# Howell Lewis > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Howell_Lewis > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Howell_Lewis.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howell_Lewis > Source revision: 1284418005 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Wales international rugby union footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Howell Lewis | image = | caption = | birth_name = Howell Lewis[http://www.swansearfc.co.uk/history_browser_view.php?image_id=478 Swansea RFC player profiles]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} | birth_place = [Pontardawe](/source/Pontardawe), [Wales](/source/Wales) | death_place = [Guildford](/source/Guildford), [England](/source/England) | height = | weight = | position = [Wing](/source/Rugby_union_positions) | amatyears1 = | amatyears2 = | amatyears3 = | amatyears4 = 1912-1920 | amatteam1 = [Ystalyfera RFC](/source/Ystalyfera_RFC) | amatteam2 = [Cwmtwrch RFC](/source/Cwmtwrch_RFC) | amatteam3 = [Cwmllynfell RFC](/source/Cwmllynfell_RFC) | amatteam4 = [Swansea RFC](/source/Swansea_RFC) | ru_amclubcaps = | ru_amclubpoints = | ru_amupdate = | repteam1 = [Wales](/source/Wales_national_rugby_union_team)[https://archive.today/20110526164750/http://www.wru.co.uk/12750_14256.php?player=26111&includeref=dynamic Welsh rugby union player profiles] | repyears1 = 1913-1914 | repcaps1 = 4 | reppoints1 = 0 | ru_ntupdate = | coachteams1 = | coachyears1 = | ru_coachupdate = | school = Ystalyfera Grammar School[http://www.ospreysrugby.com/ospreys_squad_view.php?player_id=101317 Osprey player profiles]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} | birth_date = {{Birth date|1888|05|24|df=yes}} | death_date = {{death date and age|1971|05|29|1888|05|24|df=yes}} }} '''Howell Lewis''' (24 May 1888 – 29 May 1971) was a [Welsh](/source/Wales) international [rugby union](/source/rugby_union) wing who played club rugby for [Swansea Rugby Football Club](/source/Swansea_RFC) and was capped for [Wales](/source/Wales_national_rugby_union_team) on four occasions. Lewis was also part of the Swansea team that beat the [touring South Africa team](/source/1912%E2%80%9313_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour) in 1912. == Rugby career == Lewis joined Swansea in 1910 and in 1912 was part of the team that faced the touring [South Africa national rugby union team](/source/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team). Swansea won the game by a single [try](/source/Try_(rugby)), made more impressive by the fact that Lewis was off the field for a quarter of the match. During the game, Lewis took a blow on the bridge of his nose and when he confronted the perpetrator took another blow to his chest which staggered him. Lewis was removed from play to receive treatment, but no action was taken against South Africa. While Lewis was off the pitch, [George Hayward](/source/George_Hayward_(rugby_union)) was forced to switch to the wing, as substitutions were not part of the rules. Lewis returned to the pitch after twenty minutes to finish the game.Billot (1974), pg 121. Lewis made his Welsh international debut on 1 February 1913 against Scotland as part of the [Five Nations Championship](/source/1913_Five_Nations_Championship). Lewis was one of five new Welsh caps on the day, after a poor game to England in the opening match of the tournament. The very inexperienced team played well under the captaincy of [Billy Trew](/source/Billy_Trew) and Wales won 8–0. Lewis was reselected for the remaining two games of the Championship, both resulting in Welsh wins, away to France and at home to Ireland. Lewis's last game was the opening match of the [1914 Championship](/source/1914_Five_Nations_Championship), which saw Wales lose narrowly at [Twickenham](/source/Twickenham_Stadium) to England. In 1914 Lewis was given the captaincy of Swansea, but the outbreak of World War I halted the regular playing of rugby in Great Britain. In 1915, Lewis was captain of a West Wales team that faced an [ANZAC](/source/ANZAC) team at [St. Helens](/source/St._Helen's_Rugby_and_Cricket_Ground), During the war, Lewis reached the rank of captain in the [Royal Welch Fusiliers](/source/Royal_Welch_Fusiliers), returning to yet again captain Swansea in peacetime during the 1919/1920 season. He retired from rugby in 1920. ===International matches played=== '''Wales'''Smith (1980), pg 468. *{{ru|ENG}} 1914 *{{ru|FRA}} 1913 *{{ru|IRE}} 1913 *{{ru|SCO}} 1913 == Bibliography == * {{cite book |last=Billot |first=John |title=Springboks in Wales |year=1974 |publisher=Ron Jones Publications |location=Ferndale }} * {{cite book |last=Godwin |first=Terry |title=The International Rugby Championship 1883-1983 |year=1984 |publisher=Willows Books |location=London |isbn=0-00-218060-X}} * {{cite book |last=Griffiths |first=John|title=The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records |year=1987 |publisher=Phoenix House |location=London |isbn=0-460-07003-7}} * {{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 == {{reflist}} {{s-start}} {{s-sports|ruc}} {{succession box|title=[Swansea RFC](/source/Swansea_RFC) captain|before=World War I|after=[Tom Parker](/source/Tom_Parker_(rugby_union))|years=1919-1920}} {{s-end}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lewis, Howell}} Category:1888 births Category:1971 deaths Category:British Army personnel of World War I Category:Royal Welch Fusiliers officers Category:Rugby union players from Pontardawe Category:Rugby union wings Category:Swansea RFC players Category:Wales international rugby union players Category:Welsh rugby union players --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Howell Lewis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howell_Lewis) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howell_Lewis?action=history)). 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