Tommy Woods (rugby)
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Full name | Thomas Woods | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 9 February 1883 Bridgwater, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 12 April 1955 Rochdale, England | (aged 72)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Hooker, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thomas "Tommy" Woods (9 February 1883, in Bridgwater[1] – 12 April 1883, in Rochdale) was an English dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s and 1910s, playing representative level rugby union (RU) for England, and Somersetshire, and at club level for Bridgwater & Albion RFC,[2] as a Forward, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Rochdale Hornets, as a Hooker, or Second-row, i.e. number 9, or, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.[2]
Early life
Tommy Woods was born in 1883 in Bridgwater, and later played rugby union for Bridgwater & Albion RFC, alongside Robert Dibble, and Walter Roman.
Playing career
International honours
Tommy Woods won a cap for England (RU) while at Bridgwater & Albion RFC against Scotland at Inverleith on 21 March 1908, and won caps for England (RL) while at Rochdale in 1911 against Australia, in 1912 against Wales, in 1913 against Wales, and won caps for Great Britain while at Rochdale in 1911 against Australia, and in 1912 against Australia.[3]
County honours
Tommy Woods represented Somersetshire (RU) while at Bridgwater & Albion RFC.[4]
Challenge Cup final appearances
Tommy Woods played Left-Second-row, i.e. number 11, in Rochdale Hornets' 10–9 victory over Hull in the 1922 Challenge Cup final during the 1921–22 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 6 May 1922.[5]
References
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Statistics at espnscrum.com". espnscrum.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ Robert (Bob) D. Fletcher (1971). 1871–1971 – A Centenary History of the Rochdale Hornets Football Club Co. Ltd. Page 69. Rochdale Times Ltd. 23 Baillie Street, Rochdale. ISBN n/a
- ^ "Hornets' One And Only Challenge Cup Final Win". hornetsrugbyleague.co.uk. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
External links
- Use dmy dates from August 2013
- 1883 births
- 1955 deaths
- Bridgwater & Albion RFC players
- Dual-code rugby internationals
- England international rugby union players
- England national rugby league team players
- English rugby league players
- English rugby union players
- Great Britain national rugby league team players
- People from Bridgwater
- Rochdale Hornets players
- Rugby league hookers
- Rugby league second-rows
- Rugby union forwards
- Somerset rugby union players
- Somerset County RFU players