Sid Jerram
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| Full name | Sidney George Jerram | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | second ¼ 1891 Swansea district, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1959 (aged c. 67–68) Swansea, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Scrum-half | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Stand-off, Scrum-half | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sidney George Jerram (second ¼ 1891[2] – 1959[3]) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Swansea RFC, as a scrum-half, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales and Other Nationalities, and at club level for Wigan and Wigan Highfield, as a stand-off or scrum-half.[1][4]
Background
[edit]Sid Jerram's birth was registered in Swansea, Wales, and he died aged c. 67–68 in Swansea, Wales.
Playing career
[edit]Change of code
[edit]Following a meeting with a Wigan rugby league club representative at the Bush Hotel, Swansea on Sunday 28 September 1913, Swansea RFC's rugby union half-back pairing of Sidney Jerram, and George Owens were each signed for £180 down payment (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £61,630 in 2013),[5] guaranteed win bonuses, and jobs for £2 per week cash.[6]
International honours
[edit]Jerram won caps for Wales (RL) while at Wigan in 1921 against England and Australia, in 1923 against England (two spells), and in 1925 against England (two spells), and won a cap for Other Nationalities (RL) while at Wigan in 1921 against England.[1]
Notable tour matches
[edit]Sid Jerram played scrum-half in Swansea RFC's 3–0 victory over South Africa in the 1912–13 South Africa rugby union tour at St. Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground, Swansea on Thursday 26 December 1912.[7]
Championship final appearances
[edit]Sid Jerram played stand-off in Wigan's 13–2 victory over Oldham in the Championship Final during the 1921–22 season at The Cliff, Broughton on Saturday 6 May 1922.[8]
County League appearances
[edit]Sid Jerram played in Wigan's victories in the Lancashire League during the 1920–21 season, 1922–23 season, 1923–24 season and 1925–26 season.[9]
Challenge Cup Final appearances
[edit]Sid Jerram played stand-off in Wigan's 21–4 victory over Oldham in the 1923–24 Challenge Cup Final during the 1923–24 season at Athletic Grounds, Rochdale on Saturday 12 April 1924.[10]
County Cup Final appearances
[edit]Sid Jerram played scrum-half in Wigan's 20–2 victory over Leigh in the 1922–23 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1922–23 season at The Willows, Salford on Saturday 25 November 1922.[11]
Marriage
[edit]Sid Jerram's marriage to Edna G. (née Hughes) was registered during fourth ¼ 1915 in Swansea district.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Death details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ^ "Measuring Worth - Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "Profile at swansearfc.co.uk". swansearfc.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ John Billot (December 1974). "Springboks in Wales". Ferndale, Glamorgan: Ron Jones Publications. ISBN 978-0-9501623-3-1
- ^ "1921–1922 Championship Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "1923–1924 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "1922–1923 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Marriage details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- England & Wales, Birth/Death Indexes
External links
[edit]- 1891 births
- 1959 deaths
- Footballers who switched code
- Liverpool City (rugby league) players
- Other Nationalities rugby league team players
- Rugby league five-eighths
- Rugby league halfbacks
- Rugby league players from Swansea
- Rugby union players from Swansea
- Rugby union scrum-halves
- Swansea RFC players
- Wales national rugby league team players
- Welsh rugby league players
- Welsh rugby union players
- Wigan Warriors players