Sydney Hinam

Sydney Hinam (29 August 1898 – 16 August 1982) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Cardiff RFC and Glamorgan Police RFC, as a flanker, i.e. number 6 or 7, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Glamorgan, and at club level for Rochdale Hornets, as a prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.[1][2]

Sydney Hinam

Personal information
Full name	Sydney Hinam
Born	29 August 1898 Pontypool, Wales
Died	16 August 1982 (aged 83) Cardiff, Wales
Playing information
Rugby union
Position	Flanker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1922–26 Cardiff RFC 96 Glamorgan Police RFC Total 96 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1925–26 Wales 5 0 0 0 0
Rugby league
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1926 Rochdale Hornets Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1927 Glamorgan ≥1
Source: [1]

Background

Sydney Hinam was born in Pontypool, Wales, and he died aged 83 in Cardiff, Wales.

Playing career

International honours

Sydney Hinam won caps for Wales (RU) while at Cardiff RFC in 1925 against Ireland, and England, and in 1926 against Scotland, Ireland, and France.

County honours

Sydney Hinam played left-prop, i.e. number 10, in Glamorgan's 18-14 victory over Monmouthshire in the non-County Championship match during the 1926–27 season at Taff Vale Park, Pontypridd on Saturday 30 April 1927.[3]

References

1. "Statistics at espnscrum.com". espnscrum.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
2. Robert Gate (1986). "Gone North - Volume 1". R. E. Gate. ISBN 0-9511190-0-1
3. Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 32 – 1926–27". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a

External links

• Search for "Hinam" at rugbyleagueproject.org
• Statistics at wru.co.uk