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Cardiff RFC Devon Exeter|ru_coachclubs=|ru_coachyears=|website=|nickname=|ru_amateuryears=|ru_amclubcaps=|ru_amclubpoints=|ru_amupdate=|ru_nationalcaps=9|ru_nationalpoints=(3)|ru_ntupdate=|ru_coachupdate=|other=|spouse=Margaret Jenkins Hellings|children=}}Richard Hellings (1 December 1874 – 9 February 1938)[1] was an English-born Welsh rugby union forward who played international rugby for Wales[2] and club rugby for Llwynypia. Hellings was noted for his strength built from years cutting coal as a Rhondda miner.[3][4] Hellings later played rugby for Cardiff, Exeter and Devon.[5] Rugby careerTiverton born,[6] Hellings moved to the Rhondda while a young boy and later found work as a coal miner in Llwynypia, there Hellings joined local rugby team Llwynypia RFC.[4] In the late 1890s an ageing and failing Welsh pack forced the selectors to look for options outside the likes of Newport and Cardiff. This saw the emergence of the 'Rhondda forward', manual workers chosen from the villages and towns of the south Wales valleys.[7] In 1897 Hellings was chosen to face England as part of the 1897 Home Nations Championship along with fellow Rhondda players, Jack Rhapps and Dai Evans. Under the captaincy of legendary Welsh player Arthur Gould Wales beat England by a goal and two tries to nil. Hellings was reselected for both matches of the 1898 Home Nations Championship, this time under the captaincy of Billy Bancroft. Wales won the first game against Ireland, but lost to England at Blackheath. Hellings missed the opening game of the 1889 Championship in which fellow Llwynypia player, Willie Llewellyn scored four tries on his Wales on his debut; but played in the final two games. The 1900 Championship saw Wales win the Triple Crown for the second time by winning all three games. Hellings played in two of the victories, but his more notable match was the opening game against England. Played at Kingsholm, England played 13 new caps, a record that stood until 1947. Hellings scored his one and only international try during the game, made all the more memorable as Hellings had fractured his arm in the game before scoring.[8] Hellings final two games for Wales game in 1901. There were hopes that Wales would retain the Triple Crown, but although beating England in the first game, the selectors felt the forwards, of which Hellings was given the role of leading, lacked cohesion in the tight.[9] When Wales lost the next game to Scotland, Hellings was dropped and never represented Wales again. International matches playedWales[10]
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References1. ^Dick Hellings player profile Scrum.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Hellings, Dick}}2. ^Welsh Rugby Union player profiles 3. ^Wales team visit Big Pit{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} WRU feature 4. ^1 Smith (1980), pg 108. 5. ^Jenkins (1991), pg 71. 6. ^Smith (1980), pg 33. 7. ^Smith (1980), pg 92. 8. ^Smith (1980), pg 142. 9. ^Griffiths (1987), pg 4:10. 10. ^Smith (1980), pg 466. 9 : 1874 births|1938 deaths|Wales international rugby union players|English rugby union players|Cardiff RFC players|Llwynypia RFC players|Welsh miners|Rugby union forwards|People from Tiverton, Devon |
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