Des Case
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| Full name | Desmond J. Case | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Desmond J. Case was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Cross Keys RFC and Newport RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Bradford Northern, as a wing, or centre, i.e. number 2 or 5, or 3 or 4.[1][2] Case was a Sergeant Major in the British Army during World War II.[3]
Playing career
International honours
Case won 4 caps for Wales in 1938–1947 while at Bradford Northern.[1]
Championship Final appearances
Case played in Bradford Northern's 5–15 defeat by Warrington in the Championship Final during the 1947–48 season at Maine Road, Manchester on Saturday 8 May 1948.[4]
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Case played right-centre, i.e. number 3, in Bradford Northern's 3–8 defeat by Wigan in the 1947–48 Challenge Cup Final during the 1947–48 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 1 May 1948.[5]
Other notable matches
Case played right wing for Northern Command XIII against a Rugby League XIII at Thrum Hall, Halifax on Saturday 21 March 1942.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 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 "inside programme, Northern Command v. A Rugby League XIII, 1942". rugbyleagueoralhistory.co.uk. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ "Photograph 'Des Case' at rlhp.co.uk". rlhp.co.uk. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ "1947–1948 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
External links
- Photograph 'Des Case' at rlhp.co.uk
- Photograph 'Team to visit Barrow in the Cup 1946' at rlhp.co.uk
- Photograph '1948 Championship Semi-final' at rlhp.co.uk
- Photograph '1948 Challenge Cup Final' at rlhp.co.uk
- Players Statistics 'C' at blackandambers.co.uk
- Statistics at blackandambers.co.uk
- Players Statistics 'C' at crosskeysrfc.com
- Statistics at crosskeysrfc.com
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