John Basnett

John Basnett
Personal information
Full name John Basnett
Born March quarter 1957[1]
Wallasey, England
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1981–81 New Brighton F.C.
Rugby league
Position Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1981–87 Widnes 201 103
Leeds
Total 201 103 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1984–86 Great Britain 2 0 0 0 0
Lancashire
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

John Basnett is a rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s, playing club level rugby union (RU) for New Brighton F.C., and Winnington Park RFC, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, and at club level for Widnes, as a Wing, i.e. number 2 or 5.

Playing career

International honours

John Basnett won caps for Great Britain (RL) while at Widnes in 1984 against France, and in 1986 in the 1985 - 1988 Rugby League World Cup against Australia.[2]

Despite Basnett only playing in one game for Great Britain against Australia in 1986, former Australian captain Wally Lewis named him as one of the best English test wingers he had played against. Lewis praised Basnett's efforts in keeping his opposite number Dale Shearer quiet, although Great Britain ultimately lost the third Ashes test 24-15 played at the Central Park ground in Wigan.

County Cup final appearances

John Basnett played Left-Wing, i.e. number 5, in Widnes' 8-12 defeat by Barrow in the 1983 Lancashire Cup final during the 1983–84 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday Saturday 1 October 1983.

John Player Special Trophy final appearances

John Basnett played Left-Wing, i.e. number 5, (replaced by Interchange/Substitute Carl Gibson) in Leeds' 14-15 defeat by St. Helens in the 1987–88 John Player Special Trophy final during the 1987–88 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 9 January 1988.

Club career

John Basnett was the first Widnes player to score 5-tries in a match, scoring them in a John Player Trophy tie away to Batley, he later repeated this feat scoring all five tries in a 26-8 league win over Hull Kingston Rovers in 1986.

Outside of rugby

John Basnett currently lives in Cuddington, just outside Northwich, Cheshire, with his wife (Anne) and two children (William and Adam).

References

  1. ↑ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

External links

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