Billy Ward (rugby league)

Billy Ward
Personal information
Full name William Ward
Born April→June 1888
Whitehaven
Playing information
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 13 st 4 lb (84.4 kg; 186.0 lb)
Position Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Whitehaven
Egremont
Leeds 318 99 1
Total 318 99 1 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1910–11 England 2 0 0 0 0
1910 Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

William "Billy" Ward (April→June 1888[1] — death unknown) born in Whitehaven, was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1910s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Whitehaven, Egremont, and Leeds (for 13-years), as a Prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.

Playing career

International honours

Billy Ward won caps for England while at Leeds in 1910 against Wales, in 1911 against Australia,[2] and won a cap for Great Britain while at Leeds on the 1910 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand against Australia.[3][4]

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Billy Ward played in Leeds' first Challenge Cup triumph, the 1910 Challenge Cup final during the 1909–10 season, a 26-12 replay win over Hull at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Monday 18 April 1910.[5]

County Cup final appearances

Billy Ward played Loose forward/Lock in Leeds' 11-3 victory over Dewsbury in the 1921 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1921–22 season at Thrum Hall, Halifax on Saturday 26 November 1921.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Papers Past — Evening Post — 14 May 1910 — Football". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 14 May 1910. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  5. ↑ Tom Mather (2010). "Best in the Northern Union". Pages 128-142. ISBN 978-1-903659-51-9
  6. ↑ "History of Leeds Rugby League Club". britishrugbyleague.blogspot.co.uk. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.

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