Tom Collins (rugby, born 1895)
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Full name | Thomas John Collins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 14 August 1895 Merthyr Tydfil, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 8 April 1957 (aged 61) Mountain Ash, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thomas John Collins (14 August 1895 – 8 April 1957) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Mountain Ash RFC, as a centre, i.e. number 12 or 13, and club level rugby league (RL) for Hull F.C..[3]
Background
Tom Collins was born in Merthyr Tydfil, and he died aged 61 in Mountain Ash.
International honours
Tom Collins won a cap for Wales (RU) while at Mountain Ash RFC in 1923 against Ireland.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk". en.espn.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Statistics at wru.co.uk". wru.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Robert Gate (1986). "Gone North - Volume 1". R. E. Gate. ISBN 0-9511190-0-1