Glen Webbe

Glen Webbe
Birth name Glenfield Michael Charles Webbe
Date of birth (1962-01-21) 21 January 1962
Place of birth Cardiff, Wales
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1981-1995 Bridgend RFC 75 (169)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1986-1988 Wales 10 (16)

Glen Webbe is a former international Wales rugby union player. A winger who was the second black player to represent the Welsh national rugby union team, when he made his debut versus Tonga on 12 June 1986 (the first player was Mark Brown, Newport Flanker earlier that year [1]).

Webbe played his club rugby for Bridgend RFC and was in the Wales squad for the 1987 Rugby World Cup.[2]

He also appeared as a contender in the 2nd series of the British Television Show Gladiators. He was eliminated in the first round.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.wru.co.uk/eng/matchcentre/wales_seniors.php?player=31652&includeref=dynamic
  2. ↑ "Tongan treble eludes Webbe". BBC News Online. 9 November 2006. Retrieved 27 January 2010.

Bibliography

  • Budd, Terry (2017). That Great Little Team On The Other Side Of The Bridge:The 140 Year History of Canton RFC (Cardiff) Season 1876-77 to 2016-17. Penarth, Glamorgan: Beacon Printers Ltd.
  • Davies, Sean (2006). "Tongan Treble Eludes Webbe". BBC Sport Rugby Union.
  • Slot, Owen (1994). "Webbe Still Works Wonders On The Wing". The Independent.


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