Sport: Rugby, Cricket, Boxing, Athletics
Sport in Wales usually means Rugby, it seems to overshadow some great achievments Welsh sportsmen and women have made in Boxing, Athletics, Cricket and Football. Our list of welsh sport personalities includes well known names like Alf Sherwood , Ryan Giggs , Ian Lougher and many more - including some here time has overlooked...
Cliff Jones
Footballer (Soccer) capped fifty-eight times for Wales. Welsh wizard, played for Tottenham Hotspur in the glory days of the 1960'sClive Branson
World Angling Champion 1987, World Angling Championship runner up (silver medal) 1986, Captain Welsh Angling Championship Team 1989Clive Rowlands
Captain of Wales Rugby Union in the 1960's and also a British and Irish Lions player.Clive Sullivan
Clive Sullivan played rugby league for Hull K. R. and Hull F. C, he also played for Great Britain and was the first black captain for Great Britain. Clive passed away in 1985 aged just 42 from cancer.Clive Thomas
World cup soccer referee.Colin Jackson
Record holder 110m hurdles.Colin Jones
Boxer of note. Defeated Kirkland Laing tp become the British Champion and went on to beat Mark Harris for the Commonwealth title too. He later went up against Henrik-Palm for the European Welterweight Championship, a match lasting just two rounds. Could have taken the World title but for a split descision from the judges!More Articles...
- Craig Bellamy, sportsman with a connection to Wales (South Wales)
- Craig Kelly, sportsman with a connection to Wales (South Wales)
- Cyril Sidlow, sportsman with a connection to Wales (Colwyn Bay)
- Dai Davies, sportsman with a Welsh connection!
- Dai Dower, sportsman with a connection to Wales (Swansea)
- Dai Rees, sportsman with a connection to Wales (Aberdare)