Former Wales and Lions star dies

Tue, 09 Jun 18:50:23 2009

Former Wales and Lions scrum-half Haydn Tanner has died in his sleep at the age of 92.

Tanner made his international debut as an 18-year-old in Wales' 13-12 victory over New Zealand in 1935 and went on to win 25 caps over a record-breaking 15-year period.

At the age of 21, Tanner was selected for the 1938 Lions tour of South Africa and featured in the second Test against the Springboks.

Bleddyn Williams, who played with Tanner, said: "Among all the scrum-halves I've seen and played with, he would reign supreme."

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RIP pal
From Dan, on Wed 10 Jun 5:44PM
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Well,Thomas. He was Welsh, he wore the number 9 jersey and made his international debut aged 18 years.
From neilfrederick, on Wed 10 Jun 11:05AM
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He sounds good, what were his main strengths?
From Thomas, on Wed 10 Jun 10:13AM
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