Clive Shell

Clive Shell

Full name	Robert Clive Shell
Date of birth	9 September 1947(1947-09-09)
Place of birth	Pyle, Wales
Nickname	Shelly
Occupation(s)	schoolmaster
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Scrum half
Amateur clubs
Years	Club / team
	Pyle RFC Aberavon RFC Barbarian F.C.
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1973	Wales	1	(0)
Coaching career
Years	Club / team
1984 -87	Aberavon RFC
Rugby union career

Clive Shell (9 September 1947)^[1] is a former Welsh international rugby union player. Shell made his debut for the Wales national rugby union team 10 November 1973 against Australia where he kissed the ball on his first touch while putting the ball into a scrum. A scrum-half, he played club rugby for Aberavon RFC.^[2]

Shell was one of several scrum halves of that era who were in competition with Gareth Edwards for a place in the Welsh side. Although the Australia encounter was his one and only cap, Shell played for Wales against Tonga (1974). In 1977, during a Welsh Cup semi-final, Shell received a broken jaw playing against Edwards and Cardiff RFC.

Shell formed a club half back partnership with John Bevan who was also capped by Wales. He captained Aberavon RFC in the seasons of 1977-8, 1978-9 and 1979-80 before retiring.

A school teacher by profession, Shell went on to coach Aberavon during the early 1980s. In 2007, he "narrowly avoided jail" on a drink-driving offence.^[3]

References

1. ^ Clive Shell player profile Scrum.com
2. ^ Rugby in Wales - Aberavon
3. ^ Wales Online

Persondata
Name	Shell, Clive
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	9 September 1947
Place of birth	Pyle, Wales
Date of death
Place of death