Background
His father, George Vickery, also played for Aberavon and was also an international player, but he was capped for England.
His father, George Vickery, also played for Aberavon and was also an international player, but he was capped for England.
Vickery joined Aberavon in 1928, and in 1931 was part of the joint Aberavon / Neath team that faced the 1931 touring South African team The Welsh club team was narrowly beaten when the South African"s scored a late controversial try. Vickery would again face an international touring team in 1935, when another joint Aberavon / Neath team was chosen to play against the touring All Blacks.
Although the combined Welsh teams only fielded one international, they played well though did not possess the fluency or clean passing of the New Zealand team and lost the game 13-3.
Wales lost against eventual tournament winners Scotland, but came back in the final game to beat Ireland at Swansea. Vickery was selected for the fourth and final international game of his career in the 1939 Championship.
England beat Wales 3-0 and Vickery was replaced for the next game by Les Manfield. International matches played
Wales
England 1938, 1939
Ireland 1938
Scotland 1938.