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{{short description|GB & England international rugby league footballer}}
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{{Infobox rugby league biography
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|club1 = [[Wakefield Trinity]]
|club1 = [[Wakefield Trinity]]
|year1start = 1962
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|club3 = [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]]
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|year3start = 1977
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|fieldgoalsB = 0
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|pointsB = 3
|pointsB = 3
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|yearCstart = 1968
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|pointsC = 0
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|updated = 20 June 2012
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|source = <ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/robert-haigh/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk">{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/19950000000000/http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Haigh&submit=Go&c=England|title=England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk|publisher=englandrl.co.uk|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk">{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/19950000000000/http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Haigh&submit=Go&c=GB|title=Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk|publisher=englandrl.co.uk|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref>
|source = <ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/robert-haigh/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|access-date=1 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Haigh&submit=Go&c=England|title=England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk|publisher=englandrl.co.uk|date=31 December 2017|access-date=1 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Haigh&submit=Go&c=GB|title=Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk|publisher=englandrl.co.uk|date=31 December 2017|access-date=1 January 2018}}</ref>
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'''Robert Haigh''' ({{birth date|1943|11|11|df=y}}), also known by the [[nickname]] of '''"Bob"''', is an English [[rugby league]] footballer of the 1960s and 1970s, and [[Coach (sport)|coach]] of the 1970s. He played at representative level for [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]], [[England national rugby league team|England]], and [[Rugby League War of the Roses|Yorkshire]], and at club level for [[Wakefield Trinity]] ([[Captain (sports)|captain]]) ([[List of Wakefield Trinity players|Heritage № 681]]), [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]], and [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]], as a {{rlp|sr}}, or {{rlp|lf-lk}}, i.e. number 11 or 12, or, 13, during the era of [[Scrum (rugby)#Rugby league|contested scrums]].<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/>
'''Robert Haigh''' (born 11 November 1943) is an English former [[rugby league]] footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s, and [[Coach (sport)|coach]]ed in the 1970s. He played at representative level for [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]], [[England national rugby league team|England]] and [[Rugby League War of the Roses|Yorkshire]], and at club level for [[Wakefield Trinity]] ([[Captain (sports)|captain]]), [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]] and [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]], as a {{rlp|sr}}, or {{rlp|lf}}.<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/>


==Playing career==
==Playing career==
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Alongside fellow [[Wakefield Trinity]] player, [[Ian Brooke]], Bob Haigh was selected to play for Great Britain in the [[1968 Rugby League World Cup]] in Australia and New Zealand.
Alongside fellow [[Wakefield Trinity]] player, [[Ian Brooke]], Bob Haigh was selected to play for Great Britain in the [[1968 Rugby League World Cup]] in Australia and New Zealand.


Alongside fellow Leeds players, [[John Atkinson (rugby league)|John Atkinson]], [[Tony Fisher (rugby)|Tony Fisher]], [[Syd Hynes]], [[Mick Shoebottom]], and [[Alan Smith (rugby league)|Alan Smith]], Bob Haigh was selected to play for Great Britain in the [[1970 Rugby League World Cup]] in Great Britain.
Alongside fellow Leeds players, [[John Atkinson (rugby league)|John Atkinson]], [[Tony Fisher (rugby)|Tony Fisher]], [[Syd Hynes]], [[Mick Shoebottom]] and [[Alan Smith (rugby league, born 1944)|Alan Smith]], Bob Haigh was selected to play for Great Britain in the [[1970 Rugby League World Cup]] in Great Britain.


===County honours===
===County honours===
Bob Haigh won [[Cap (sport)|cap]](s) for [[Rugby League War of the Roses|Yorkshire]] while at Wakefield Trinity.
Bob Haigh won [[Cap (sport)|cap]](s) for [[Rugby League War of the Roses|Yorkshire]] while at Wakefield Trinity.


===Championship Final appearances===
===Championship final appearances===
Bob Haigh played right-{{rlp|sr}}, i.e. number 12, in [[Wakefield Trinity]]'s 21-9 victory over [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]] in the [[Rugby Football League Championship|Championship]] Final [[Replay (sports)|replay]] during the [[1966–67 Northern Rugby Football League season|1966–67 season]] at [[Station Road, Swinton]] on Wednesday 10 May 1967, and played left-{{rlp|sr}}, i.e. number 11, in the 17-10 victory over [[Hull Kingston Rovers]] in the [[Rugby Football League Championship|Championship]] Final during the [[1967–68 Northern Rugby Football League season|1967–68 season]] at [[Headingley Stadium#Rugby ground|Headingley]] [[Headingley Rugby Stadium|Rugby Stadium]], [[Leeds]] on Saturday 4 May 1968,<ref name="Hoole, Les 2004">Hoole, Les (2004). ''Wakefield Trinity RLFC – FIFTY GREAT GAMES''. Breedon Books. {{ISBN|1-85983-429-9}}</ref> and played, and was [[player of the match|man of the match]] winning the [[Harry Sunderland Trophy]] (At 34 years, 190 days, he's the oldest player to win the trophy) in [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]]'s 17-8 victory over [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]] in the [[Rugby Football League Championship|Championship]] Final during the [[1977–78 Northern Rugby Football League season|1977–78 season]].
Bob Haigh played at {{rlp|sr}} in [[Wakefield Trinity]]'s 21-9 victory over [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]] in the [[Rugby Football League Championship|Championship]] Final [[Replay (sports)|replay]] during the [[1966–67 Northern Rugby Football League season|1966–67 season]] at [[Station Road, Swinton]] on Wednesday 10 May 1967, and played at {{rlp|sr}} in the 17-10 victory over [[Hull Kingston Rovers]] in the [[Rugby Football League Championship|Championship]] Final during the [[1967–68 Northern Rugby Football League season|1967–68 season]] at [[Headingley Rugby Stadium|Headingley]], [[Leeds]] on Saturday 4 May 1968,<ref name="Hoole, Les 2004">Hoole, Les (2004). ''Wakefield Trinity RLFC – FIFTY GREAT GAMES''. Breedon Books. {{ISBN|1-85983-429-9}}</ref> and played, and was [[player of the match|man of the match]] winning the [[Harry Sunderland Trophy]] (At 34 years, 190 days, he's the oldest player to win the trophy) in [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]]'s 17-8 victory over [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]] in the [[Rugby Football League Championship|Championship]] Final during the [[1977–78 Northern Rugby Football League season|1977–78 season]].


===Challenge Cup Final appearances===
===Challenge Cup Final appearances===
Bob Haigh played right-{{rlp|sr}}, i.e. number 12, in [[Wakefield Trinity]]'s 10-11 defeat by [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]] in the [[1968 Challenge Cup|1968]] [[Challenge Cup]] "Watersplash" Final during the [[1967–68 Northern Rugby Football League season#Challenge Cup|1967–68 season]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]] on Saturday 11 May 1968, in front of a crowd of 87,100.<ref name="Hoole, Les 2004"/> played right-{{rlp|sr}} in [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]' 7-24 defeat by [[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]] in the [[1971 Challenge Cup|1971]] [[Challenge Cup]] Final during the [[1970–71 Northern Rugby Football League season#Challenge Cup|1970–71 season]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]] on Saturday 15 May 1971, in front of a crowd of 85,514, and played left-{{rlp|sr}}, i.e. number 11, in the 13-16 defeat by [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]] in the [[1972 Challenge Cup|1972]] [[Challenge Cup]] Final during the [[1971–72 Northern Rugby Football League season#Challenge Cup|1971–72 season]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]] on Saturday 13 May 1972.
Bob Haigh played at {{rlp|sr}} in [[Wakefield Trinity]]'s 10-11 defeat by [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]] in the [[1968 Challenge Cup]] "Watersplash" Final during the [[1967–68 Northern Rugby Football League season#Challenge Cup|1967–68 season]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]] on Saturday 11 May 1968, in front of a crowd of 87,100.<ref name="Hoole, Les 2004"/> played at {{rlp|sr}} in [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]' 7-24 defeat by [[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]] in the [[1971 Challenge Cup]] Final during the [[1970–71 Northern Rugby Football League season#Challenge Cup|1970–71 season]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]] on Saturday 15 May 1971, in front of a crowd of 85,514, and played at {{rlp|sr}} in the 13-16 defeat by [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]] in the [[1972 Challenge Cup]] Final during the [[1971–72 Northern Rugby Football League season#Challenge Cup|1971–72 season]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]] on Saturday 13 May 1972.


===County Cup Final appearances===
===County Cup Final appearances===
Bob Haigh played left-{{rlp|sr}}, i.e. number 11, in [[Wakefield Trinity]]'s 18-2 victory over [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]] in the [[1964 Yorkshire Cup|1964]] [[RFL Yorkshire Cup|Yorkshire]] [[Rugby league county cups|County Cup]] Final during the [[1964–65 Northern Rugby Football League season|1964–65 season]] at [[Fartown Ground]], [[Huddersfield]] on Saturday 31 October 1964, played right-{{rlp|sr}}, i.e. number 12, in [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]' 23-7 victory over [[Featherstone Rovers]] in the [[1970 Yorkshire Cup|1970]] [[RFL Yorkshire Cup|Yorkshire]] [[Rugby league county cups|County Cup]] Final during the [[1970–71 Northern Rugby Football League season|1970–71 season]] at [[Odsal Stadium]], [[Bradford]] on Saturday 21 November 1970, and played {{rlp|lf-lk}} and was [[player of the match|man of the match]] winning the [[White Rose Trophy]] in [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]]'s 18-8 victory over [[York Wasps|York]] in the [[1978 Yorkshire Cup|1978]] [[RFL Yorkshire Cup|Yorkshire]] [[Rugby league county cups|County Cup]] Final during the [[1978–79 Northern Rugby Football League season|1978–79 season]] at [[Headingley Stadium#Rugby ground|Headingley]] [[Headingley Rugby Stadium|Rugby Stadium]], [[Leeds]] on Saturday 28 October 1978.
Bob Haigh played at {{rlp|sr}} in [[Wakefield Trinity]]'s 18-2 victory over [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]] in the [[1964 Yorkshire Cup]] Final during the [[1964–65 Northern Rugby Football League season|1964–65 season]] at [[Fartown Ground]], [[Huddersfield]] on Saturday 31 October 1964, played at {{rlp|sr}} in [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]' 23-7 victory over [[Featherstone Rovers]] in the [[1970 Yorkshire Cup]] Final during the [[1970–71 Northern Rugby Football League season|1970–71 season]] at [[Odsal Stadium]], [[Bradford]] on Saturday 21 November 1970, and played {{rlp|lf}} and was [[player of the match|man of the match]] winning the [[White Rose Trophy]] in [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]]'s 18-8 victory over [[York Wasps|York]] in the [[1978 Yorkshire Cup]] Final during the [[1978–79 Northern Rugby Football League season|1978–79 season]] at [[Headingley Rugby Stadium|Headingley]], [[Leeds]] on Saturday 28 October 1978.


===BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final appearances===
===BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final appearances===
Bob Haigh played left-{{rlp|sr}}, i.e. number 11, in [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]' 9-5 victory over [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]] in the [[1970 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy|1970]] [[BBC2 Floodlit Trophy]] Final during the [[1970–71 Northern Rugby Football League season|1970–71 season]] at [[Headingley Stadium#Rugby ground|Headingley]] [[Headingley Rugby Stadium|Rugby Stadium]], [[Leeds]] on Tuesday 15 December 1970.
Bob Haigh played at {{rlp|sr}} in [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]' 9-5 victory over [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]] in the [[1970 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy]] Final during the [[1970–71 Northern Rugby Football League season|1970–71 season]] at [[Headingley Rugby Stadium|Headingley]], [[Leeds]] on Tuesday 15 December 1970.


===Player's No.6 Trophy Final appearances===
===Player's No.6 Trophy Final appearances===
Bob Haigh played left-{{rlp|sr}}, i.e. number 11, in [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]' 12-7 victory over [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]] in the [[1972–73 League Cup (rugby league)|1972–73]] [[League Cup (rugby league)|Player's No.6 Trophy]] Final during the [[1972–73 Northern Rugby Football League season|1972–73 season]] at [[Fartown Ground]], [[Huddersfield]] on Saturday 24 March 1973.
Bob Haigh played at {{rlp|sr}} in [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]' 12-7 victory over [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]] in the [[1972–73 League Cup (rugby league)|1972–73 Player's No.6 Trophy]] Final during the [[1972–73 Northern Rugby Football League season|1972–73 season]] at [[Fartown Ground]], [[Huddersfield]] on Saturday 24 March 1973.


==References==
==References==
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*(archived by web.archive.org) [https://web.archive.org/web/20080429211322/http://www.rlhalloffame.org.uk/wc1970.htm Virtual Rugby League Hall of Fame – World Cup 1970]
*(archived by web.archive.org) [https://web.archive.org/web/20080429211322/http://www.rlhalloffame.org.uk/wc1970.htm Virtual Rugby League Hall of Fame – World Cup 1970]
*[http://www2.hunterlink.net.au/~maajjs/res/wcup1968.htm World Cup 1968]{{dead link|date=November 2016|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}
*[http://www2.hunterlink.net.au/~maajjs/res/wcup1968.htm World Cup 1968]{{dead link|date=November 2016|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}
*[http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/sport/garyslater/4068381/Don_Fox_forever_poor_lad_who_missed/ Don Fox forever 'poor lad' who missed]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100829151505/http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/sport/garyslater/4068381/Don_Fox_forever_poor_lad_who_missed/ Don Fox forever 'poor lad' who missed]
*(archived by web.archive.org) [https://web.archive.org/web/20081117155214/http://leedsrugby.dnsupdate.co.uk/leedsrhinos/pastplayers/squad-page.asp?ID=160 Ray Batten Player Profile]
*(archived by web.archive.org) [https://web.archive.org/web/20081117155214/http://leedsrugby.dnsupdate.co.uk/leedsrhinos/pastplayers/squad-page.asp?ID=160 Ray Batten Player Profile]
*[http://www.asian-eye.co.uk/display.var.1536189.0..php Team of the Century]{{dead link|date=November 2016|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}
*[http://www.asian-eye.co.uk/display.var.1536189.0..php Team of the Century]{{dead link|date=November 2016|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/leeds/content/articles/2004/10/21/sport_boydys_bootroom_20041025_feature.shtml Headingley Heroes]
*[https://www.bbc.co.uk/leeds/content/articles/2004/10/21/sport_boydys_bootroom_20041025_feature.shtml Headingley Heroes]
*[http://www.rugbyleagueoralhistory.co.uk/subjects/view/tricks-of-the-trade Tricks of the trade]
*[http://www.rugbyleagueoralhistory.co.uk/subjects/view/tricks-of-the-trade Tricks of the trade]
*[http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/archive/1996/05/16/Lancashire+Archive/6205514.Silver_Jubilee_RL_celebrations_hit_Leigh/ Silver Jubilee RL celebrations hit Leigh]
*[http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/archive/1996/05/16/Lancashire+Archive/6205514.Silver_Jubilee_RL_celebrations_hit_Leigh/ Silver Jubilee RL celebrations hit Leigh]
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Latest revision as of 14:16, 6 September 2024

Bob Haigh
Personal information
Full nameRobert Haigh
Born (1943-11-11) 11 November 1943 (age 80)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1962–70 Wakefield Trinity 250
1970–77 Leeds
1977–79 Bradford Northern 67 18 0 0 54
Total 317 18 0 0 54
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Yorkshire
1969–70 England 2 1 0 0 3
1968–71 Great Britain 7 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1984 Wakefield Trinity
Source: [1][2][3]

Robert Haigh (born 11 November 1943) is an English former rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s, and coached in the 1970s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (captain), Leeds and Bradford Northern, as a second-row, or loose forward.[1]

Playing career

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International honours

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Bob Haigh won caps for England while at Wakefield Trinity in 1969 against Wales, and France, in 1970 against Wales,[2] and won caps for Great Britain while at Wakefield Trinity in the 1968 Rugby League World Cup against Australia, and France, while at Leeds in the 1970 Rugby League World Cup against New Zealand, and Australia, and in 1971 against France, and New Zealand.[3]

Alongside fellow Wakefield Trinity player, Ian Brooke, Bob Haigh was selected to play for Great Britain in the 1968 Rugby League World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

Alongside fellow Leeds players, John Atkinson, Tony Fisher, Syd Hynes, Mick Shoebottom and Alan Smith, Bob Haigh was selected to play for Great Britain in the 1970 Rugby League World Cup in Great Britain.

County honours

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Bob Haigh won cap(s) for Yorkshire while at Wakefield Trinity.

Championship final appearances

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Bob Haigh played at second-row in Wakefield Trinity's 21-9 victory over St. Helens in the Championship Final replay during the 1966–67 season at Station Road, Swinton on Wednesday 10 May 1967, and played at second-row in the 17-10 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the Championship Final during the 1967–68 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 4 May 1968,[4] and played, and was man of the match winning the Harry Sunderland Trophy (At 34 years, 190 days, he's the oldest player to win the trophy) in Bradford Northern's 17-8 victory over Widnes in the Championship Final during the 1977–78 season.

Challenge Cup Final appearances

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Bob Haigh played at second-row in Wakefield Trinity's 10-11 defeat by Leeds in the 1968 Challenge Cup "Watersplash" Final during the 1967–68 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 11 May 1968, in front of a crowd of 87,100.[4] played at second-row in Leeds' 7-24 defeat by Leigh in the 1971 Challenge Cup Final during the 1970–71 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 15 May 1971, in front of a crowd of 85,514, and played at second-row in the 13-16 defeat by St. Helens in the 1972 Challenge Cup Final during the 1971–72 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 13 May 1972.

County Cup Final appearances

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Bob Haigh played at second-row in Wakefield Trinity's 18-2 victory over Leeds in the 1964 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1964–65 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 31 October 1964, played at second-row in Leeds' 23-7 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the 1970 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1970–71 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 21 November 1970, and played loose forward and was man of the match winning the White Rose Trophy in Bradford Northern's 18-8 victory over York in the 1978 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1978–79 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 28 October 1978.

BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final appearances

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Bob Haigh played at second-row in Leeds' 9-5 victory over St. Helens in the 1970 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1970–71 season at Headingley, Leeds on Tuesday 15 December 1970.

Player's No.6 Trophy Final appearances

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Bob Haigh played at second-row in Leeds' 12-7 victory over Salford in the 1972–73 Player's No.6 Trophy Final during the 1972–73 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 24 March 1973.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b Hoole, Les (2004). Wakefield Trinity RLFC – FIFTY GREAT GAMES. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-429-9
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