Clive Griffiths

Clive Ronald Griffiths (born 2 April 1954) is a former Wales international rugby league and rugby union player and current coach of the North Wales Crusaders rugby league club. Born in Loughor, Swansea, he was affectionately known as "Clive the Ship" after the family pub in nearby Penclawdd. Griffiths played club rugby union for Llanelli as full back and during this period took up his first senior coaching appointment in 1977 at the age of 25 for Newcastle Emlyn RFC He represented the Barbarians and on the international scene he was capped once against England in his last match for his country on 17 March 1979. He had been selected on the bench three times previously during the 1979 Five Nations but was an unused replacement. On 16...