Richard "Dickie" Jenkin David (January 1879 - 24 October 1939) was a Welsh

Wales

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

 international rugby union

Rugby union

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 scrum-half who played club rugby for Cardiff

Cardiff RFC

Cardiff Rugby Football Club is a rugby union football club based in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. The club was founded in 1876 and played their first few matches at Sophia Gardens, but soon relocated to Cardiff Arms Park where they have been based ever since...

 and county rugby for Glamorgan

Glamorgan County RFC

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. He was capped for the Wales national team

Wales national rugby union team

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 on only one occasion, but faced two national touring teams with Cardiff. Later in his career he 'Went North' joining professional rugby league

Rugby league

Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...

 team Wigan

Wigan Warriors

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Rugby career

David played school rugby for Albany Road School, and later progressed to Cathays United, a low level club based in Cardiff

Cardiff

Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...

. David joined Cardiff RFC during the 1903/04 season, playing at scrum-half he formed a long half back relationship with Percy Bush

Percy Bush

Percy Frank Bush was a Welsh rugby union player who played international rugby for Wales on eight occasions. Playing at fly-half, Bush is regarded as one of the most talented Welsh players before the first World War.-Rugby career:...

. In 1905, David was selected for the Cardiff team to face the Original All Blacks, the very first touring New Zealand team. David began the move that created the second Cardiff try during the game, but fullback Bert Winfield

Bert Winfield

Herbert Benjamin 'Bert' Winfield was an English rugby union player who played international rugby for Wales. He was a member of the winning Welsh team who beat the 1905 touring All Blacks and captained Wales against Ireland in 1908...

 missed the conversion in the final minutes, giving the All Blacks a narrow victory.

In 1906, David faced his second touring side with Cardiff; Paul Roos'

Paul Roos (rugby player)

Paul Johannes Roos was one of the first South African Springbok rugby union captains and led the first South African rugby team to tour overseas – to Britain in 1906...

 South Africans. Cardiff beat the tourists 17-0, the largest defeat for the South Africans that tour. The same season, David won his first and only Welsh cap, when he was chosen to face Ireland as part of the 1907 Home Nations Championship

1907 Home Nations Championship

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. The game began in controversy after the Welsh captain, Billy Trew

Billy Trew

Billy Trew was a Welsh international centre, outside half and wing who played club rugby for Swansea Rugby Football Club. He won 29 caps for Wales and is seen as one of the key players of the first Golden Age of Welsh rugby union...

, withdrew in protest to the treatment of suspended team-mate Fred Scrine

Fred Scrine

Fred Scrine was a Welsh international rugby union scrum-half who played club rugby for Swansea. Scrine's style of play was as a fast spoiling player and was first capped for Wales in 1899 against England.-Rugby career:...

, by the Welsh Rugby Union

Welsh Rugby Union

The Welsh Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in Wales, recognised by the International Rugby Board.The union's patron is Queen Elizabeth II, and her grandson Prince William of Wales became the Vice Royal Patron of the Welsh Rugby Union as of February 2007.-History:The roots of the...

. This left a space open at centre, which was taken by Bush, and to ensure club continuity David was brought in as his partner. The game ended in a record win over the Irish for Wales, but despite this the next season David was replaced by Newport's Tommy Vile

Tommy Vile

Major Thomas Henry "Tommy" Vile MBE was a Welsh international rugby union player. He played club rugby predominantly for Newport, captaining the side twice and played county rugby for Monmouthshire. He also represented the British Isles in Australia, and after retiring from playing became an...

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In December 1907 David switched to professional rugby league, joining Wigan. He remained with Wigan for just the single season, and played his last game for them on 22 February 1908.