Vince Griffiths was a Welsh rugby union

Rugby union

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 player who represented Wales

Wales national rugby union team

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 and the British Lions

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. Griffiths played club rugby for Newport and captained the team in the 1928/29 season.

Griffiths gained his first cap for Wales in 1924 against Scotland at Inverleith

Inverleith

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. Wales were humiliated by Scotland, but Griffiths scored a try

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 and regained his position to be chosen to face Ireland in the next match of the Five Nations Championship

Six Nations Championship

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. Griffiths's last game for Wales was against Ireland, but was chosen to join the British Lions

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 1924 tour of South Africa

1924 British Lions tour to South Africa

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; he played in six games, including two tests.