| Godfrey Phillips Cigarette card featuring William Hall | ||||||
| Personal information | ||||||
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| Full name | William M. Hall | |||||
| Nickname | Billy | |||||
| Born | Gloucester, England | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Rugby union | ||||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| ≤1913–1913 | Gloucester RFC | |||||
| Rugby league | ||||||
| Position | Centre, Stand-off/Five-eighth | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1913–1925 | Oldham | 250 | 53 | 2 | 163 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1914–1921 | England | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1914–1914 | Great Britain | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||
William "Billy" M. Hall (born in Gloucester) was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1910s and '20s who at club level played rugby union (RU) for Gloucester RFC, and at representative level played rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Oldham, playing at Centre, or Stand-off/Five-eighth, i.e. number 3 or 4, or 6.
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Billy Hall won caps for England (RL) while at Oldham in 1914 against Wales, in 1921 against Australia, and won caps for Great Britain (RL) while at Oldham in 1914 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand.[1]
Billy played in the famous "Rorkes Drift" test against Australia in 1914, where Great Britain were level going in to the third test. Great Britain were winning 9-3 and due to injuries were down to 10 men against 13 for the last 30 minutes. Hall was one of those injured with concussion and came back onto the field with ten minutes to go. Great Britain were victorious, and won 14-6.
In 1913, both Billy Hall, and Dave Holland left Gloucester RFC to join Oldham, following Alf Wood who had made the same journey in 1908. Billy Hall played at Oldham until 1925, Dave Holland and Alf Wood both played there until 1921. All three men played in Great Britain's "Rorke's Drift" Test match against Australia in 1914.
Billy was one of seven brothers who all played rugby union for Gloucester RFC. His older brother Charles Hall played two tests for England (RU) in 1901 against Scotland, and Ireland.[2]
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