Sid Judd

Sidney "Sid" Judd (14 August 1928 – 24 February 1959)[1] was a Welsh international rugby union flanker who played club rugby for Cardiff and Carmarthen Athletic. He won 10 caps for Wales and is best remembered for scoring one of Wales' two tries in their 1953 victory over New Zealand.

Sid Judd

Birth name	Sidney Judd
Date of birth	(1928-08-14)14 August 1928
Place of birth	Cardiff, Wales
Date of death	24 February 1959(1959-02-24) (aged 30)
Place of death	Llanrumney, Wales
School	Cardiff High School
University	Trinity College, Carmarthen
Occupation(s)	school-master
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) ?-1946 1946-1956 1951/52 Trinity College Carmarthen Carmarthen Athletic RFC Cardiff RFC Barbarian F.C. 184 () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1953–1955 Welsh Secondary Schools Wales 10 (3)

Rugby career

Judd began playing rugby as a schoolboy while at Cardiff High School. As a schoolboy he was selected for Welsh secondary schools and continued playing after he matriculated to Trinity College, Carmarthen, turning out for the college team.[2] While in Carmarthen, Judd turned out as a senior for Carmarthen Athletic RFC. After leaving Trinity, he moved back to Cardiff becoming a school-teacher at Windsor Clive Secondary Modern School.

In 1946 he joined first-class Welsh team, Cardiff RFC.[3] Judd was a consistent part of the Cardiff team, and in the ten seasons he turned out for the club he was selected 184 times scoring 45 tries.[4] During the 1951/52 season, Judd was selected for invitational touring side the Barbarians and played in the Mobbs Memorial Match against East Midlands.[5]

International matches played

Wales

•  England 1953, 1954, 1955
•  France 1953, 1954
•  Ireland 1953
•  New Zealand 1953
•  Scotland 1953, 1954, 1955

References

1. Sid Judd player profile ESPNScrum.com
2. "Trinity College Alumni". Trinity Saint David. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
3. Davies (1975), p.109
4. Davies (1975), p.408
5. "Sidney Judd: Cardiff RFC profile". cardiffrfc.com. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.

Bibliography

• Billot, John (1974). Springboks in Wales. Ferndale, Glamorgan: Ron Jones Publications.
• Davies, D.E. (1975). Cardiff Rugby Club, History and Statistics 1876-1975. Risca: The Starling Press. ISBN 0-9504421-0-0.
• Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-0766-3.