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Tyssul Griffiths

Tyssul Griffiths
Personal information
Full name Tyssul Griffiths
Nickname Tuss
Born 6 June 1919
Bridgend, Wales
Died 1979 (aged 59–60)
Leeds, England
Playing information
Rugby union
Position Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1945–46 Newport RFC 20 1 1
Rugby league
Position Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1946 Hunslet
1951–52 Doncaster 59 3 139 1 289
1954–56 Halifax
1956 Dewsbury 1564
Total 59 3 139 1 1853
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1946–51 Wales 2 0 0 0 0

Tyssul "Tuss" Griffiths (6 June 1919 — 1979 (aged 59–60)) born in Bridgend, was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s, and 1950s, playing representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales XV, and at club level Newport RFC, as a Fullback, i.e. number 15, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level Hunslet, Doncaster, Halifax, and Dewsbury, as a fullback, i.e. number 1, he died in Leeds.

Tuss Griffiths represented Wales XV (RU) while at Newport RFC in the 'Victory International' non-Test match(es) between December 1945 and April 1946,and won 2 caps for Wales (RL) in 1946–1951 while at Hunslet and Doncaster.

Six rugby league footballers represented Wales XV (RU) while at rugby league clubs, they were; Tyssul Griffiths, Elwyn Gwyther, Gomer Hughes, Hugh Lloyd-Davies, Harold Thomas, and Leslie Thomas.

Gomer Hughes, and Harold Thomas had previously won Wales (RU) caps, but the other footballers hadn't, and having already changed to the rugby league code they were unable to do so, but Tyssul Griffiths, Elwyn Gwyther, Leslie Thomas, did go on to win Wales (RL) caps.


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