Jack Price (rugby league)

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Jack Price
Personal information
Bornunknown
Diedunknown
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1921–22 Broughton Rangers
1922–27 Wigan 176 71 0 0 213
Total 176 71 0 0 213
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1921–24 England 3 0 0 0 0
1921–24 Great Britain 6 2 0 0 6
Source: [1][2][3]

Jack Price (birth unknown – death unknown) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Broughton Rangers and Wigan, as a second-row, or loose forward, i.e. number 11 or 12, or 13, during the era of contested scrums.[1]

Playing career[edit]

International honours[edit]

Jack Price won caps for England while at Broughton Rangers in 1921 against Australia, while at Wigan in 1922 against Wales, in 1924 against Other Nationalities,[2] and won caps for Great Britain while at Broughton Rangers in 1921–22 against Australia (2 matches), and while at Wigan in 1924 against Australia (2 matches), and New Zealand (2 matches).[3]

Championship final appearances[edit]

Jack Price played loose forward, in Wigan's 22–10 victory over Warrington in the Championship Final during the 1925–26 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Saturday 8 May 1926.[4]

County League appearances[edit]

Jack Price played in Wigan's victories in the Lancashire County League during the 1922–23 season, 1923–24 season and 1925–26 season.[5]

Challenge Cup Final appearances[edit]

Jack Price played loose forward, and scored a try 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.[6]

County Cup Final appearances[edit]

Jack Price played loose forward in Wigan's 11–15 defeat by Swinton in the 1925–26 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1925–26 season at The Cliff, Broughton on Wednesday 9 December 1925.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ "1925-1926 Championship Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  6. ^ "1923-1924 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

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