Haydn James Mainwaring (10 June 1933 — 12 September 2018) was a Welsh international rugby union player.
| Full name | Haydn James Mainwaring | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 June 1933 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Swansea, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 12 September 2018 (aged 85) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Bishop Gore School | ||||||||||||||||
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Mainwaring was born in Swansea and educated at Bishop Gore School.[1]
A versatile back, Mainwaring played with Swansea, Royal Navy, London Welsh, Harlequins and Newport. He also made several Barbarians appearances, mostly famously as a fullback against the touring 1961 Springboks, with his try-saving shoulder charge on Avril Malan helping secure a 6–0 win.[2] His tackle was described in the press as "like a comet burying itself into earth".[3] He won his solitary Wales cap as a centre in a 1961 Five Nations match against France in Paris.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Obituary: Big hit Haydn Mainwaring passes on". Welsh Rugby Union. 13 September 2018.
- ^ "Legendary Welsh BaaBaas player dies". News24. 14 September 2018.
- ^ Thomas, Simon (16 April 2021). "The 50 hardest Welsh rugby players who ever lived". Wales Online.
- ^ "Newport stalwart Mainwaring passes away". South Wales Argus. 13 September 2018.
External links
edit- Haydn Mainwaring at ESPNscrum