George Oliver (rugby)
Personal information | ||||||
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Full name | George Oliver | |||||
Born | 3 April 1891 Pontypool, Wales | |||||
Died | 21 July 1977 86) Pontypool, Wales | (aged|||||
Playing information | ||||||
Rugby union | ||||||
Position | Lock | |||||
Club | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
Talywain RFC | ||||||
Pill Harriers RFC | ||||||
≤1920–21 | Pontypool RFC | |||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Representative | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
1920 | Wales | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rugby league | ||||||
Position | Prop, Hooker | |||||
Club | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
1921–24 | Hull | |||||
1926–27 | Pontypridd | |||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Representative | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
1921–27 | Wales | 4 | ||||
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org |
George Oliver (3 April 1891 — 21 July 1977 (aged 86)) born in Pontypool, was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1910s and 1920s , playing representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Talywain RFC, Pill Harriers RFC, and Pontypool RFC, as a Lock, i.e. number 4 or 5, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Hull, and Pontypridd, as a Prop, or Hooker, i.e. number 8 or 10, or 9, during the era of contested scrums,[1] he died in Pontypool.
Playing career
International honours
George Oliver won 4 caps for Wales (RU) in 1921–1927 while at Pontypool RFC in 1920 against England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, and won caps for Wales (RL) while at Hull, and Pontypridd.[2]
References
- ↑ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links
- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Statistics at wru.co.uk
- Statistics at espnscrum.com
- Stats – PastPlayers – O at hullfc.com
- Statistics at hullfc.com