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Benjamin Gronow

(1887-1967)
GB & Wales dual-code rugby footballer
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Benjamin Gronow (10 March 1887 – 24 November 1967) was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s. At club level Gronow played under the union code for Bridgend RFC, county rugby for Glamorgan, and international rugby for Wales. He was often used as a utility forward. When he switched to professional league rugby he represented Huddersfield (two spells), Grenfell, Batley and Featherstone Rovers (captain) (Heritage № 82), while at representative level, Gronow played for Great Britain and Wales. His playing position varied under the league code being used as a goal-kicking forward (prior to the specialist positions of; prop, hooker, second-row, loose forward), during the era of contested scrums.

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Born Benjamin Gronow
10 March 1887
Bridgend
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24 November 1967 (aged 80)
Huddersfield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Zodiac Pisces
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