Ron Herrera (rugby union)
| Full name | Ronald Cecil Herrera | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 January 1905 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wattsville, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 16 March 1973 (aged 68) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Newport, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
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Ronald Cecil Herrera (16 January 1905 – 16 March 1973) was a Welsh international rugby union player.
Herrera hailed from Wattsville, near Crosskeys, and began playing senior rugby in 1921–22.[1]
A forward, Herrera had a quick rise in rugby and gained his first Wales call up in 1925, within a year of having been in the Cross Keys reserves.[2] He was capped eight times for Wales and scored two tries. By the end of his international career, Herrera had transferred to Newport RFC, upon joining the Newport Borough Police.[3] He retired from rugby in 1931.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Ex-Welsh player dies". Weekly Argus. 22 March 1973.
- ^ "Pen Pictures". The Football Argus. 2 October 1926.
- ^ "Famous Cross Keys Forward Comes To Newport". South Wales Argus. 21 July 1926.
External links
- Ron Herrera at ESPNscrum (archive)