| Personal information | ||||||
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| Full name | Keith Hepworth | |||||
| Nickname | Heppy | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Scrum-half/Halfback | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1958–1972 | Castleford | 329 | 66 | 4 | 14 | 234 |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| ≤1965–≥1965 | Commonwealth XIII | ≥1 | ||||
| 1964–1971 | Yorkshire | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967–1970 | Great Britain | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||
Keith 'Heppy' Hepworth is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s, '60s and '70s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, Yorkshire, and Commonwealth XIII, and at club level for Castleford, playing at Scrum-half/Halfback, i.e. number 7.
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Keith Hepworth represented Commonwealth XIII while at Castleford in 1965 against New Zealand at Crystal Palace National Recreation Centre, London on Wednesday 18 August 1965,[1] and won caps for Great Britain while at Castleford in 1967 against France (2 matches); in 1970 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand (2 matches), and in the 1970 Rugby League World Cup against Australia, France, New Zealand, and Australia.[2]
Keith Hepworth played Scrum-half/Halfback, i.e. number 7, and scored a try in Castleford’s 11-6 victory over Salford in the 1969 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on 17 May 1969.,[3] and played in the 7-2 victory over Wigan in the 1970 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on 9 May 1970.[4]
Keith Hepworth's Testimonial match at Castleford took place in 1968.
In 1988 Hepworth was joint team manager of Hull FC with Tony Dean.[5] Keith Hepworth was named as a Castleford Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee.[6]
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