Harry Bradshaw (rugby)
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| Position | Forwards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Harry Bradshaw (born 17 April 1868 in Bramley — died 31 December 1910 in Halifax) was a rugby union footballer of the 1890s who at representative level played for England, and at club level for Bramley,[1] playing in the Forwards, e.g. Front row, Lock, or Back row. Prior to the 2nd June 1896, Bramley was a rugby union club.
International honours
Harry Bradshaw won caps for England while at Bramley in 1892 against Scotland, in 1893 against Wales, Ireland, and Scotland, and in 1894 against Wales, Ireland, and Scotland.[2]
In the early years of rugby football the goal was to score goals, and a try had zero value, but it provided the opportunity to try at goal, and convert the try to a goal with an unopposed kick at the goal posts. The point values of both the try and goal have varied over time, and in the early years footballers could "score" a try, without scoring any points.
Contemporaneous Quote
The first game of the 1894 Home Nations Championship for Wales was against England, and they suffered a heavy defeat, losing 24-3. In an after match interview Wales' Norman Biggs was asked why he had failed to tackle Harry Bradshaw, who scored the first try; Biggs responded "Tackle him? It was as much as I could do to get out of his way!".[3]
Change of Code
When Bramley converted from the rugby union code to the rugby league code on the 2nd June 1896, Harry Bradshaw would have been 28 years of age. Consequently, he may have been both a rugby union and rugby league footballer for Bramley.
References
- ^ Graham Williams, Peter Lush, David Farrar (November 2009). "The British Rugby League Records Book [Page-178]". London League Publications Ltd. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6
- ^ "International Statistics at scrum.com". scrum.com. 2008-12-31. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
- ^ Richards, Huw (2009). The Red And The White. Aurum Press Ltd. p. 38. ISBN 9781845134051.