Herbert Buckler
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Herbert Buckler | |||||
| Born | 3 January 1878 Pontypool district, Wales | |||||
| Died | 23 January 1957 (aged 79) Cardiff district, Wales | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | second-row | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| ≤1904–≥04 | Salford | |||||
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1904 | Other Nationalities | 1 | ||||
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org | ||||||
Herbert Buckler (3 January 1878[1] — 23 January 1957 (aged 79)[2]) birth registered in Pontypool district, was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s, playing at representative level for Other Nationalities, and at club level for Salford, as a second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums,[3] his death was registered in Cardiff district.
International honours
Herbert Buckler won a cap playing Right-second-row, i.e. number 12 for Other Nationalities in the 9-3 victory over England at Central Park, Wigan on Tuesday 5 April 1904, in the first ever international rugby league match.[4][5]
Genealogical information
Herbert Buckler was the older brother of the rugby league footballer, Arthur Buckler.
References
- ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ↑ "Death details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ↑ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ↑ Fagan, Sean. "The First International Rugby League Match". rl1895.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
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