Idwal Fisher
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| Full name | Idwal Fisher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 February 1935 Swansea district, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 January 2012 (aged 76)[1] Lochmaben, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Back row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Idwal Fisher (3 February 1935[4] – 5 January 2012) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Swansea RFC, in the back row, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for both Warrington (Heritage № 630), and Bradford Northern, as a second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.[2][5][6]
Background
Idwal Fisher's birth was registered in Swansea district, and he died aged 76 in Lochmaben, Scotland, having retired to live near his daughter in Lockerbie.[7]
Playing career
International honours
Idwal Fisher won a cap for Wales (RL) while at Warrington in 1963.[2]
Club career
Idwal Fisher made his début for Warrington on Saturday 24 March 1962, and he played his last match for Warrington on Saturday 14 December 1963.
Genealogical information
Idwal Fisher was the older brother of the rugby union, and rugby league footballer; Tony Fisher.[6]
References
- ^ "Idwal Fisher Passes On". swansearfc.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Former Bradford Northern player Fisher dies, aged 76".
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ^ a b Heppenstall, Ross (18 January 2012). "Former Bradford Northern player Idwal Fisher dies, aged 76". Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "Former Warrington player dies". thisischeshire.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
External links
- (archived by web.archive.org) Team – Past Players – E→F at swansearfc.co.uk
- Profile at swansearfc.co.uk
- (archived by web.archive.org) Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk