Bill Jukes

William Jukes (c. 1883 – March 1939) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Featherstone Rovers (who were a "junior" club at the time, so a Heritage № has not been allocated) and Hunslet (281 official matches, plus 26 wartime matches) as a forward (prior to the specialist positions of; prop, hooker, second-row, loose forward), during the era of contested scrums.[3]

Bill Jukes
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Jukes
Bornc. 1883
Featherstone, England
DiedMarch 1939 (aged 57)[1][2]
Beeston, Leeds, England
Playing information
Height5 ft 8.5 in (1.740 m)
Weight12 st 10 lb (81 kg)
PositionForward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1905–≤05 Featherstone Rovers
≤1905–≥11 Hunslet 307 95 3
Total 307 95 3 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1906/07–≥06/07 Yorkshire
1908–11 England 9 0 0 0 0
1908–10 Great Britain 6 0 0 0 0
Source: [3][4][5]

Background

Bill Jukes was born in Featherstone, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, and his death aged 57 was registered in Beeston, Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Playing career

International honours

Bill Jukes won a number of caps for England while at Hunslet. In 1908 he won against Wales, in 1909 against Australia (3 matches), and Wales, in 1910 against Wales (2 matches), in 1911 against Australia (2 matches),[4] and won caps for Great Britain while at Hunslet in 1908-09 against Australia (3 matches), and on the 1910 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand against Australia (2 matches), Australasia (2 matches), and New Zealand.[5][6]

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Harry Wilson played as a forward, i.e. number 10, in Hunslet's 14-0 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1908 Challenge Cup Final during the 1907–08 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 25 April 1908, in front of a crowd of 18,000.

County Cup Final appearances

Bill Jukes played as a forward, i.e. number 11, in Hunslet's 13-3 victory over Halifax in the 1905 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1905–06 season at Park Avenue, Bradford on Saturday 2 December 1905, and played as a forward, i.e. number 12, in the 17-0 victory over Halifax in the 1907 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1907–08 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 21 December 1907.

Testimonial match

At the end of the 1919–20 season, a Testimonial match for both Bill Jukes, and Fred Smith, took place between Hunslet and Billy Batten's Hunslet XIII, a team of former Hunslet players, including a 48-year-old Albert Goldthorpe, who scored a drop goal, the match took place at Parkside, Hunslet.[7]

All Four Cups, and "The Terrible Six"

Bill Jukes was a member of Hunslet's 1907–08 season All Four Cups winning team, the Forwards were known as "The Terrible Six" they were; Tom Walsh, Harry Wilson, Jack Randall, Bill "Tubby" Brookes, Bill Jukes, and John Willie Higson.[8]

Notable tour matches

Bill Jukes scored the try in Hunslet's 3-3 draw with Australia during the 1911–12 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain at Parkside, Hunslet on Saturday 21 October 1911.[7]

References
  1. "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  2. "Leeds Face Hardest Task Of First Five Clubs". The Manchester Guardian. 4 March 1939. p. 8.
  3. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  6. "Papers Past – Evening Post – 14 May 1910 – Football". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 14 May 1910. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  7. Tom Mather (2010). "Best in the Northern Union". Pages 128-142. ISBN 978-1-903659-51-9
  8. "Hunslet remembered - Leisure and sport". hunslet.org. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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