Ray Glastonbury
Raymond Glastonbury (born 11 December 1938) is a Welsh former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Cardiff RFC, as a wing, i.e. number 11 or 14, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Workington Town, as a wing, i.e. number 2 or 5.[1][2]
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Full name | Raymond Glastonbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Bedwellty district, Wales | 11 December 1938||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
Ray Glastonbury was born in Bedwellty district, Wales, and he was the younger brother of the rugby union wing who played in the 1950s and 1960s for Cardiff RFC (11-matches during the 1958/59 season), Glamorgan Wanderers RFC and Pontypridd RFC; Blandford Glastonbury (birth registered first ¼ 1934 (age 86–87) in Pontypridd district, marriage to Patricia K. (née Collins) registered third ¼ 1958 in Cardiff district).[3]
Playing career
Glastonbury was the 1962–63 season's top try scorer with 41-tries. He won a cap for Wales while at Workington Town in 1963.[1]
References
- "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- "Blandford Glastonbury Statistics at cardiffrfc.com". cardiffrfc.com. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
External links
- (archived by web.archive.org) Workington and Hull KR triumph in the regions
- (archived by web.archive.org) Past Players → G & H at cardiffrfc.com
- (archived by web.archive.org) Statistics at cardiffrfc.com
- Search for "Raymond Glastonbury" at britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk
- Search for "Ray Glastonbury" at britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk