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 (aged 86)) born in Pontypool, was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1910s and 1920s, playing representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Talywain RFC, Pill Harriers RFC, and Pontypool RFC, as a Lock, i.e. number 4 or 5, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Hull, and Pontypridd, as a Prop, or Hooker, i.e. number 8 or 10, or 9, during the era of contested scrums,[1] he died in Pontypool.
Playing career
International honours
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.[2]
References
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links
- 1891 births
- 1977 deaths
- Dual-code rugby internationals
- Hull F.C. players
- People from Pontypool
- Pontypool RFC players
- Pill Harriers RFC players
- Rugby union locks
- Talywain RFC players
- Wales international rugby union players
- Wales national rugby league team players
- Welsh rugby league players
- Welsh rugby union players