His father was a retired police officer who upon moving to Wales and marrying Emily, his second wife, became a school board attendance monitor.
Wales were completely outclassed and lost the game 19-0, and Finch would face the All Blacks just four days later as his Llanelli team played host to the tourists.
[3] Finch was back in the Welsh squad in 1925 when he again faced France in the Five Nations Championship, this time in Wales at the Cardiff Arms Park.
Finch held onto his place for the season's final Welsh international against Ireland, but found himself on the losing side against an impressive Irish team.
In 1926 he played just one match, as part of Bobby Delahay's Welsh team to France, which Wales were narrow victors.