About Griff Bevan
Lived 1914 – 2004 (aged 90). Griff Bevan was a rugby union player.
Griffith Wilfred Bevan (15 August 1914 — 25 October 2004) was a Welsh international rugby union player.
Born in Burry Port, Bevan was a steel worker and made his solitary Wales appearance in the country's first post-war international, a 1947 Five Nations match against England in Cardiff.
Bevan captained the Llanelly side to their famous over the touring 1947–48 Wallabies at Stradley Park.
After achieving his Wales cap, Bevan left Llanelly for hometown club Burry Port in 1948.
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Who was Griff Bevan?
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Griff Bevan was born on 15 August 1914.
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Griff Bevan died on 25 October 2004.
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Griff Bevan was a rugby union player.
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