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| Full name | Alfred Teggin | |||||
| Born | 22 October 1860 Broughton, England |
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| Died | 23 July 1941 (aged 80) Cleveleys, England |
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| Playing information | ||||||
| Rugby union | ||||||
| Position | Forwards | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| ≤1884–≥1887 | Broughton Rangers | |||||
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1884–1887 | England | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rugby league | ||||||
| Source: scrum.com | ||||||
Alfred Teggin (born 22 October 1860 in Broughton[1] — died 23 July 1941 (aged 80) in Cleveleys[2]) was a rugby union footballer and cricketer of the 1880s who at representative level played rugby union for England, and at club level for Broughton Rangers,[3] playing in the Forwards, e.g. Front row, Lock, or Back row, and at county level played cricket for Lancashire County Cricket Club. Prior to the 2nd of June 1896, Broughton Rangers was a rugby union club.
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Alfred Teggin won caps for England while at Broughton Rangers in 1884 against Ireland, in 1885 against Wales, in 1886 against Ireland, and Scotland, and in 1887 against Ireland, and Scotland.[4]
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.
When Broughton Rangers converted from the rugby union code to the rugby league code on the 29th August 1895, Alfred Teggin would have been 34 years of age. Consequently, he may have been both a rugby union and rugby league footballer for Broughton Rangers.
Alfred Teggin played six first-class matches for Lancashire in the 1886.
Alfred Teggin's marriage to Clara Louisa Unsworth was registered during October→December 1892 in Chorlton district.[5]