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Full name | Owen Phillips | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Owen Phillips (birth unknown) is a Welsh former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played at representative level for Wales and Combined Nationalities, and at club level for Swinton, as a prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums. [1] [2]
Owen Phillips represented Combined Nationalities in the 15-19 defeat by France at Stade de Gerland, Lyon on Sunday 3 January 1954, and won caps for Wales while at Swinton in 1951 against England, Other Nationalities, and New Zealand, in 1952 against France (2 matches), and in 1953 against England. [1]