Ray Glastonbury

Raymond Glastonbury (born 11 December 1938) is a Welsh former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Cardiff RFC, as a wing, i.e. number 11 or 14, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Workington Town, as a wing, i.e. number 2 or 5.[1][2]

Ray Glastonbury
Personal information
Full nameRaymond Glastonbury
Born (1938-12-11) 11 December 1938
Bedwellty district, Wales
Playing information
Rugby union
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1957/58–61/62 Cardiff RFC
Rugby league
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Workington Town
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1963 Wales 1 1 3
Source: [1]

Background

Ray Glastonbury was born in Bedwellty district, Wales, and he was the younger brother of the rugby union wing who played in the 1950s and 1960s for Cardiff RFC (11-matches during the 1958/59 season), Glamorgan Wanderers RFC and Pontypridd RFC; Blandford Glastonbury (birth registered first ¼ 1934 (age 88–89) in Pontypridd district, marriage to Patricia K. (née Collins) registered third ¼ 1958 in Cardiff district).[3]

Playing career

Glastonbury was the 1962–63 season's top try scorer with 41-tries. He won a cap for Wales while at Workington Town in 1963.[1]

References
  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  3. "Blandford Glastonbury Statistics at cardiffrfc.com". cardiffrfc.com. 31 December 2019. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
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