Ernie Jenkins
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| Jenkins in Newport jersey | |||
| Full name | Ernest Jenkins Jenkins[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 September 1880 | ||
| Place of birth | Upper Cwmbran, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 18 July 1958 (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Newport, Wales | ||
| Occupation(s) | dock worker | ||
| Rugby league career | |||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Professional clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1910-? | Rochdale Hornets | ||
| National teams | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1910-1912 | Wales | 4 | (0) |
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Flanker | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| ? 1905-1910 |
Pontnewydd RFC Newport RFC | ||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1910 |  Wales[2] |
2 | (0) |
Ernie Jenkins (20 September 1880 – 18 July 1958)[3] was a Welsh international dual-code international rugby player. He played club rugby union predominantly for Newport and later switched codes by joining rugby league team Rochdale Hornets. While playing for Newport, Jenkins faced the three major Southern Hemisphere teams, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand.
International career
Jenkins made his debut for Wales against Scotland at the Cardiff Arms Park on 5 February 1910 as part of the Five Nations Championship. It was a one-sided affair with Wales scoring 4 tries without reply, including one from fellow new cap Billy Spiller. Jenkins was reselected for the next match in the tournament, this time against Ireland. Wales won again, this time scoring five tries, the highest number scored by Wales in Ireland. With two wins out of two games, Jenkins should have been part of future Welsh teams, but turned professional in September 1910, joining rugby league team Rochdale Hornets, making him ineligible to play union in future.
His first game for the Hornets took place on 17 September 1910, and on 10 December he was selected for his first rugby league international when he was chosen to represent Wales against England at Coventry. He played a total of four league international between 1910 and 1912, three against England and a single encounter against Australia at Ebbw Vale.
International games played
Wales (rugby union)[4]
Wales (rugby league)
Bibliography
- Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-0766-3.
References
- ↑ Newport Rugby Club player profiles
- ↑ Welsh Rugby Union player profiles
- ↑ Ernie Jenkins Rugby union profile Scrum.com
- ↑ Smith (1980), pg 467.