Barry Llewelyn
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| Birth name | Donald Barry Llewelyn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 6 January 1948 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ashton-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (189 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 16 st 3 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Donald Barry Llewelyn (born 6 January 1948)[1] is a retired Welsh rugby union player who gained 13 caps for Wales as a prop between 1970 and 1972.
Barry was born in Ashton, Lancashire and educated at Llanelli Grammar School. He began his first-class rugby union career at Llanelli, and joined Newport RFC in the 1968–69 season while studying at Caerleon College of Education. He made his Newport debut in a 6–5 win at Pontypool on 13 November 1968. He made his Wales debut on 24 January 1970 against South Africa and gained 13 caps in total, 5 with Newport and 8 after he returned to Llanelli in the 1970–71 season. In his two seasons at Newport (1968–69 and 1969/70) he made 39 appearances and scored 6 tries.[2]
Llewelyn also played for Carmarthen Athletic, Hendy, Newbridge, Loughborough College and the Barbarians.