George Lewis (rugby)
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Full name | George Francis Lewis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Pontypool, Wales | 9 August 1897|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 1988 (aged 90–91) Pontypool, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Fullback, Centre, Stand-off, Scrum-half | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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George Lewis (9 August 1897 – 1988) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Pontypool RFC, as a centre, i.e. number 12 or 13, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales and Monmouthshire, and at club level for St. Helens, as a fullback, centre, stand-off, scrum-half, i.e. number 1, 3 or 4, 6, or 7.[1][2]
Playing career[edit]
International honours[edit]
George Lewis won 3 caps for Wales (RL) in 1926–1928 while at St Helens.[1]
County honours[edit]
George Lewis played right-centre, i.e. number 3, and scored a try and a goal 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.[3]
Championship final appearances[edit]
George Lewis played fullback, and scored 3-goals in St. Helens' 9-5 victory over Huddersfield in the Championship Final during the 1931–32 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 7 May 1932.
Challenge Cup Final appearances[edit]
George Lewis played right-centre, i.e. number 3, and was captain in St. Helens' 3–10 defeat by Widnes in the 1929–30 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 3 May 1930, in front of a crowd of 36,544.
County Cup Final appearances[edit]
George Lewis played left-centre, i.e. number 4, and scored 2-goals in St. Helens' 10-2 victory over St Helens Recs in the 1926 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1926–27 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 20 November 1926, and played right-centre, i.e. number 3, and scored 3-goals in the 9-10 defeat by Warrington in the 1932 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1932–33 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 19 November 1932.
Club records[edit]
George Lewis is second in the St Helens all time goal-scoring list behind Kel Coslett, and fourth on the points-scoring list behind Kel Coslett, Paul Loughlin and Austin Rhodes.
Genealogical information[edit]
George Lewis was the brother of the rugby union footballer for Pontypool RFC, and the rugby league scrum-half for St. Helens; Stanley "Stan" Lewis.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 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.
- ^ Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 32 – 1926–27". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a
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