Percy Bush

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Percy Frank Bush
Personal information
Date of birth	June 23, 1879
Place of birth	Cardiff, Wales
Date of death	May 19, 1955
Place of death	Cardiff, Wales
College	University College, Cardiff
Notable relative(s)	Ethel Bush (sister)
Occupation(s)	School teacher
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Fly-half, half-back
Clubs
1899–1908	Penygraig Cardiff RFC London Welsh Nantes Glamorgan
National team(s)		Caps	(points)
1904 1905–1910	British Isles Wales	4 8

Percy Frank Bush (born 23 June 1879, Cardiff, Wales and died 19 May 1955, Cardiff) was a Welsh rugby union player that represented Wales. Playing at fly-half, Bush is regarded as one of the most talented Welsh players before the first World War.^[1] Bush played most of his career for Cardiff RFC making 171 appearances and scoring 66 tries between 1899 and 1913. He attained eight caps^[2] for Wales (1905 - 1910) and four caps for the 1904 British Isles on their tour to Australia and New Zealand.

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• Williams, Gareth. BUSH , PERCY FRANK. Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved on 2007-07-27.
• Humbert, Frederic (2007-06-01). Percy Bush, from Cardiff to Nantes.... rugby-pioneers.blogs.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-27.
• 86th All Black Game. rugbymuseum.co.nz. Retrieved on 2007-07-27.
• WALES' GRAND SLAM HISTORY. wru.co.uk (2005-03-21). Retrieved on 2007-07-27.
• Percy Bush. scrum.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-27.
• 7th All Black Test : 83rd All Black Game. stats.allblacks.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-27.

Persondata
NAME	Percy Frank Bush
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Welsh Rugby union footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	23 June 1879
PLACE OF BIRTH	Cardiff, Wales
DATE OF DEATH	19 May 1955
PLACE OF DEATH	Cardiff, Wales