Joe Egan (rugby league)

Joe Egan is an English former rugby league footballer and coach. He played for Wigan from 1938 to 1950.^[1] In the 1948 Challenge Cup final Wigan defeated Bradford Northern 8-3 and Egan was the first captain to receive the trophy from a reigning monarch, King George VI. He was a member of the 1946 Indomitable tour to Australia, and later became the oldest surviving member. He also won two Championships with Wigan, in 1946 and 1947. He accompanied the English test team as hooker on their tour of Australia in 1946^[2] and 1948.^[3] He retired with the most appearances of any player for the England national team with 21.^[4]

Also playing for Leigh, he later became coach of Wigan, taking them to championship success in the 1959–60 season and Challenge Cup finals in 1958, '59 and '61.

He is an inductee of Wigan's Hall of Fame.

Joe Egan also played Hooker for a Rugby League XIII against Northern Command XIII at Thrum Hall, Halifax on Saturday 21 March 1942.^[5]

References

^ Joe Egan at wiganwarriors.com
^ Joe Egan at wigan.rlfans.com
^ "Englishmen at Orange". Sydney Morning Herald, The: pp. 9. 1946-06-12. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=P9MQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=x5MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5949,5373766. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
^ International Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
^ "inside programme, Northern Command v. A Rugby League XIII, 1942". rugbyleagueoralhistory.hud.ac.uk. 2010-12-31. http://rugbyleagueoralhistory.hud.ac.uk/gallery-images/86-large.jpg. Retrieved 2011-01-01.

External links

Joe Egan at rugbyleagueproject.org

Great Britain squad - 1946 Australia & New Zealand Tourists "The Indomitables"

Martin Ryan • Joe Jones • Eric Batten • Jimmy Lewthwaite • Gus Risman (c) • Ernest Ward • Ted Ward • Bryn Knowelden • Jack Kitching • Arthur Bassett • Albert Johnson • Willie Horne • Willie Davies • Tommy McCue (vc) • Dai Jenkins
Frank Whitcombe • Fred Hughes • Ken Gee • Joe Egan • George Curran • Bob Nicholson • Doug Phillips • Les White • Trevor Foster • Harry Murphy • Ike Owens
Managers: Walter Popplewell, and Wilf Gabbatt

Wigan Warriors coaches

Jim Sullivan (1932–1952; 1961) • Maurice Hughes (1952–1953) • Ted Ward (1953–1956) • Joe Egan (1956–1961) • Johnny Lawrenson (1961) • Griff Jenkins (1961–1963) • Eric Ashton (1963–1973) • Graham Starkey (1973–1974) • Edward "Ted" Toohey (1974–1975) • Joe Coan (1975–1976) • Vince Karalius (1976–1979) • Kel Coslett (1979–1980) • George Fairbairn (1980–1981) • Maurice Bamford (1981–1982) • Alex Murphy (1982–1984) • Colin Clarke/Alan McInnes (1984–1986) • Graham Lowe (1986–1989) • John Monie (1989–1993; 1997–1999) • John Dorahy (1993–1994) • Graeme West (1994–1997) • Eric Hughes (1997) • Andy Goodway (1999) • Frank Endacott (1999–2001) • Stuart Raper (2001–2003) • Mike Gregory (2003–2004) • Denis Betts (2004–2005) • Ian Millward (2005–2006) • Brian Noble (2006–2009) • Michael Maguire (2009–2011) • Shaun Wane (2012–)

Wigan RLFC squad – 1959–60 Northern Rugby Football League champions (8th title)

1 Fred Griffiths 2 Frank Halliwell 3 Billy Boston 4 Keith Holden 5 Syd Fenton 6 Eric Ashton 7 Dave Bolton 8 John Barton 9 Bill Sayer 10 Frank Collier 11 Brian McTigue (c) 12 Geoff Lyon 13 Roy Evans Coach: Joe Egan

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