Birth name | Richard Jenkin David | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 1 January 1879 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cardiff, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 24 October 1939 | (aged 60)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Llandaff, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Albany Road School, Cardiff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | window cleaner businessman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Richard Jenkin David (January 1879 – 24 October 1939) was a Welsh international rugby union scrum-half who played club rugby for Cardiff, and county rugby for Glamorgan. He was capped for the Wales national team on only one occasion, but faced two national touring teams with Cardiff. Later in his career he 'Went North' joining professional rugby league team Wigan.[1]