Tuss Griffiths - Full-back
Wales RLHeritage No | 194 |
Date Of Birth | 06/06/1919 |
Place Of Birth | Blaengarw |
Clubs | Dewsbury Rams, Halifax Panthers, Doncaster, Hunslet RLFC, Newport |
Regions | Monmouthshire |
Honours | Wales RL |
Tyssul Griffiths made his rugby union début for Newport RFC in October 1945. He represented Wales while at Newport RFC in the 'Victory International', but was injured after ten minutes and was given a tie, but no cap. He turned professional Hunslet in 1946, and went on to make 167 appearances for the club, scoring seven tries and kicking 184 goals. Signed by newly-founded Doncaster in July 1951, he played in first ever game on 18 August 1951, scoring two conversions in a 10–3 victory over Wakefield Trinity. He played 59 games for Doncaster and was the club's top points scorer for the 1951–52 and 1952–53 seasons, ending up on three tries and 140 goals. In December 1952, he was signed by Halifax for a fee of around £1,000. He played fullback in Halifax's 4-4 draw with Warrington in the 1954 Challenge Cup Final during the 1953–54 season at Wembley and kicked two penalty goals in the 4-8 defeat by Warrington in the replay at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Wednesday 5 May 1954, in front of a record crowd of 102,575. He is one of less than 25 Welshmen to have scored more than 1000-points in their rugby league career. He remained in Yorkshire and died on 25 August 1978 in Leeds, aged 59.
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