Ossie Male (31 December 1893 – 23 February 1975)[2] was a Welsh international full back who played club rugby for Cardiff and was capped 11 times for Wales and captained his country on three occasions.
He turned out in the Welsh side that beat France at the Cardiff Arms Park on 26 February 1921, but the presence of Swansea's Joe Rees and Mountain Ash's Fred Samuel kept him out of the Wales team until 1923.
In 1924, Male was travelling by train with the Welsh team to the final game of that year's Five Nations Championship in France.
The team was forced to play out of position, with Penarth's Mel Rosser moved to full back and Swansea's Joe Jones to three-quarters.
Patricia went on to become a teacher, and later married Frank Emery (1930–1987), fellow professor and author of The Red Soldier.