| Full name | Gordon Richard Britton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 10 September 1939 Risca, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | November 2026 (aged 87) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Pontymister Secondary School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Policeman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gordon Richard Britton (10 September 1939 – November 2026) was a Welsh international rugby union player.
Born in Risca, Monmouthshire, Britton was educated at Pontymister Secondary School and spent most of his career with Newport, which he joined in 1959 from hometown club Risca RFC.
Britton gained a Wales cap as a centre against Scotland at Murrayfield in the 1961 Five Nations.
In 1966, Britton played for Newport against the touring Wallabies and late in the match suffered a head knock after being tackled by three Australian players. He had to be given mouth-to-mouth on the pitch by the Newport club doctor due to breathing difficulties and went to hospital with concussion.
Britton's death at age 87 was announced on 8 November 2026 by Newport RFC.