A former Welsh international lock forward, he holds 34 caps for Wales and was a British Lions tourist to New Zealand in 1983 and to Australia in 1989. He also regularly represented the Barbarians and finished his playing career representing a World XV against South Africa in Johannesburg in 1989. He was known as a master in the lineout.
A veteran Welsh rugby union player, he accumulated 34 caps for Wales and participated in British Lions tours to New Zealand in 1983 and Australia in 1989. He frequently represented the Barbarians and concluded his playing career by representing a World XV against South Africa in Johannesburg in 1989. He was renowned as an expert in the lineout.