Background
Lewis was born in 1859 in Llandovery to John Lewis, and was educated first at Llandovery College and then graduated to Christ"s College, Cambridge in 1878.
Lewis was born in 1859 in Llandovery to John Lewis, and was educated first at Llandovery College and then graduated to Christ"s College, Cambridge in 1878.
He completed his senior house officer period at Street Batholomew"s, before becoming a consulting physician at Kilburn Dispensary.
He gained his Bachelor in 1882 and his Bachelor of Medicine in 1887 from Street Bartholomew"s Hospital. Lewis continued with his studies throughout his career, and was awarded his Local Search Association in 1884, Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1884 and his Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1890. He began his speciality in pediatrics when he took up a position as surgeon at Clergy Orphan School in Marylebone, later taking a post as Senior Resident Medical Officer at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
His final post was as Resident Medical Officer at the Royal Free Hospital in London.
When Newport Athletic secretary, Richard Mullock, was successful in gaining an agreed fixture from the Rugby Football Union between the English team and a yet to be formed Wales side. He had a short period to recruit a Welsh team
Mullock had future plans to form a Welsh Rugby Union, so selected a team of "gentlemen players" that represented a wide spread of clubs from around Wales. Lewis was not only an ex-Cambridge student, having graduated from Christ"s College but also represented Llandovery, and was called up to represent the first Welsh team
Lewis was placed at the key position of half-back, paired with Llandaff"s Leonard Watkins.
The game was a disaster for the Welsh team The team was badly organised, having never played together before, and several players out of position. In the first ten minutes of the start of the game, both Lewis and Wales forward B. B. Mann were injured, both eventually leaving the field of play before the final whistle.
Wales were totally out-classed, losing by eight goals to nil, and Lewis never represented his country again.
International matches played
Wales
England 1881.