David Nash (rugby union) explained

David Nash
Birth Name:David Nash
Birth Date:15 July 1939
Birth Place:Markham, Wales
Position:No. 8
Amatteam1:Cardiff Athletic
Amatteam2:Crumlin RFC
Amatteam3:Ebbw Vale RFC
Amatteam4:Barbarian F.C.
Amatteam5:Monmouthshire
Repteam1:Wales
Repteam2:British Lions
Repyears1:1960 - 1962
Repyears2:1962
Repcaps1:6
Repcaps2:0
Reppoints1:0
Reppoints2:0
School:Nantyglo Grammar
University:Cardiff College of Education

David Nash (15 July 1939 – 30 October 2016) was a Wales international rugby union player.[1] A number 8 forward, he attained 6 caps for Wales between 1960 and 1961. Nash was selected for the 1962 British Lions tour of South Africa. He played his club rugby for Ebbw Vale.

In 1967 Nash was appointed as the first honorary national coach of the Wales national rugby union team. He was appointed to coach Wales for the season, but having won one and drawn one out of the five international matches played, he resigned when the Welsh Rugby Union refused to allow him to accompany Wales on their 1968 tour of Argentina. Eventually, the WRU reversed their decision, appointing Clive Rowlands to tour as coach. He died in 2016, aged 77.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.espnscrum.com/wales/rugby/player/6551.html David Nash player profile
  2. http://www.wru.co.uk/eng/news/37443.php#.WBiybIWcGM8 OBITUARY: First Wales National Coach, David Nash, dies.