Jack Kitching

Jack Kitching
Playing information
Position Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1939–≥1947 Bradford Northern
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1945–47 England 4 0 0 0 0
1946 Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
18/08/1951–15/04/1952 Castleford 41 10 1 30 24
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Jack Kitching was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s and '40s, and coach of the 1950s, who at representative level played for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Bradford Northern, playing at Centre, i.e. number 3 or 4, and at club level has coached for Castleford.

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International honours

Jack Kitching won caps for England while at Bradford in 1945 against Wales, in 1946 against France, and Wales, in 1947 against Wales, and won a cap for Great Britain while at Bradford in 1946 against Australia.[1] He played in the first test of the 1946 Lions tour down under and was sent off for striking Australian captain, Joe Jorgensen.

Challenge Cup final appeareances

Jack Kitching played in Bradford Northern's 8-4 victory over Leeds in the 1946-47 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on 3 May 1947.

References

  1. ^ "International Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 2008-12-31. http://www.englandrl.co.uk/international_stats.php?GBSearch=Kitching&EnSearch=Kitching&submit_x=7&submit_y=3&submit.x=7&submit.y=8. Retrieved 2009-01-01. 

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