Dewi Bebb

Dewi Bebb
Birth nameDewi Iorwerth Ellis Bebb
Date of birth(1938-08-07)7 August 1938
Place of birthBangor, Wales
Date of death14 March 1996(1996-03-14) (aged 57)
Place of deathPontypridd, Wales
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight72 kg (11 st 5 lb)[1]
SchoolFriars School, Bangor
UniversityTrinity College, Carmarthen
Occupation(s)Teacher
Broadcaster
Rugby union career
Position(s) wing
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Bangor RFC ()
– Colwyn Bay RFC ()
– United Services Portsmouth RFC[2] ()
– Royal Navy Rugby Union[2] ()
– Swansea RFC[2] ()
– Barbarian F.C.[2] ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1959–1967 Wales 34 (33)
1962–1966 British Lions 8 (3)

Dewi Iorwerth Ellis Bebb (7 August 1938 – 14 March 1996)[3] was a Welsh rugby union player who won thirty-four caps for Wales as a wing. He later worked in television.

He made his debut for Swansea in a game against Llanelli in 1958. He remained with Swansea throughout his playing career, making 221 appearances, scoring 87 tries and captaining the team in the 1963–4 and 1964–5 seasons.

  1. ^ a b "Player profile - Dewi Bebb". British and Irish Lions. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference Cole was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Dewi Bebb international playing profile ESPN Scrum.com