Norman Gale (rugby player)
- Norman Gale (rugby player)
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Norman Gale
Full name |
Norman Reginald Gale |
Date of birth |
24 July 1939(1939-07-24) |
Place of birth |
Gorseinon, Wales |
Date of death |
30 January 2005(2005-01-30) (aged 65) |
Place of death |
Llanelli, Wales |
School |
Gowerton Grammar School |
Rugby union career |
Playing career |
Position |
Hooker |
Amateur clubs |
Years |
Club / team |
|
Gorseinon RFC
Llanelli RFC
Swansea RFC |
National team(s) |
Years |
Club / team |
Caps |
(points) |
1960-1969 |
Wales |
25 |
(6) |
Norman Gale (24 July 1939 – 30 January 2005)[1] was a Welsh rugby union player. A hooker, he captained the Wales national rugby union team on two occasions in 1967-68. Gale played his club rugby for Llanelli RFC and Swansea RFC,[2] but it was with the Scarlets of Llanelli that he is most associated. He captained Llanelli over two seasons, 1964–65 and 1967–68, and coached the team in the 1973-74 season.
Notes
Persondata |
Name |
Gale, Norman |
Alternative names |
|
Short description |
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Date of birth |
24 July 1939 |
Place of birth |
Gorseinon, Wales |
Date of death |
30 January 2005 |
Place of death |
Llanelli, Wales |
Categories:
- People from Swansea
- Llanelli RFC players
- Gorseinon RFC players
- Swansea RFC players
- Welsh rugby union players
- Wales international rugby union players
- Wales rugby union captains
- Rugby union hookers
- 1939 births
- 2005 deaths
- People educated at Gowerton Grammar School
- Welsh rugby union biography stubs
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