![]() ![]() The evening paper headlines said it all: ‘Biblical Pair Dismissed.’ In the dressing room shortly afterwards, he was joined by brother Dai, who decided to get his own back and had also been given his marching orders. Glyn was also quite a firebrand in his younger days and was sent off in one derby encounter with local rivals Belle Vue Rangers by referee Laurie Thorpe when he retaliated after being kicked in the shins by Rangers’ forward Doug Phillips. Why Salford? Glyn’s elder brother, Dai, a fiery forward, had signed for the Red Devils just after the War and went on to become a legend at the Willows, with over 300 games to his name, so it seemed a good thing to do at the time. In November 1949, at the age of 18, he was approached by Salford Secretary-Manager Cyril Braund, who offered the youngster a signing on fee of £600, plus £8 for a win £6 for a draw and £4 for a defeat. As such he was the last surviving member of Saints’ 1953 Championship winning team and the club’s first-ever Challenge Cup winning team three years later.ĭown the pit at the age of 14, Glyn originally played rugby union for Newbridge and Maesteg as a promising centre three quarter, just after the war. ![]()
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