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Bill (WE) Tamplin - Lock

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Bill (WE) Tamplin
Date Of Birth10/05/1917
Place Of BirthRisca
ClubsCardiff, Newport, Pontypool, Abercarn, Abergavenny
HonoursWales
InvitationalBarbarians
William Ewart (Bill) Tamplin first played club rugby for smaller second class clubs before joining Pontypool and then Newport. When World War Two ended he joined Cardiff, playing 252 matches over eight seasons and scored seven tries. His first Welsh cap came against Scotland, at Murrayfield, in 1947 (he won seven in all) and in 1948 he played for the Barbarians against Australia.
Bill Tamplin passed away in Pontypool in October 1989 at the age of 72.
PLAYER FOR P W D L TRY CON PEN DG PTS
Wales 7 5 1 1 0 3 6 0 24
TOTAL 7 5 1 1 0 3 6 0 24
TEAM P W D L PF PA PTS
Newport 22 19 0 3 725 396 94
Llandovery 21 19 0 2 690 331 90
Ebbw Vale 20 14 0 6 615 384 71
Cardiff 21 12 1 8 579 492 63
Pontypridd 21 10 1 10 470 501 53
Pontypool 19 11 0 8 480 455 51
Merthyr 18 10 0 8 458 470 49
Aberavon 20 8 0 12 462 556 46
Bridgend Ravens 20 8 0 12 423 539 41
Swansea 19 5 0 14 377 540 30
RGC 1404 18 5 0 13 354 489 28
Carmarthen Quins 19 4 0 15 416 541 28
Neath 20 3 0 17 330 685 19