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Full Name	Arthur John Llewellyn Lewis
Date of Birth	26 September 1941
Place of Birth	Crumlin
Height (cm)	180
Weight (kg)	84
Schools Attended	Abertillery Technical College / Cross Keys Technical College

Appearances for Wales
Played	Capt.	Try	Con	Pen	DG	Points
11	3	1	0	0	0	4

Captained by his country three times he was named to lead Wales versus New Zealand in 1972 but Lewis was forced to withdraw through injury. A strong and powerful centre, he relished the physical side of the game.

His prowess was particularly apparent during the 1971 Lions tour to New Zealand where, although unable to feature in the test teams where John Dawes and Mike Gibson reigned supreme, he fastened the midfield during the infamous thuggery of the Canterbury encounter. An electrician by trade, Lewis played 11 times for Wales and toured Canada in 1973.

British & Irish Lions Appearances

Date	Against	Pos.	(C)	T	C	P	DG	Pts
07/08/1971	North Auckland	CE
04/08/1971	Manawatu / Horowhenua	CE		1				3
21/07/1971	Poverty Bay / East Coast	CE
14/07/1971	Wairarapa / Bush	CE
03/07/1971	Taranaki	CE
19/06/1971	Canterbury	CE		1				3
16/06/1971	West Coast / Buller	FH
29/05/1971	Waikato	Rep
26/05/1971	Wanganui / King Country	CE
15/05/1971	New South Wales	CE
Total (Capped)		0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total (Provincial)		10	0	2	0	0	0	6
Total (All Games)		10	0	2	0	0	0	6