Dewi Bebb
| Birth name | Dewi Iorwerth Ellis Bebb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 August 1938 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bangor, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 14 March 1996 (aged 57) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Pontypridd, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (11 st 5 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Friars School, Bangor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Trinity College, Carmarthen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Teacher Broadcaster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dewi Iorwerth Ellis Bebb (7 August 1938 – 14 March 1996)wing. He later worked in television.
He made his debut for Swansea in a game against Llanelli in 1958. He remained with Swansea throughout his playing career, making 221 appearances, scoring 87 tries and captaining the team in the 1963–4 and 1964–5 seasons.
Early life
Dewi Bebb was the son of the Welsh historian
Rugby career
He made his first appearance for
British and Irish Lions to South Africa
in 1962, playing in two of the four tests, and to Australia, New Zealand and Canada in 1966, playing in all six tests. He was joint top try scorer on the 1966 tour.
Television
Bebb was a originally a teacher by profession. In 1964 he joined the television company
HTV, and moved to sports commentary and production work. He edited HTV's Sports Arena programme and was involved in covering the 1987 and 1991 Rugby World Cups and two Olympic Games.[2][6]
His son
European Tour.[6]
Notes
- ^ a b "Player profile - Dewi Bebb". British and Irish Lions. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Cole, Robert (15 March 1996). "Obituary: Dewi Bebb". The Independent. London.
- ^ Dewi Bebb international playing profile ESPN Scrum.com
- ^ "Dewi Bebb". BBC. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012.
- ^ "Dewi Bebb". Rugbi Gogledd Cymru. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ a b Baber, Andy (6 August 2022). "Life of a Lion: Dewi Bebb". British and Irish Lions.
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