George Oliver (rugby)
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| Full name | George Oliver | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 April 1891 Pontypool, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 July 1977 (aged 86) Pontypool, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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George Oliver (3 April 1891 – 21 July 1977) was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Talywain RFC, Pill Harriers RFC and Pontypool RFC, as a lock,[1][2] and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales and Monmouthshire, and at club level for Hull FC and Pontypridd, as a prop or hooker.[3][4]
Background
[edit]George Oliver was born in Pontypool, Wales, and he died aged 86 in Pontypool, Wales.
Playing career
[edit]International honours
[edit]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.[3]
County honours
[edit]George Oliver played at prop in Monmouthshire's 14–18 defeat by Glamorgan in the non-County Championship match during the 1926–27 season at Taff Vale Park, Pontypridd on Saturday 30 April 1927.[5]
Challenge Cup Final appearances
[edit]George Oliver played hooker in Hull FC's 9-10 defeat by Rochdale Hornets in the 1922 Challenge Cup Final during the 1921–22 season at Headingley, Leeds, in front of a crowd of 34,827.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)". espn.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Statistics at wru.co.uk (RU)". wru.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (RL)". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ^ Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 32 – 1926–27". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a
- ^ "A complete history of Hull FC's Challenge Cup finals". Hull Daily Mail. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
External links
[edit]- (archived by web.archive.org) Stats – PastPlayers – O at hullfc.com
- (archived by web.archive.org) Statistics at hullfc.com
- 1891 births
- 1977 deaths
- Dual-code rugby internationals
- Hull F.C. players
- Monmouthshire rugby league team players
- Pill Harriers RFC players
- Pontypool RFC players
- Rugby league hookers
- Rugby league players from Pontypool
- Rugby league props
- Rugby union locks
- Rugby union players from Pontypool
- Talywain RFC players
- Wales international rugby union players
- Wales national rugby league team players
- Welsh rugby league players
- Welsh rugby union players