Hugh Vincent

association football player rugby union player

April 27, 1862 (age 68)

He played club rugby for Bangor Reconstruction Finance Corporation and club football for Carnarvon Wanderers and Bangor City F.C. as well as a single international for the Wales national rugby union team A solicitor by profession, Vincent also ran for parliament and was Mayor of Bangor. Vincent was a notable sportsman, playing for three different clubs in Bangor, the rugby, football and cricket clubs. He was also the club captain of Street Deiniol"s Golf Club. Vincent had a brief but notable rugby career, playing in one of the very first Welsh teams. In 1882, after Wales were humiliated by England in the very first Welsh international rugby match, a game was arranged with Ireland. This was the first time the two teams met, but on arrival at Dublin, the Welsh team arrived a player short. This was not an unusual occurrence for the time, and Wales turned to Trinity College, Dublin to supply a stand-in from the university"s rugby team Vincent, with his Welsh background, was a perfect replacement and came into the pack for his only game. The result was a massive turn around for the Welsh team, and after losing to England by eight tries to nil, they beat Ireland by two goals to nil. Vincent never played for Wales again, but continued playing for Bangor on his return to Wales. International matches played Wales Ireland 1882.

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Background

Hugh Vincent was born in 1862 to Review James Crawley Vincent and Grace Johnson.

Education

He graduated to Trinity College, Dublin and after obtaining his degree, moved to Caernarfon where he became articled to solicitor Charles Jones.

Career

He played club rugby for Bangor Reconstruction Finance Corporation and club football for Carnarvon Wanderers and Bangor City F.C. as well as a single international for the Wales national rugby union team A solicitor by profession, Vincent also ran for parliament and was Mayor of Bangor. Vincent was a notable sportsman, playing for three different clubs in Bangor, the rugby, football and cricket clubs.

He was also the club captain of Street Deiniol"s Golf Club.

Vincent had a brief but notable rugby career, playing in one of the very first Welsh teams. In 1882, after Wales were humiliated by England in the very first Welsh international rugby match, a game was arranged with Ireland.

This was the first time the two teams met, but on arrival at Dublin, the Welsh team arrived a player short. This was not an unusual occurrence for the time, and Wales turned to Trinity College, Dublin to supply a stand-in from the university"s rugby team

Vincent, with his Welsh background, was a perfect replacement and came into the pack for his only game.

The result was a massive turn around for the Welsh team, and after losing to England by eight tries to nil, they beat Ireland by two goals to nil. Vincent never played for Wales again, but continued playing for Bangor on his return to Wales. International matches played

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Ireland 1882.

Achievements

In 1910 he stood for the political seat of Caernarfon against Liberal politician, and then Chancellor of the Exchequer, David Lloyd George, but did not win the election.

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