Ben Gronow, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ben Gronow

Welsh rugby union footballer and coach, and rugby league footballer

Date of Birth: 10-Mar-1887

Place of Birth: Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 24-Nov-1967

Profession: rugby union player, rugby league player

Nationality: Wales, United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Benjamin "Ben" Gronow (10 March 1887 – 24 November 1967) was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s.
At club level Gronow played under the union code for Bridgend RFC, county rugby for Glamorgan, and international rugby for Wales.
He was often used as a utility forward.
When he switched to professional league rugby he represented Huddersfield (two spells), Grenfell, Batley and Featherstone Rovers (captain) (Heritage ? 82), while at representative level, Gronow played for Great Britain and Wales.
His playing position varied under the league code being used as a goal-kicking forward (prior to the specialist positions of; prop, hooker, second-row, loose forward), during the era of contested scrums.