Garfield Owen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Garfield Owen

Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer

Date of Birth: 20-Mar-1932

Place of Birth: Llanharan, Wales, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 17-Jan-2019

Profession: rugby union player, rugby league player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Garfield David Owen (20 March 1932 – 17 January 2019) was a Welsh teacher, and dual-code international rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s.
He first played amateur rugby for Llanharan RFC, Maesteg RFC, Wrexham RFC and Newport RFC at club level before winning six caps for Wales.
He also played rugby union for the invitational side, Barbarian F.C..
He later switched to the professional code in 1956 joining Halifax (Heritage ? 637) where at international level he also played for the Rugby League XIII, and the Wales rugby league side at his favoured position of fullback, i.e.
number 1.