▁the ▁Wel sh ▁team ▁it ▁was ▁their ▁last ▁Championship ▁match . ▁ ▁Mer ed ith ▁found ▁himself ▁dropped ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁season ' s ▁Championship ▁but ▁unlike ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁team , ▁found ▁himself ▁back ▁in ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁team ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁chosen ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁op ener ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁Championship ▁against ▁Scotland . ▁Play ed ▁at ▁the ▁Card iff ▁Ar ms ▁Park , ▁Wales ▁lost ▁the ▁game ▁and ▁the ▁following ▁game ▁to ▁England ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁follow ▁the ▁same ▁pattern . ▁Wales ▁had ▁never ▁be aten ▁the ▁English , ▁but ▁the ▁England ▁team ▁had ▁missed ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁seasons ▁after ▁an ▁argument ▁with ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Rugby ▁Union ▁and ▁this ▁was ▁their ▁first ▁Championship ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁tournament . ▁Now ▁under ▁the ▁captain cy ▁of ▁Arthur ▁G ould , ▁Mer ed ith ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁vict orious ▁Wales ▁team , ▁thanks ▁to ▁a ▁clever ▁try ▁from ▁William ▁Stad den . ▁Although ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁winning ▁team , ▁Mer ed ith ▁was ▁never ▁res elect ed ▁for ▁Wales ▁with ▁Tom ▁Graham ▁taking ▁Mer ed ith ' s ▁place . ▁ ▁International ▁matches ▁played ▁Wales ▁▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : W ales ▁international ▁rugby ▁union ▁players ▁Category : R ugby ▁union ▁players ▁from ▁Sw anse a ▁Category : 1 8 6 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9