Welsh rugby international Tommy David is pictured above playing
for the
Barbarians. Tom played 19 times for the Barbarians
.
He played for Lanelli in their historic win over the All Blacks in 1972. (9-3)
and the Barbarian's win over the same team in 1973. (1972/73 Tour)
International Career: Played 4, Won 3, Lost 1.
In 1974, David was selected for the British Lions team to tour South Africa. David played
in nine tour games but was not selected for any of the Test matches against South Africa.
1973 v France (Paris) L 12-3 (FN)
1973 v Australia (Cardiff) W 24-0
1976 v Ireland (Dublin) W 34-9 (FN)
1976 v France (Cardiff) W 19-13 (FN)
Club Career:
?-1972 Pontypridd RFC
1972–1976 Llanelli RFC
1976–1981 Pontypridd RFC
In 1981 David left Pontypridd turning to play rugby league.
He joined Cardiff RLFC in August 1981 and on 8 November of that year
he represented the Wales national rugby league team in a match against
England at Cardiff.
He played one final international in 1982, a home match against
Australia.
Tom's Scoring Statistics:
Pontypridd RFC - Played 404 games, 171 tries.
Pontypridd RFC - 27 tries in one season. Club record for a forward.
Pontypridd RFC - Scored 3 tries in 6 minutes against Ebbw Vale - Welsh Record.
Cardiff City Blue Dragons - Played 85 games, 59 tries.
British Rugby League record of 28 tries in a season (82/83) for a prop.