Bill Hudson (rugby league)

William Hudson

Personal information
Full name	William Hudson
Nickname	Bill
Playing information
Position	Prop, Second-row, Loose forward/Lock
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
≤1946–≥47	Batley
≤1948–≥49	Wigan
≤1950–≥51	Wakefield Trinity	50	12	0	0	36
	Total	50	12	0	0	36
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
≤1946–≥51	Yorkshire	≥1
1946–49	England	4	0	0	0	0
1949	Great Britain	1	0	0	0	0
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

William "Bill" Hudson is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s and 1950s playing at representative level for Great Britain, England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Batley, Wigan, and Wakefield Trinity (captain) (Heritage #586), as a Prop, Second-row, or Loose forward/Lock, i.e. number 8 or 10, 11 or 12, or 13, during the era of contested scrums.

Playing career

International honours

Bill Hudson, won caps for England while at Batley in 1946 against Wales, and France, in 1947 against France, while at Wigan in 1949 against France,^[1] and won caps for Great Britain while at Wigan in 1949 against Australia.^[2]

Bill Hudson, played Left-Second-row, i.e. number 11 in Great Britain's 23-9 victory over Australia in the third Ashes Test Match at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday, 29 January 1949. Bill Hudson replaced the injured(?) Bob Nicholson of Huddersfield who had played the first and second Ashes Test Matches.

County Honours

Bill Hudson was selected for Yorkshire County XIII while at Batley during the 1946/47 season, and at Wakefield Trinity during the 1950/51 season.^[3]

County Cup Final Appearances

Bill Hudson played Loose forward/Lock in Wigan's 14-8 victory over Warrington in the 1948 Lancashire Cup final during the 1948–49 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 13 November 1948,^[4] played Left-Second-row, i.e. number 11, in the 20-7 victory over Leigh in the 1949 Lancashire Cup final during the 1949–50 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 29 October 1949,^[5] and played Right-Prop, i.e. number 10 in Wakefield Trinity’s 17-3 victory over Keighley in the 1951 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1951–52 season at the Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 27 October 1951.^[6]

References

1. "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
2. "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
3. Lindley, John (1960). Dreadnoughts - A HISTORY OF Wakefield Trinity F. C. 1873 - 1960 [Page118]. John Lindley Son & Co Ltd. ISBN n/a
4. "1948-1949 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
5. "1949-1950 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
6. Hoole, Les (2004). Wakefield Trinity RLFC - FIFTY GREAT GAMES. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-429-9

External links

• England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
• Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
• Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
• Ashes Series 1948 at rugbyleagueproject.org