Wickham Powell

Wickham James Powell, known as Wick, lived from 13 September 1892 to 20 March 1961 and was a Welsh rugby player who played in both codes. Born in Cardiff, he was a wing who captained Cardiff RFC in rugby union and won caps for Wales against England, Scotland, France and Ireland in 1920. He then moved to rugby league with Rochdale Hornets and won a cap for Other Nationalities against England in 1921. His brother Jack Powell also played for Cardiff and was capped for Wales against Ireland in 1923. Powell served with the 38th (Welsh) Infantry Division in France in the First World War and captained Cardiff in the 1919-1920 season. A broken shoulder suffered against the 1921-22 Kangaroo tourists ended his league career, after which he returned to Cardiff, captained a bowls side and became a publican, dying at Cyncoed aged 68.