Billy Bulmer

For other people of the same name, see William Bulmer.
J. William Bulmer
Personal information
Full name J. William Bulmer
Nickname Billy
Playing information
Position Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1904–≥04 Halifax
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1904 England 1 0 0 0 0
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

J. William "Billy" Bulmer was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s, playing at representative level for England, and at club level for Halifax, as a Second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.

International honours

Billy Bulmer won a cap playing Right-Second-row for England in the 3-9 defeat by Other Nationalities at Central Park, Wigan on Tuesday 5 April 1904, in the first ever international rugby league match.[1][2]

References

  1. Fagan, Sean. "The First International Rugby League Match". rl1895.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  2. "EnglandStatistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

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