Gwynn made his first club appearance for Swansea in 1878 and in 1882 he was part of the third Welsh national team. Under the captaincy of
Charles Lewis, this was the first home game played by Wales, and the match at
St. Helen's ended in another defeat by Wales at the hands of the English. This was Gwynn's last international match for just over four years, and during this period his brother played for Wales five times and the brothers never played in the same national team together. When Gwynn was selected again, it was for the
1887 Home Nations Championship in a game against Scotland. Gwynn found himself on the losing side for a second time and was forced to wait another three years before his was selected to play for his country again. When Gwynn was reselected he was chosen to face England as part of the
1890 Championship, which saw Wales beat the English for the very first time, thanks to a
try from
William Stadden. This was followed by a draw against Ireland as part of the same tournament. Gwynn played two final games for Wales, the Scotland and Ireland matches of the
1891 Championship. Gwynn moved north and played for
Oldham during this period, though continued to turn out for Swansea when he could. He was joined at Oldham by
William McCutcheon who not only played for Swansea, but also represented Lancashire with Gwynn at county level. When Gwynn left the sport of rugby, he became heavily associated with Swansea Cricket Club and umpired for the club.
International matches played Wales • 1882, 1890, 1891 • 1887, 1891 • 1890 ==Change of Code==