Career
Whilst with Llanelli he faced two touring Southern Hemisphere teams, the South Africans in 1931 and New Zealand in 1935. Language was first capped for Wales in the 1931 Five Nations Championship in a game against France. Language would remain unselected for his country for another four years, but in 1931 he played for Llanelli when they hosted the touring South Africans.
In 1934 Language was back in the Welsh team, adding some experience to a team which the game earlier with 13 new caps, had lost at home to England.
Led by Claude Davey and with the flair supplied by Cliff Jones, Wales beat Scotland at Murrayfield. This game was the first of ten sequential games that Language would play for Wales stretching to 1937.
Having already faced, and lost, to the All Blacks with Llanelli, Language found himself selected to face the tourists for his country. Language played his part with strong line-out play that allowed Wales to gain from good possession.
International matches played
Wales
England 1935, 1936, 1937
France 1931
Ireland 1931, 1934, 1935, 1936
New Zealand 1935
Scotland 1934, 1935, 1936.