Ernie George (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Ernest "Ernie" Edward George (1871 - 28 November 1952) was a Welsh international rugby union forward who played club rugby for a variety of teams, but is most associated with Pontypridd and Cardiff. George was capped three times for Wales between 1895 and 1896. George, a masonry worker by trade, began his rugby career playing for local club Llantwit Major, but switched to Pontypridd. It was while representing Pontypridd that he was first selected for the Wales national team; being brought into the pack for the match against Scotland as part of the 1895 Home Nations Championship. George was one of two debut forwards in the Welsh team, with Tom Pook from Newport.