Cyril Challinor
| Date of birth | 13 May 1912 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Crynant, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 29 November 1976 (aged 64) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Neath, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
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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.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3] He was an engineering foreman by profession and worked at Blaenant Colliery.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Two very proud and very happy rugby-men ..." Neath Guardian. 3 August 1973.
- ^ "Challinor dies". Evening Telegraph. 30 November 1976.
- ^ "Neath Rugby Chairman". Western Mail. 26 July 1956.
External links
- Cyril Challinor at ESPNscrum (archive)