Harry Uzzell

Harry Uzzell

Full name	Henry Uzzell
Date of birth	(1883-01-06)6 January 1883
Place of birth	Shirehampton,[1] England
Date of death	20 December 1960(1960-12-20) (aged 77)
Place of death	Bassaleg, Wales
School	Crindau School
Occupation(s)	Greengrocer publican
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	hooker
Amateur clubs
Years	Club / team
? ? 1902-1921	London Welsh RFC Tredegar RFC Newport RFC Gloucestershire
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1912-1920[2]	Wales	15	(6)

Henry "Harry" Uzzell (6 January 1883 - 20 December 1960) was a Welsh international rugby union player. He played club rugby predominantly for Newport and played county rugby for Gloucestershire. A fruiterer by trade he later became landlord of the Tredegar Arms in Bassaleg.

Uzzell spent the majority of his rugby career with Newport and captained them during the 1913/14 season. In 1912 he was part of the Swansea team that beat the touring South Africans.

International career

Uzzell made his debut for Wales on 20 January 1912 against England. He would represent his country on 15 occasions in total, captaining his country four times. In one game against France at St Helen's, Swansea, Uzzell scored two tries the only points he collected for his country. It is probably true that Uzzell would have been capped far more but for the intervention of the First World War.

International games played

Wales^[3]

•  England 1912, 1914, 1920
•  Ireland 1912, 1913, 1914, 1920
•  France 1912, 1913, 1914, 1920
•  Scotland 1912, 1913, 1914, 1920

Bibliography

• Parry-Jones, David (1999). Prince Gwyn, Gwyn Nicholls and the First Golden Era of Welsh Rugby. Bridgend: seren. ISBN 1-85411-262-7. 
• 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. 

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