Emlyn Walters

Emlyn Walters (20 May 1918 – 2001) born in Glynneath (birth registered in Merthyr Tydfil district), was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s playing club level rugby union (RU) for Glynneath RFC, andPontypridd RFC, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Bradford Northern, as a Wing, i.e. number 2 or 5, he died in Cwmgwrach.

Pontypridd RFC flyhalf Oliver Morris lodged at a house in Rosser Street, Maesycoed before he 'went North' and signed for Hunslet in November 1937, with team mate Emlyn Walters, who went on to Captain Pontypridd RFC from 1937 to 1939, before he too turned professional with Bradford Northern in July 1939. Walters was an outstanding player in the great Bradford Northern team of this era. His career was interrupted in 1944 when he was called up to the Royal Navy in the second world war where he served as a Chief Petty Officer

Emlyn Walters won 10 caps for Wales (RL) in 1940–1948 while at Bradford Northern.

Emlyn Walters played Left-Wing, i.e. number 5, in Bradford Northern's 15-5 victory over Dewsbury in the 1941 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1940-41 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 5 April 1941, played Left-Wing in the 24-0 victory over Halifax in the Autumn 1941 Yorkshire Cup Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1941-42 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 6 December 1941, and played Left-Wing in the 10-7 aggregate victory over Keighley in the 1943 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1943-44 season, the 5-2 first-leg victory at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 27 November 1943, and the 5-5 second-leg draw at Lawkholme Lane, Keighley on Saturday 4 December 1943.