Tom Day Rugby player

Tom Day (1907 - 18 September 1980) was a Wales international rugby union player who played club rugby for Swansea. He was awarded 13 caps for Wales and was part of the Welsh side that won the 1931 Five Nations Championship.Day first came to notice while playing for the Wales Secondary Schools, moving to Gorseinon after leaving school. In 1928 he moved teams to Swansea, at the same time as Claude Davey. He stayed with Swansea for the entirety of his international career and captained them during the 1933/34 season. On 10 October 1931 he was part of the Swansea team that faced the touring South Africans, and although losing the game, Day had an outstanding game at the front of the pack, closing the game down whenever he could.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1907
Birth place
Glanamman , Wales
Date of deathSeptember 18, 1980
Place of death
Swansea , Wales
Relatives
School
Skewen

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