George Palmer (rugby league)
A. George Palmer is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Batley, as a second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.[1]
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| Full name | A. George Palmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | c. 1925 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
International honours
George Palmer won a cap for England while at Batley playing second-row in the 10-35 defeat by the Other Nationalities at Central Park, Wigan, on Wednesday 11 April 1951, in front of a crowd of 16,860.[3]
County Cup Final appearances
George Palmer played left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in Batley's 8-18 defeat by Huddersfield in the 1952 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1952–53 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 15 November 1952.
References
- 1951 England statistics inadvertently allocated to Barrow's Reg Parker at rugbyleagueproject.org.
- "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (1951 England statistics inadvertently allocated to Barrow's Reg Parker)". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "Reg Parker Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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