14 Facts About Billy Hullin

1.

William Gwyn Hullin was a Welsh international rugby union scrum-half who played club rugby for Cardiff and London Welsh.

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2.

Billy Hullin represented the Barbarians and played county rugby for Surrey and the London Counties.

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3.

Billy Hullin was capped only once for Wales, being unfortunate to be playing at the same time as Gareth Edwards, one of the greatest scrum-halves in world rugby.

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4.

Billy Hullin was a successful Sevens player, finishing in the winning team in both the Snelling Sevens and the Middlesex Sevens.

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5.

Billy Hullin was influential throughout, scoring the match-winner after out-smarting his opposite number Ken Catchpole, scoring a try and a drop goal.

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6.

Billy Hullin was paired at half-back, with his Cardiff teammate and fellow international debutant, Barry John.

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7.

Billy Hullin was dropped the next game and never represented Wales again.

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8.

Billy Hullin continued to represent Cardiff and was given his first invite to represent invitational tourists, the Barbarians, that same season.

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9.

Billy Hullin made a total of 152 appearances over 6 seasons scoring 43 tries.

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10.

Billy Hullin's last act as a Cardiff RFC representative, was to tour with fellow Cardiff teammate John O'Shea.

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11.

In 1972 Billy Hullin was part of the London Welsh team to undertake their first overseas tour, to Ceylon.

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12.

Billy Hullin was a regular Sevens player for Cardiff, and represented them in 10 tournaments.

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13.

Edwards never played Sevens for Cardiff, and Billy Hullin was rewarded with two Snelling Sevens title wins with the Blues in 1966 and 1969.

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14.

Billy Hullin continued his association with Sevens rugby when he switched to London Welsh, where he played a crucial role in the team's success in the Middlesex Sevens.

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