Bert Jenkins

For other people of the same name, see Albert Jenkins.
For other people of the same name, see Herbert Jenkins.
For the rugby union footballer of the 1910s…1930s for Wales, Seaside Stars, and Llanelli, see Albert Jenkins (rugby player).
Bert Jenkins
Personal information
Full name T. B. Jenkins
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
 ????–1904 Mountain Ash RFC
Rugby league
Position Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1904–20 Wigan 391 183 3 555
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1908–14 Wales 11 4 12
1908–14 Great Britain 14 2 0 0 6
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Bert Jenkins was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s, '10s and '20s who at representative level played for Great Britain, and Wales, and at club level for Wigan, playing at Centre.[1] [2] Before turning professional and joining Wigan, Jenkins played for rugby union club Mountain Ash in South Wales.

At the end of the 1908–09 Northern Rugby Football Union season Jenkins played at centre in Wigan's victory over Oldham in the Championship Final.[3]

Bert Jenkins won caps for Wales while at Wigan in 1908 against New Zealand, and in 1909 against England, and won caps for Great Britain while at Wigan in 1908 against New Zealand (3 matches), and Australia (3 matches), in 1909 against Australia (2 matches), on the 1910 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand against Australia, Australasia (2 matches), and New Zealand, in 1911 against Australia, in 1912 against Australia, and in 1914 against Australia, and New Zealand.[4]

Bert Jenkins is one of less than twenty Welshmen to have scored more than 200-tries in their rugby league career.[5]

References

  1. ^ Cann, W. A. (1946-06-12). "1908-09 Kangaroos blazed R. L. trail". Sydney Morning Herald, The: pp. 9. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=P9MQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=x5MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5949,5373766. Retrieved 2009-07-06. 
  2. ^ Graham Williams, Peter Lush, David Farrar (November 2009). "The British Rugby League Records Book [Page-108…114]". London League Publications Ltd. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6
  3. ^ "1908-1909 Championship Final". cherryandwhite.co.uk. wigan.rlfans.com. http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=414. Retrieved 3 January 2012. 
  4. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject. 2008-12-31. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Bert_Jenkins/summary.html. Retrieved 2009-01-01. 
  5. ^ Robert Gate (1988). "Gone North — Volume 2". R. E. Gate. ISBN 0-9511190-3-6

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