Haydn Tanner (born 9 January 1917 in Penclawdd, died 5 June 2009) was a Welsh international rugby union player who also played for the British and Irish Lions and the Barbarians. Tanner was educated at Gowerton Grammar School and was still a schoolboy when he played at scrum-half for Swansea against the All Blacks at St. Helens in 1935. Swansea won the game by 11 points to 3, with Tanner and his cousin Willie Davies outstanding.

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  • Haydn Tanner (born 9 January 1917 in Penclawdd, died 5 June 2009) was a Welsh international rugby union player who also played for the British and Irish Lions and the Barbarians. Tanner was educated at Gowerton Grammar School and was still a schoolboy when he played at scrum-half for Swansea against the All Blacks at St. Helens in 1935. Swansea won the game by 11 points to 3, with Tanner and his cousin Willie Davies outstanding. The New Zealand captain, Jack Manchester, is said to have passed back the message to New Zealand: "Tell them we have been beaten, but don't tell them it was by a pair of schoolboys". In December the same year Tanner won his first cap for Wales at the age of 18 years and 11 months, making him one of the youngest players to appear for Wales. The match was again against the All Blacks and Tanner was again on the winning side. He went on to win 25 international caps, 12 as captain, despite his career being interrupted by the Second World War. Tanner toured South Africa with the British and Irish Lions in 1938 and played in only one test owing to injury. In 1948 he was captain of the Barbarians against Australia. His last international match was against France in 1949. He was undoubtedly one of the greatest scrum-halves to ever play the game and, according to the 1950 Lion, Bleddyn Williams, he was ‘the greatest’: "Among all the scrum-halves I’ve seen and played with, he would reign supreme," said Williams. "He had a superb pass – the best I ever played with. His service was even better than Gareth Edwards. " Tanner died in his sleep on the 5th June 2009, aged 92. .
  • Haydn Tanner, né le 9 janvier 1917 à Gowerton et décédé le 5 juin 2009 était un joueur de rugby à XV, qui a joué avec l'équipe du Pays de Galles de 1935 à 1949, évoluant au poste de demi de mêlée.
  • Tanner fu educato alla Gowerton Grammar School ed era ancora uno studente quando giocò come mediano di mischia per lo Swansea contro gli All Blacks al St. Helens nel 1935. La squdara gallese vinse 11 a 3 con un'ottima prestazione di Tanner e di suo cugino Willie Davies. Si dice che il capitano neozelandese Jack Manchester abbia mandato un messaggio in patria dicendo: "Dite che siamo stati battuti, ma non dite che è stato per mezzo di due studenti". Nel dicembre dello stesso anno Tanner giocò la prima patita per la nazionale all'età di 18 anni e 11 mesi, diventando così uno dei più giovani giocatori del Galles. La partita lo vide contrapposto ancora una volta alla Nuova Zelanda e Tanner ne uscì ancora vincitore. In totale ha disputato con la nazionale 25 partite, 12 delle quali da capitano, malgrado la sua carriera fu interrotta dall'arrivo della seconda guerra mondiale. Il suo ultimo test interazionale è stato il 26 marzo 1949 contro la Francia. Nel 1938 Tannet ha preso parte al tour dei British and Irish Lions in Sudafrica. Nel 1948 è stato capitano dei Barbarians nella partita contro l'Australia. È morto durante il sonno il 5 giugno 2009.
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  • Haydn Tanner (born 9 January 1917 in Penclawdd, died 5 June 2009) was a Welsh international rugby union player who also played for the British and Irish Lions and the Barbarians. Tanner was educated at Gowerton Grammar School and was still a schoolboy when he played at scrum-half for Swansea against the All Blacks at St. Helens in 1935. Swansea won the game by 11 points to 3, with Tanner and his cousin Willie Davies outstanding.
  • Haydn Tanner, né le 9 janvier 1917 à Gowerton et décédé le 5 juin 2009 était un joueur de rugby à XV, qui a joué avec l'équipe du Pays de Galles de 1935 à 1949, évoluant au poste de demi de mêlée.
  • Tanner fu educato alla Gowerton Grammar School ed era ancora uno studente quando giocò come mediano di mischia per lo Swansea contro gli All Blacks al St. Helens nel 1935. La squdara gallese vinse 11 a 3 con un'ottima prestazione di Tanner e di suo cugino Willie Davies. Si dice che il capitano neozelandese Jack Manchester abbia mandato un messaggio in patria dicendo: "Dite che siamo stati battuti, ma non dite che è stato per mezzo di due studenti".
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