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Tommy Woods (rugby)

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Tommy Woods
Personal information
Full nameThomas Woods
Born9 February 1883
Bridgwater, England
Died12 April 1955(1955-04-12) (aged 72)
Rochdale, England
Playing information
Rugby union
PositionForward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1908–09 Bridgwater & Albion[1]
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1909–09 Somersetshire 30
1908 England 1 0 0 0 0
Rugby league
PositionForward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1909–≥22 Rochdale Hornets
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1911–13 England 3 0 0 0 0
1911–12 Great Britain 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2][3][4]

Tommy Woods (9 February 1883 – 12 April 1955) was an English dual-code international rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for England and Somersetshire, and at club level for Bridgwater & Albion RFC,[2] as a forward, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Rochdale Hornets, as a forward.[1][2]

Background

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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

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International honours

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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 Hornets in 1911 against Australia, in 1912 against Wales, in 1913 against Wales,[3] and won caps for Great Britain while at Rochdale Hornets in 1911 against Australia, and in 1912 against Australia.[4]

County honours

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Tommy Woods represented Somersetshire (RU) while at Bridgwater & Albion RFC.[5]

Challenge Cup Final appearances

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Tommy Woods played as a forward in Rochdale Hornets' 10–9 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1921–22 Challenge Cup Final during the 1921–22 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 6 May 1922, in front of a crowd of 32,596.[6]

County Cup Final appearances

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Tommy Woods played as a forward in Rochdale Hornets' 12–5 victory over Oldham in the 1911–12 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1911–12 season at Wheater's Field, Broughton, Salford on Saturday 2 December 1911, in front of a crowd of 20,000.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Statistics at espnscrum.com (RU)". espnscrum.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (RL)". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk (RL)". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 28 April 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ a b "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk (RL)". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 28 April 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ Robert (Bob) D. Fletcher (1971). 1871–1971 – A Centenary History of the Rochdale Hornets Football Club Co. Ltd. Page 69 Archived 21 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Rochdale Times Ltd. 23 Baillie Street, Rochdale. ISBN n/a
  6. ^ "Hornets' One And Only Challenge Cup Final Win". hornetsrugbyleague.co.uk. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  7. ^ Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 17 – 1911–12". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a