Harry Bradshaw (rugby)
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Full name | Harold Bradshaw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Bramley, England | 17 April 1868|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 31 December 1910 Halifax, England | (aged 42)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Harry Bradshaw (17 April 1868 – 31 December 1910) was an English rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for England and Yorkshire,[2] and at club level for Bramley,[3] as a forward, e.g. front row, lock, or back row, and club level rugby league (RL) for Leeds, as a forward. Prior to Tuesday 2 June 1896, Bramley was a rugby union club.
Background
[edit]Harry Bradshaw was born in Bramley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, he died aged 42 in Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.[1]
Playing career
[edit]International honours
[edit]Harry Bradshaw won caps for England (RU) while at Bramley in 1892 against Scotland, in 1893 against Wales, Ireland, and Scotland, and in 1894 against Wales, Ireland, and Scotland.[1]
In the early years of rugby football the goal was to score goals, and a try had zero value, but it provided the opportunity to try at goal, and convert the try to a goal with an unopposed kick at the goal posts. The point values of both the try and goal have varied over time, and in the early years footballers could "score" a try, without scoring any points.
Change of Code
[edit]When Bramley converted from the rugby union code to the rugby league code on Tuesday 2 June 1896, Harry Bradshaw would have been 28 years of age. Consequently, he was both a rugby union and rugby league footballer.
Contemporaneous Quote
[edit]The first game of the 1894 Home Nations Championship for Wales was against England, and they suffered a heavy defeat, losing 24-3. In an after match interview Wales' winger Norman Biggs was asked why he had failed to tackle England's forward Harry Bradshaw, who scored the first try; Biggs responded "Tackle him? It was as much as I could do to get out of his way!".[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)". en.espn.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Philip Gaunt (1969). "Yorkshire Rugby Union - Centenary 1869-1969 (Page-28)". Chadwick Studios/Frederick Duffield & Sons Ltd. ISBN n/a
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. p. 178. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ^ Richards, Huw (2009). The Red And The White. Aurum Press Ltd. p. 38. ISBN 978-1-84513-405-1.
External links
[edit]- 1868 births
- 1910 deaths
- Bramley R.L.F.C. players
- England international rugby union players
- English rugby league players
- English rugby union players
- Leeds Rhinos players
- People from Bramley, Leeds
- Rugby league forwards
- Rugby league players from Leeds
- Rugby union forwards
- Rugby union players from Leeds
- Yorkshire County RFU players