{{Infobox rugby biography | name = Ian Eidman | image = | caption = | full_name = Ian Harold Eidman | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|10|31|df=y}} | birth_place = Cardiff, Wales | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | occupation = | school = | university = | relatives = | position = Prop | repyears1 = 1983–86 | repteam1 = {{nrut|Wales}} | repcaps1 = 13 | reppoints1 = 0 }} '''Ian Harold Eidman''' (born 31 October 1956) is a Welsh former rugby union international.
Eidman grew up in Dinas Powys and attended Penarth Grammar School.<ref>{{cite news |title=Six Caps Face Dinas Powys |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/904395498 |work=South Wales Echo |date=20 April 1983}}</ref>
A prop, Eidman played most of his rugby for Cardiff RFC, appearing in over 200 games.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Cardiff Three - Story of Whitefoot, Phillips and Eidman |url=https://www.rugbynetwork.net/main/cardiff-blues/s170/st192351/the-cardiff-three--story-of-whitefoot-phillips-and-eidman |website=1876 Cardiff Rugby |date=22 April 2016}}</ref> He scored the only try in the drawn 1982 Welsh Cup final against Bridgend, which won Cardiff the title on countback.<ref>{{cite news |title=Final Fling ... A Trip Down Memory Lane |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/895014410 |work=South Wales Echo |date=25 April 1997}}</ref>
Eidman made his debut for Wales in 1983, coming into the team in place of long standing prop Graham Price for a Five Nations match against Scotland. He remained with Wales until 1986 and earned a total of 13 caps.<ref name="Woolford">{{cite news |last1=Woolford |first1=Anthony |title=What happened to Welsh rugby's other cult heroes of the 80s and 90s? |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/what-happened-welsh-rugbys-cult-9157351 |work=Wales Online |date=1 May 2015 |language=en}}</ref> In 1987, he was a stand-by for the World Cup and when Stuart Evans got injured was controversially overlooked in favour of Dai Young, an uncapped prop who happened to be playing club rugby at the time in Australia, one of the host countries.<ref>{{cite news |title=Eidman Affair Is A Big Mystery |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/932936558 |work=South Wales Echo |date=1 June 1987}}</ref>
Since leaving rugby, Eidman has worked in the printing industry.<ref name="Woolford"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Ex-star Ian gets new kicks |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/914954129 |work=South Wales Echo |date=13 May 1994}}</ref>
==See also== *List of Wales national rugby union players
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{ESPNscrum|9563}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Eidman, Ian}} Category:1956 births Category:Living people Category:Welsh rugby union players Category:Wales international rugby union players Category:Rugby union players from the Vale of Glamorgan Category:Rugby union props Category:Cardiff RFC players Category:People educated at Stanwell School