Wally Desmond
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| Full name | Walter Leslie Desmond | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 January 1906 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Stand-off/Five-eighth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Walter "Wally" Leslie Desmond (born 6 January 1906) was a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s and 1930s, playing at representative level for New Zealand (#184), and Wellington, and at club level for Leeds,[2] and Castleford,[3] as a Wing, or Stand-off/Five-eighth, i.e. number 2 or 5, or, 6.[4][5][6]
Playing career
International honours
Desmond played Stand-off/Five-eighth in New Zealand's 20-28 defeat by Great Britain at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 2 October 1926.[1]
Club career
Desmond made his début for Leeds scoring 2-tries in the 31-5 victory over Keighley at Headingley Stadium on Saturday 29 October 1927.[7]
Genealogical information
Walter L. Desmond's marriage to Norah E. Hill took place during April→June 1933 in Leeds North district,[8] the marriage took place on 1 April 1932 at St. Michael's Church[1], Buslingthorpe, Leeds.
References
- ^ a b Walter Desmond rugbyleagueproject.org
- ^ "League: Attitude needs adjusting". nzherald.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Profile at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Roll of Honour at nzrl.co.nz". nzrl.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Past Kiwis → D at nzrl.co.nz". nzrl.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Profile at nzleague.co.nz". nzleague.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Leeds results and scorers - 1927-28". mcgrail.fsnet.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Marriage details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.