 1927 against Scotland.
Gwyn Richards played and scored a try in Huddersfield's 21–17 victory over Warrington in the 1933 Challenge Cup Final during the 1932–33 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 6 May 1933. and played in the 8–11 defeat by Castleford in the 1935 Challenge Cup Final during the 1934–35 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 4 May 1935, in front of a crowd of 39,000.