Billy Rhodes (Welsh rugby league)

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Billy Rhodes
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Rhodes
Bornunknown
Wales
Diedunknown
Playing information
PositionWing, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1926–26 Pontypridd
1926–29 Warrington 80 31 73 0 239
Total 80 31 73 0 239
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1927 Monmouthshire ≥1
1926 Wales 1
Source: [1]

William Rhodes (birth unknown – death unknown) was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He played at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Pontypridd and Warrington (Heritage № 329), as a wing, or centre, i.e. number 2 or 5, or, 3 or 4.[2][3]

Playing career[edit]

International honours[edit]

Billy Rhodes won a cap for Wales while at Pontypridd in 1926.[1]

County honours[edit]

Billy Rhodes played right wing, i.e. number 2, and scored 2-tries in Monmouthshire's 14-18 defeat by Glamorgan in the non-County Championship match during the 1926–27 season at Taff Vale Park, Pontypridd on Saturday 30 April 1927.[4]

Club career[edit]

Billy Rhodes made his début for Warrington on Saturday 18 December 1926, and he played his last match for Warrington on Saturday 30 March 1929.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  3. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleague.wales". rugbyleague.wales. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  4. ^ Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 32 – 1926–27". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a

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