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72:19 July 1924
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1189:1924 deaths
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1153:Albert Blan
1062:interchange
901:Evan Vigors
764:Alf Chorley
393:rugby union
94:Rugby union
1178:Categories
1163:Ken Gowers
1143:Bryn Evans
1138:Jack Evans
1070:see also…
1066:substitute
1003:Jack Evans
863:Dai Davies
788:Jack Lewis
623:References
472:second-row
385:John Evans
55:1871-02-23
44:John Evans
29:Jack Evans
1128:Joe Mills
1041:… unknown
1017:Benjamin
638:Scrum.com
448:Llwynypia
417:Ammanford
81:, England
62:Ammanford
1058:forwards
980:Charles
943:Richard
519:Scotland
401:Llanelli
307:Position
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191:1897–97
171:189?–97
100:Position
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802:Robert
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104:Forward
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64:, Wales
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326:Years
238:Years
213:Total
119:Years
778:John
491:Wales
405:Wales
389:Welsh
359:1897
329:Team
321:Club
275:Wales
241:Team
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609:ISBN
590:ISBN
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507:1897
464:prop
69:Died
49:Born
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