Ray Giles Explained

Ray Giles
Birth Name:Raymond Giles
Birth Place:Kenfig Hill, Wales
Occupation:Steel worker[1]
Position:Scrum-half
Amatyears2:1983-1987
Amatyears3:1987-1989
Amatyears4:1989-1991
Amatteam1:Kenfig Hill RFC
Amatteam2:Aberavon RFC
Amatteam3:Cardiff RFC
Amatteam4:Aberavon RFC
Amatapps2:11
Amatapps3:58
Amatapps4:5
Amatpoints2:0
Amatpoints3:36
Amatpoints4:0
Repteam1:Wales
Repyears1:1983-1987
Repcaps1:3
Reppoints1:0
School:Cynffig Comprehensive School
Birth Date:15 January 1961

Raymond Giles (born 15 January 1961) is a former Welsh and Aberavon RFC[2] and Cardiff RFC[3] rugby union player.

Career

He started his club career playing Kenfig Hill RFC until 1983, when he moved to Aberavon RFC, for whom he scored 11 points. Between 1987 and 1989 he played for Cardiff RFC, with 58 appearances and scoring 36 points, before returning to Aberavon in 1989 until ending his career in the 1991-92 season.Giles' first cap for Wales was during a match against Romania, in Bucharest, on 12 November 1983. He was also part of the 1987 Rugby World Cup Welsh squad, where he played only the match against Canada in Invercargill, which was his last match for Wales.[4]

Currently, Giles is a patron for Prostate Cymru, a Welsh organisation to raise prostate cancer awareness.[1] [5]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/what-became-26-welsh-players-9629640 What became of the 26 Welsh players who became Rugby World Cup cult heroes?
  2. http://www.aberavonwizards.co.uk/People/Player?PersonId=100905 Ray Giles profile at Aberavon Wizards RFC
  3. http://www.cardiffrfc.com/Teams/Player?personId=100905 Ray Giles profile at Cardiff RFC
  4. http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/31-players-you-forgot-been-9358721 31 players you forgot had been to a Rugby World Cup with Wales
  5. http://www.prostatecymru.com/the-five-valleys-sportive-2017/ The Five Valleys sportive 2017