Background
Gwyn Rowlands was born and educated in Berkhamsted, and had dual qualifications for both England and Wales.
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At club level he represented London Welsh, Cardiff and the Royal Air Force. He had trials for England national team during the 1948/49 season, but was unsuccessful. He was then invited to trial for Wales in 1949.
While on national service for the Royal Air Force at Street Athan he accepted an invitation to join Cardiff Rugby Club.
In 1953 he was part of the Cardiff team to face the touring New Zealand team Rowlands was instrumental in a famous victory.
His cross-kick set up the first Cardiff try, which was scored by Sid Judd, and then converted by Rowlands. He made a major contribution to the final result, scoring two conversions and a penalty goal in a 13–8 victory.
Rowlands played in three more internationals for Wales, with encounters against England and France as part of the 1953 Five Nations Championship and after a year break, was brought in to face France again in 1956.
He went on to become a doctor in his hometown of Berkhamsted, taking over his father"s general practice and developing a reputation for diagnosing illnesses.
