Sam Ramsey
| Birth name | Samuel H. Ramsey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Rhiwbina, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Anne Ramsey (Niece) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | collier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Samuel Ramsey (1873 – 14 January 1956)[1] was a Scottish-born[2] rugby union forward who played club rugby for Treorchy and international rugby for Wales. Ramsey is noted as being one of the first 'Rhondda forwards', impact players selected by the Welsh Rugby Union to not only take, but also hand out physical abuse.[3]
Rugby career
Although born in Scotland, Ramsey moved to the
Arthur Gould. The game was disastrous for Wales, with England running in seven tries
without reply. The selectors reacted by replacing six of the Welsh pack for the next game, including five new caps; Ramsey was one of those replaced.
Surprisingly, Ramsey was reselected eight years later for his second and final game, another encounter with England, this time as part of the
Dai 'Tarw' Jones, another collier, who played club rugby for Treherbert. The Welsh team for the match against England, contained many greats of the Welsh game, including Teddy Morgan, Rhys Gabe and Gwyn Nicholls. The Welsh team should have been victorious, but were hampered by poor officiating from the referee.[6] The match ended in a 14–all draw, but the next match Ramsey was replaced by Edwin Thomas Maynard
, and never represented his country again.
International matches played
Wales[7]
England 1896, 1904
Bibliography
- Godwin, Terry (1984). The International Rugby Championship 1883-1983. London: Willows Books. ISBN 0-00-218060-X.
- Griffiths, Terry (1987). The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records. London: Phoenix House. ISBN 0-460-07003-7.
- Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-0766-3.
References
- ^ Sam Ramsey player profile scrum.com
- ^ Sam Ramsey player profile WRU.co.uk
- ^ Griffiths (1987), 4:8
- ^ Wales team visit Big Pit Archived 2010-08-03 at the Wayback Machine WRU.co.uk
- ^ Club Captains (1886 to present date) treorchyrugby.com
- ^ Godwin (1984), pg 73.
- ^ Smith (1980), pg 470.