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Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 70. Chapters: Arthur Gould, Gareth Thomas, Ken Jones, Jonathan Davies, Gareth Edwards, Rex Willis, J.P.R. Williams, Bleddyn Williams, Dicky Owen, David Watkins, Cliff Morgan, Stephen Jones, Terry Davies, Scott Quinnell, Scott Gibbs, Gwyn Nicholls, Colin Charvis, Gerald Davies, Willie Llewellyn, Cliff Jones, Duncan Jones, Tommy Vile, Rhys Gabe, Bert Winfield, Jack Bassett, Teddy Morgan, Willie Thomas, Billy Bancroft, Ryan Jones, Phil Bennett, Frank Hill, Rowe Harding, Frank Hancock, Arthur Harding, Dwayne Peel, Wilf Wooller, Billy Trew, Gethin Jenkins, Tom Pearson, Martyn Williams, Charles Lewis, Michael Owen, Steve Morris, Charlie Newman, Malcolm Thomas, Bernard Turnbull, Clem Thomas, Johnnie Williams, Llewellyn Lloyd, Claude Davey, Ossie Male, Rees Stephens, George Travers, Ivor Jones, Steve Fenwick, Robert Jones, Jack Wetter, Bryn Meredith, Jack Matthews, Jenkin Alban Davies, Bill Tamplin, John Gwilliam, Harry Bowcott, Jack Jones, Onllwyn Brace, Ieuan Evans, Edward Perkins Alexander, Bob Gould, Dai Young, Tom Clapp, Albert Jenkins, James Bevan, Reggie Gibbs, Rob Howley, Wick Powell, Alun Wyn Jones, Clive Rowlands, Gareth Llewellyn, Mervyn Davies, Bobby Delahay, William Bowen, Tom Barlow, Gwyn Jones, John Dawes, Haydn Tanner, Jack Whitfield, Mike Hall, Harry Uzzell, Mark Taylor, Jack Bancroft, Joe Rees, Guy Morgan, Joe Simpson, Clem Lewis, Glyn Stephens, Nigel Davies, Gareth Davies, Mike Watkins, Idwal Rees, Eddie Butler, Terry Cobner, Matthew Rees, Tom Parker, John Evans, Paul Thorburn, Bleddyn Bowen, Jeff Squire, Delme Thomas, Mefin Davies, Kingsley Jones, Alun Pask, Richard Moriarty, Andrew Moore, Billy James, Norman Gale, Terry Holmes, John Lloyd, Rhys H. Williams, Arthur Lewis, David Pickering, Idris Jones, Emyr Lewis, Non Evans, Bob Norster, Brian Price, Lloyd Williams, Jonathan Humphreys, Paul John, Kevin Phillips, Tom Johnson, Arthur Cornish. Excerpt: Arthur Joseph "Monkey" Gould (10 October 1864 - 2 January 1919) was a Welsh international rugby union centre and full back who was most associated as a club player with Newport Rugby Football Club. He won 27 caps for Wales, 18 as captain, and is considered the first superstar of Welsh rugby. Gould led Wales to the country's very first Home Nations Championship and Triple Crown titles in 1893, defining himself as a great player and captain in the match against England during the same tournament. Towards the end of his career Gould was at the centre of a controversy which saw Wales withdraw from international rugby for 12 months. Gould was the most capped Welsh centre until Steve Fenwick of Bridgend beat the record at Lansdowne Road on 15 March 1980. He played 27 times for Wales, twice at full back and 25 at centre, ending his career against England on 9 January 1897. This last game was played in front of 17, 000 supporters at Rodney Parade, Wales won 11-0. It was the 18th time Gould had captained Wales and this record stood until broken by Ieuan Evans in 1994. A superb all round player and even-time sprinter with swerve, Gould could side-step and kick with either foot. He never ceased to practise to develop his fitness and skills. He was considered the outstanding player of his time. Gould was born into a sporting family in Newport in 1864. His father, Joseph, had moved to Newport from Oxford to work in the brass foundry business, and was himself an ardent sportsman playing for the local cricket team. His five brothers were all notable rugb...