William Philips
Position: Forward
| Born |
16/08/1855 |
| Died |
15/10/1918 |
| Place Of Birth |
Cardiff |
William David Phillips played for Cardiff 1876- 1895.
He became Club Captain for the first team in the 1879/80 season and kept the captaincy for three seasons. He was the first player to regain the captaincy in the club's history. In 1881 Phillips was selected to play for the first representative Welsh International team in a game against England, he went on to gain another four Welsh Caps.
After his playing days were over he went on to become a referee followed by becoming WRU Vice President - representing the East Wales region. Philips was one of the Welsh representatives on the IRB panel from 1887 - 1907. He died in Cardiff aged 63 in 1918.
Playing Summary
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Season |
P |
W |
D |
L |
Try |
Con |
Pen |
DG |
PTS |
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Total |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Click on a season for a match by match breakdown.
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Team |
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L |
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DG |
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Wales |
5 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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