George Avery Young

George Avery Young

Full name	George Avery Young
Place of birth	Tynemouth, England
Place of death	Penarth, Wales
School	Malvern School
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Forward
Amateur clubs
Years	Club / team
	Cardiff RFC
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1886	Wales	2	(0)

George Avery Young (June, 1866-21 January 1900) was an English-born sportsman who played international rugby union for Wales^[1] and cricket for Glamorgan.^[2]

Rugby career

Although born in Tynemouth in the North of England, Young moved to Wales where he came to note as a sportsman. His first major club was Cardiff, and while serving with the 'Blues' he was selected to represent Wales in the country's opening game of the 1886 Home Nations Championship, against England. Under the captaincy of Charlie Newman, Young was one of five Cardiff players to represent Wales on the day, with teammates Billy Douglas and Dai Lewis joining Young as first caps. His second and final cap was the next game of the 1886 Championship, this time against Scotland, which Wales again lost.

During the 1886/87 season, Young was given the captaincy of Cardiff, which he held for two seasons.^[3]

International games played

Wales^[4]

•  England 1886
•  Scotland 1886

Bibliography

• Godwin, Terry (1984). The International Rugby Championship 1883-1983. Grafton Street, London: Willow 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

1. WRU player profile
2. Cricketarchive.com Player profiles
3. Marshall, Francis Football; the Rugby union game (1892) Cassell and company Ltd. pg 265
4. Smith (1980), pg 474.

External links

• The Malvern Register, 1865-1904 (1905. pp 123.