Former Wales international Geoff Wheel has passed away at the age of 73, it has been announced.
Wheel was an iconic figure of the 1970s and early 1980s for Welsh rugby, winning 32 caps for his country, winning three Triple Crowns and two Grand Slams along the way.
The news was confirmed by his former club, Swansea RFC, with a statement claiming that his motor neurone disease had ‘not prevented him attending matches’ until this season.
In a touching message to one of their great former players, Swansea stated that Wheel passed away in the early hours of Boxing Day, on Thursday December 26.
‘Geoff was a player and man loved and respected by all who knew him,’ a Swansea RFC statement read.
‘A fearsome competitor on the field of play, Geoff was a mild mannered, shy and thoughtful person in private,committed to the club he served from 1970 to 1983, twice as captain, as a player and for many years on the All Whites Former Players…
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