# Giotto Griffiths

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{{Short description|Wales international rugby union player (1864–1938)}}
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'''Griffith 'Giotto' Griffiths''' (15 September 1864 – 22 July 1938) was a [Welsh](/source/Wales) international [rugby union](/source/rugby_union) half-back who played club rugby for [Llanelli](/source/Llanelli_RFC) and international rugby for [Wales](/source/Wales_national_rugby_union_team).

==Rugby career==
Griffiths came to note as a rugby player when playing for club team Llanelli. In 1888 Griffiths was part of the Llanelli squad who faced the first touring Southern Hemisphere rugby team, the [New Zealand Natives](/source/1888-1889_New_Zealand_Native_football_team). Griffiths was constant in rushes against the Maoris,<ref name="Billot18">Billot (1972), pg 18.</ref> and the game was decided by a single long range dropped goal from Llanelli's [Harry Bowen](/source/Harry_Bowen_(rugby)). Griffiths was later selected for the Welsh national team, partnered with [Newport's](/source/Newport_RFC) [Charlie Thomas](/source/Charlie_Thomas_(rugby_union)), in a match against Ireland as part of the [1889 Home Nations Championship](/source/1889_Home_Nations_Championship). The Welsh team on that day included four Llanelli players, Griffith's team-mates being [Tom Morgan](/source/Tom_Morgan_(rugby_union)), [Dan Griffiths](/source/Dan_Griffiths_(rugby_union%2C_born_1857)) and [Ned Roberts](/source/Ned_Roberts), all four playing their final international match. The game was played at [St. Helen's](/source/St._Helen's_Rugby_and_Cricket_Ground) and the Wales team was captained for the first time by rugby superstar [Arthur 'Monkey' Gould](/source/Arthur_Gould_(rugby_union)). Wales lost the game by two [tries](/source/Try_(rugby)) to nil and in the next game Griffiths was replaced by [William Stadden](/source/William_Stadden), and never represented his country again.

===International matches played===
'''Wales (rugby union)'''<ref name="Smith466">Smith (1980), pg 466.</ref>
* [Ireland](/source/Ireland_national_rugby_union_team) 1889

== Bibliography ==
* {{cite book |last=Billot |first=John |title=All Blacks in Wales |year=1972 |publisher=Ron Jones Publications|location=Ferndale, Glamorgan }}
* {{cite book |last=Godwin |first=Terry |title=The International Rugby Championship 1883-1983 |year=1984 |publisher=Willow Books |location=Grafton Street, London |isbn=0-00-218060-X}}
* {{cite book |last=Smith |first=David |author2=Williams, Gareth |title=Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union |year=1980 |publisher=University of Wales Press |location=Cardiff |isbn=0-7083-0766-3}}

== References ==
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Category:Welsh rugby union players
Category:Wales international rugby union players
Category:Rugby union halfbacks
Category:Llanelli RFC players
Category:1864 births
Category:1938 deaths
Category:Rugby union players from Llanelli

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