Reggie Gibbs
Reggie Gibbs wearing the Welsh strip | |||
Full name | Reginald Arthur Gibbs | ||
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Date of birth | 7 May 1882 | ||
Place of birth | Cardiff[1] Wales | ||
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Place of death | Cardiff, Wales | ||
School | Queen's College, Taunton | ||
Notable relative(s) | Patrick Gibbs, son | ||
Occupation(s) | ship-owner | ||
Rugby union career | |||
Playing career | |||
Position | Wing | ||
Amateur clubs | |||
Years | Club / team | ||
? 1901-1911 1907-? 1905 |
Penarth RFC Cardiff RFC Barbarian F.C. Glamorgan County RFC |
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National team(s) | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
1906-1911 1908 |
Wales Anglo-Welsh |
16 2 |
(57) (3) |
Reginald "Reggie" Arthur Gibbs (7 May 1882 - 28 November 1938) was a Welsh international rugby union wing who played club rugby for Penarth and Cardiff. He was capped 16 times for his country and captained his team on one occasion. Gibbs is one of five Welsh players to have scored four tries in a single game.
International career
Gibbs was first capped for his country in a game against Scotland on February 3, 1906. Wales won the game 9-3, but were completely outplayed by Scotland; the main reason for the Scottish defeat was Gibbs impressive display as a 'rover'. His work with Billy Trew turned the minimal possession Wales had into the three tries the team scored on the day.[2]
In total Gibbs scored 17 tries for his country, establishing a Welsh record which stood until Gareth Edwards broke it in 1976. In his final season, 1911, Gibbs scored five tries as Wales won the Triple Crown and Grand Slam, their last such success for 39 years. He captained Wales once, against Ireland at Lansdowne Road in 1910, scoring a try and leading Wales to 19-3 victory. Gibbs toured Australasia as part of the Arthur Harding's Anglo-Welsh team of 1908. In the 1908 tour, Gibbs played two of the tests and scored the only try for the tourists in the first test.
International matches played
Wales[3]
- England 1907, 1908, 1910, 1911
- France 1908, 1910, 1911
- Ireland 1906, 1908, 1910, 1911
- Scotland 1906, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1911
British Isles
- New Zealand 1908, 1908
Bibliography
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References
- ↑ Welsh Rugby Union player profiles
- ↑ Parry-Jones (1999), pg 167.
- ↑ Smith (1980), pg 466.
Rugby Union Captain | ||
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Preceded by | Cardiff RFC Captain 1910-1911 |
Succeeded by Louis Dyke |
- 1882 births
- 1938 deaths
- Welsh rugby union players
- Sportspeople from Cardiff
- Rugby union wings
- Wales rugby union captains
- Cardiff RFC players
- Penarth RFC players
- Barbarian F.C. players
- Wales international rugby union players
- Welsh businesspeople in shipping
- People educated at Queen's College, Taunton
- Glamorgan County RFC players