Tony Halmshaw
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| Full name | David Anthony Halmshaw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 April 1946 Dewsbury, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David Anthony "Tony" Halmshaw (25 April 1946[2]) is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Shaw Cross Sharks ARLFC[1][2], Halifax, Rochdale Hornets, and Castleford, as a loose forward/lock, i.e. number 13, during the era of contested scrums.
Background
Tony Halmshaw was born in Dewsbury, West Riding of Yorkshire.
Playing career
International honours
Tony Halmshaw won a cap for Great Britain while at Halifax in 1971 against New Zealand.[1]
Player's No.6 Trophy Final appearances
Tony Halmshaw played loose forward/lock in Halifax's 22-11 victory over Wakefield Trinity in the 1971–72 Player's No.6 Trophy Final during the 1971–72 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 22 January 1972, and played loose forward/lock in Rochdale Hornets' 16-27 defeat by Warrington in the 1973–74 Player's No.6 Trophy Final during the 1973–74 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 9 February 1974.
References
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.