Bill Brookes

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William Brookes
Personal information
Full name William Brookes
Nickname Bill, Billy, Tubby
Playing information
Position Forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1905–≥08 Hunslet
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1905–06 England 2 0 0 0 0
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

William "Bill"/"Billy" 'Tubby' Brookes was a professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s, playing at representative level for England, and at club level for Hunslet, as a Forward, during the era of contested scrums.

Playing career

International honours

Bill Brookes won caps for England while at Hunslet in 1905 against Other Nationalities, and in 1906 against Other Nationalities.[1]

All Four Cups, and "The Terrible Six"

Bill Brookes was a member of Hunslet's 1907–08 season All Four Cups winning team, the Forwards were known as "The Terrible Six" they were; Tom Walsh, Harry Wilson, Jack Randall, Bill "Tubby" Brookes, Bill Jukes, and John Willie Higson.[2]

County Cup final appearances

Bill Brookes played Left-prop, i.e. number 8, in Hunslet's 13-3 victory over Halifax in the 1905 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1905–06 season at Park Avenue, Bradford on Saturday 2 December 1905, and played Left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in the 17-0 victory over Halifax in the 1907 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1907–08 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 21 December 1907.

References

  1. ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Hunslet remembered - Leisure and sport". hunslet.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

External links

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