B. B. Mann

B.B Mann was a Welsh international rugby union footballer.

B.B. Mann was vice captain of Cardiff RFC in the 1880/81 season and played for Wales in the first ever Welsh international team ["Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881-1981", David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980) pp40 ISBN 0708307663] which was heavily defeated by England in the year 1881 at Blackheath. ["Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881-1981", David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980) pp56 ISBN 0708307663] It is recorded that Mann was injured after just ten minutes of this match and eventually had to leave the field. ["Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881-1981", David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980) pp57 ISBN 0708307663] This was his one and only international appearance. ["Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881-1981", David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980) pp469 ISBN 0708307663]

Although a part of Welsh rugby history, very little is known about B.B. Mann; there is no record of his birth or death, life or family. There is a photograph of him in the 1881 team photo. ["Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881-1981", David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980) plate2 ISBN 0708307663]

References

* "Welsh International Rugby Players" Jenkins/Pierce/Auty, Bridge Books.