| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | York, England | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Loose forward/Lock | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1963–76 | Leeds | 434 | ||||
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1968–69 | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1969–73 | Great Britain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coaching information | ||||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Gms | W | D | L | W% |
| 05/1982–07/1983 | Wakefield Trinity | |||||
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||
Ray Batten is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s and '70s, and coach of the 1980s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Leeds, playing at Loose forward/Lock, i.e. number 13, during the era of contested scrums, and at club level has coached for Wakefield Trinity.
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Ray Batten won caps for England while at Leeds in 1968 against Wales, in 1969 against Wales, and France, and won caps for Great Britain while at Leeds in 1969 against France, and in 1973 against Australia (2 matches).[1]
Ray Batten's Testimonial match at Leeds took place in 1974.
Ray Batten is the son of rugby league footballer, Billy Batten, Jr, the grandson of Great Britain, Hunslet, Hull, and Wakefield Trinity rugby league footballer, Billy Batten, and the nephew of Great Britain, England, Hunslet, Bradford Northern, and Featherstone Rovers rugby league footballer, Eric Batten.