About Cyril Challinor
Lived 1912 – 1976 (aged 64). Cyril Challinor was a rugby union player.
Cyril Challinor (13 May 1912 — 29 November 1976) was a Welsh international rugby union player.
Challinor hailed from Crynant near Neath and joined Crynant RFC as a teenager.
A wing-forward, Challinor moved to Neath RFC during the 1933–34 season, from where he gained his solitary Wales cap in the 1939 Home Nations, playing against England at Twickenham.
Challinor remained with Neath until retiring after the 1945–46 season, but continued to serve the club with various roles on the committee, including chairman. He was an engineering foreman by profession and worked at Blaenant Colliery.
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Who was Cyril Challinor?
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When was Cyril Challinor born?
Cyril Challinor was born on 13 May 1912.
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Cyril Challinor died on 29 November 1976.
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Cyril Challinor was a rugby union player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Cyril Challinor. https://biography.guide/cyril-challinor/
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