Colin Standing

Colin Standing
Personal information
Full name	Colin J. Standing
Born	second ¼ 1942 (age 81–82); Bridgend, Wales
Playing information
Rugby union
Position	Number Eight
Club
Rugby league
Position	Second-row
Club
Representative
	Source:

Colin Standing (birth registered second ¼ 1942^[2]) is a Welsh former rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer in the 1960s and 1970s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Bridgend RFC, as a number eight, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Wigan, Oldham and Warrington, as a second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.^[1]^[3]

Background

Colin Standing's birth was registered in Bridgend, Wales.

Playing career

International honours

Standing won two caps for Wales (RL) while at Wigan and Oldham in 1969–1970.^[1]

Notable tour matches

Standing played number eight for the combined Bridgend-Maesteg XV in the 12-23 defeat by Fiji during the 1964 Fiji rugby union tour of Europe and Canada at Brewery Field on Saturday 12 September 1964.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.

External links

[Statistics_at_rugbyleagueproject.org-1] "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

[Birth_details_at_freebmd.org.uk-2] "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

[3] Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.

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