# Handel Greville

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**Handel Greville** (13 September 1921 – 20 June 2014) was a [Welsh](/source/Wales) international [rugby union](/source/Rugby_union) fly-half who played club rugby for a large selection of clubs but most notably for [Llanelli](/source/Llanelli_RFC). He won just a single international cap for [Wales](/source/Wales_national_rugby_union_team) against the touring [Australia](/source/Australia_national_rugby_union_team).

## Rugby career

Greville was born in Drefach, Wales and turned out for several rugby clubs before joining first class team Llanelli. Greville captained Llanelli during the 1948/49 season. He was selected for his only international cap for Wales when the normally reliable [Haydn Tanner](/source/Haydn_Tanner) was unavailable through injury. The game was against the [touring Australians](/source/1947-48_Australia_rugby_union_tour_of_the_British_Isles,_Ireland,_France_and_North_America) which Wales won 6–0 in a match dominated by forward play. Greville gave an international-class performance but lost his place when Tanner was deemed fit for the next game.[3]

After finishing his playing career, Greville became Chairman and the President of Llanelli Rugby Club, and in 2008 was the oldest living captain to attend the final game parade at [Stradey Park](/source/Stradey_Park).[4] He suffered ill-health in his later life, and died in June 2014 at [Prince Philip Hospital](/source/Prince_Philip_Hospital) in Llanelli at the age of 92.[5]

### International matches played

**Wales**[6]

- [Australia](/source/Australia) 1947

## Bibliography

- Smith, David & Williams, Gareth (1980). *Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union*. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-0766-3.

## References

1. [Ospreys Player profiles](http://www.ospreysrugby.com/ospreys_squad_view.php?player_id=100530)[dead link]

1. [WRU player profiles](https://archive.today/20110526105411/http://www.wru.co.uk/12750_14256.php?player=31725&includeref=dynamic)

1. Smith (1980), pg 306.

1. [Captains called to say farewell to Stradey](http://www.wru.co.uk/1391_19156.php) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20081025030103/http://www.wru.co.uk/1391_19156.php) 2008-10-25 at the Wayback Machine

1. ["Scarlets pay tribute to former captain Handel Greville"](http://www.scarlets.co.uk/eng/news/6838.php). scarlets.co.uk. 22 June 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.

1. Smith (1980), pg 471.

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