Geoff Whitson

Geoffrey Keith Whitson (4 December 1930 — 18 May 1984) was a Welsh international rugby union player.

[1] An open-side wing-forward, Whitson began playing for hometown club Newport RFC in 1954, initially utilised as a wing three-quarter.

In 1957, Whitson got further experience against international opposition when he a member of the Newport that defeated the touring Wallabies.

[3] He was recalled by Wales for their 1960 Five Nations campaign, forming an all-Newport front-row for two fixtures, alongside Brian Cresswell and Glyn Davidge.

[4] Whitson worked as a sports administrator and was employed by Torfaen Borough Council at the time of his death in 1984, when he suffered a suspected heart attack while driving on Llantarnam Road in Cwmbran.