Brian Edgar: Difference between revisions

Brian Edgar
Personal information
Full name	J. Brian Edgar
Playing information
Position	Prop Forward, Second-row Forward
Club
Representative
	Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Browse history interactively

← Previous edit Next edit →

Content deleted Content added

VisualWikitext

Inline

Revision as of 16:07, 2 January 2010

J. Brian Edgar is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and '60s who at representative level has played for and captained Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Workington Town, playing at Prop Forward, or Second-row Forward, i.e. number 8 or 10, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.

International Honours

Brian Edgar won a cap for England while at Workington in 1962 against France, and won caps for Great Britain while at Workington in 1958 against Australia, and New Zealand; in 1961 against New Zealand; in 1962 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand; in 1965 against New Zealand; and in 1966 against Australia (3 matches).^[1]

Brian Edgar and Leeds' Joseph "Joe" Thompson are the only Forwards to be selected for three Australasian tours.

References

^ "International Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 2008-12-31. Retrieved 2009-01-01.

External links

International Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
» Legends Evening 60's
Workington and Hull KR triumph in the regions
[http://www.whitehaven-news.co.uk/1.337129 "Call for Edgar to be in RL Hall of Fame" J Wright (16 December 2005) The Whitehaven News

[International_Statistics_at_englandrl.co.uk-1] "International Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 2008-12-31. Retrieved 2009-01-01.

[1]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 {{Infobox rugby league biography
-|playername     = J. Brian Edgar
+|playername     = Brian Edgar
 |fullname       = J. Brian Edgar
 |nickname       =
@@ Line 6: / Line 6: @@
 |image_size     =
 |caption        =
-|dateofbirth    = <!--{{birth date|1900|1|1|df=y}}
+|dateofbirth    =
-|placeofbirth   = [[Town]]
+|placeofbirth   =
-|countryofbirth = [[Country]]
+|countryofbirth =
-|dateofdeath    = {{death date and age|9999|12|31|1900|1|1|df=y}}
+|dateofdeath    = 2001 (age 65)
-|placeofdeath   = [[Town]]
+|placeofdeath   =
-|countryofdeath = [[Country]]
+|countryofdeath =
+|height         =
-|height         = {{ft in to m|ft=5|in=10|abbr=no|spell=Commonwealth|precision=2|wiki=yes}}
+|weight         =
-|weight         = {{st lb to kg|st=13|lb=7|abbr=no|spell=Commonwealth|precision=2|wiki=yes}}-->
 |position       = [[Rugby league positions#Prop Forward|Prop Forward]], [[Rugby league positions#Second-row Forward|Second-row Forward]]
 |club1          = [[Workington Town]]
 |year1start     = 1954
-|year1end       = 1968
+|year1end       = 68
 |appearances1   = 384
-|tries1         = 83
+|tries1         = 99
 |goals1         = 27
 |fieldgoals1    = 0
 |points1        = 303
-|teamA          = [[England national rugby league team|England]]
+|teamA          = Cumberland
-|yearAstart     = 1962
+|yearAstart     =
-|yearAend       = 1962
+|yearAend       =
-|appearancesA   = 1
+|appearancesA   = 13
-|triesA         = 0
+|triesA         =
-|goalsA         = 0
+|goalsA         =
-|fieldgoalsA    = 0
+|fieldgoalsA    =
-|pointsA        = 0
+|pointsA        =
-|teamB          = [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]]
+|teamB          = [[England national rugby league team|England]]
-|yearBstart     = 1958
+|yearBstart     = 1962
-|yearBend       = 1966
+|yearBend       =
-|appearancesB   = 11
+|appearancesB   = 1
 |triesB         = 0
 |goalsB         = 0
 |fieldgoalsB    = 0
 |pointsB        = 0
+|teamC          = [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]]
+|yearCstart     = 1958
+|yearCend       = 66
+|appearancesC   = 11
+|triesC         = 0
+|goalsC         = 0
+|fieldgoalsC    = 0
+|pointsC        = 0
 |retired = yes
 |source         = [http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/all.html rugbyleagueproject.org] [http://www.englandrl.co.uk/international_stats.php englandrl.co.uk]
 }}
+'''J. Brian Edgar''' is an English former professional [[rugby league]] footballer of the 1950s and '60s who at representative level has played for and captained [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]], and [[England national rugby league team|England]], and at club level for [[Workington Town]], playing at [[Rugby league positions#Prop Forward|Prop Forward]], or [[Rugby league positions#Second-row Forward|Second-row Forward]], i.e. number 8 or 10, 11 or 12, during the era of [[Scrum (rugby)#Rugby League|contested scrums]].
-'''J. Brian Edgar''' is a former professional [[rugby league]] [[footballer]] of the 1950s and '60s who at representative level has played for [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]], and [[England national rugby league team|England]], and at club level for [[Workington Town]], playing at [[Rugby league positions#Prop Forward|Prop Forward]], or [[Rugby league positions#Second-row Forward|Second-row Forward]], i.e. number 8 or 10, 11 or 12, during the era of [[Scrum (rugby)#Rugby League|contested scrums]].
 ==International Honours==
@@ Line 58: / Line 65: @@
 *[http://www.sandylonning.u-net.com/wtown/archive/legend60.htm » Legends Evening 60's]
 *[http://www.rugbyleague.org/features/content.php?feat_id=276&featcat_id=32 Workington and Hull KR triumph in the regions]
+*[http://www.whitehaven-news.co.uk/1.337129 "Call for Edgar to be in RL Hall of Fame" J Wright (16 December 2005) ''The Whitehaven News''
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Edgar, Brian}}
@@ Line 64: / Line 72: @@
 [[Category:England national rugby league team players]]
 [[Category:Great Britain national rugby league team players]]
+[[Category:2001 deaths]]