Billy Gore
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Gore | |||||
| Nickname | Billy | |||||
| Born | 19 November 1919 Blaina, Wales | |||||
| Died | 13 April 2010 (aged 90) Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny, Wales | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Rugby union | ||||||
| Position | Hooker | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| ≤1947–≥47 | Newbridge RFC | |||||
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1947 | Wales | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rugby league | ||||||
| Position | Hooker | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| ≥1947–≥47 | Warrington | 1 | ||||
| Source: scrum.com | ||||||
William "Billy" Gore (19 November 1919 – 13 April 2010 (aged 90)) born in Blaina, was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s, playing representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Newbridge RFC, as a Hooker, i.e. number 2, and playing club level rugby league (RL) for Warrington, as a Hooker, i.e. number 9, during the era of contested scrums,[1] he died in Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny
International Honours
Billy Gore won caps for Wales (RU) while at Newbridge RFC in 1947 against Scotland, France, and Ireland.[2]
Genealogical Information
Billy Gore was the son of the rugby union and rugby league footballer Jack Gore.
Outside of rugby
Billy Gore worked as a foundryman while playing for Newbridge RFC, He became a licensee, he was a lifelong Labour Party supporter, and was elected as a Councillor, later became chairman of Gwent County Council, and Mayor of Nantyglo.
References
- ↑ Robert Gate (1986). "Gone North - Volume 1". R. E. Gate. ISBN 0-9511190-0-1
- ↑ "Statistics at scrum.com". scrum.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.