Geoff Wheel

Geoffrey Wheel (30 June 1951 – 26 December 2024) was a Wales international rugby union player who attained 32 international caps.^[1] A lock-forward, he played club rugby for Mumbles RFC and then Swansea RFC.

Geoff Wheel

Birth name	Geoffrey Wheel
Date of birth	(1951-06-30)30 June 1951
Place of birth	Swansea, Wales
Date of death	26 December 2024(2024-12-26) (aged 73)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Mumbles RFC () Swansea RFC () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1974–1982 Wales 32 (0)

Wheel made his international debut on 2 February 1974 versus Ireland and between 1974 and 1982 he formed a formidable second-row partnership for Wales with Allan Martin during the second 'golden-age' of the Wales international team.

A large uncompromising figure, Wheel had a noticeable twitch which only served to make him more intimidating.^{[citation needed]} In 1977 Wheel, along with Willie Duggan of Ireland, became the first players to be sent off in a Five Nations international match.

Wheel was the organist in the Parish of St Thomas in Swansea where he also ran Geoff's Tuck Shop at the Boys Brigade every Wednesday.^{[citation needed]} In 2011 he agreed to become the president of a Welsh male voice choir, the Swansea-based Gwalia Singers.^{[citation needed]}

Wheel died from motor neurone disease on 26 December 2024, at the age of 73.^[2]