Sol Roper
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| Full name | John Roper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | third ¼ 1936 Whitehaven district, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 October 2015 (aged 79) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Scrum-half | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Roper (birth registered in the third quarter of 1936[1] – 14 October 2015), also known by the nickname of "Sol", was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s, and coached in the 1960s and 1970s.
Rugby League clubs[edit]
- Captained Hensingham A.R.L.F.C. (in Hensingham Whitehaven),[2]
- Workington Town,
- Broughton Moor A.R.L.F.C. (in Broughton Moor),
- Whitehaven R.L.F.C., as a scrum-half, i.e. number 7, after he stopped playing rugby league he coached at the club.[3][4]
Playing career[edit]
County honours[edit]
Sol Roper at representative level for the Cumberland rugby league team, whilst at Workington Town.
Challenge Cup Final appearances[edit]
Sol Roper played scrum-half, sustained a shoulder injury but returned to the field, in Workington Town's 12–21 defeat by Barrow in the 1954–55 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 30 April 1955 in front of a crowd of 66,513, and was, at the age of 21 years, the youngest Wembley captain in Workington Town's 9–13 defeat by Wigan in the 1957–58 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, on Saturday 10 May 1958.[5]
Genealogical information[edit]
Sol Roper was the father of the rugby league footballer Tony Roper [1], and the grandfather of the rugby league footballer Jon Roper.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "Hensingham ARLFC at pitchero.com". pitchero.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "» Legends Evening 60's". sandylonning.u-net.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Tributes for Town legend Sol Roper". 19 October 2015.
- ^ "1957-1958 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "Tributes for Town legend Sol Roper". timesandstar.co.uk. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
External links[edit]
- Search for "Roper" at rugbyleagueproject.org
- (archived by web.archive.org) » Legends Evening 60's
- Nostalgia: Harry and Sol had formula for a perfect partnership
- Wembley Legend Sol Roper Star Guest At Workington Town
- Workington and Whitehaven mourn death of John 'Sol' Roper
- Tributes for Town legend Sol Roper
- Sol Roper