Don Close

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Donald Close
Personal information
Full name	Donald Close
Nickname	Don
Born	circa-1937
Playing information
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	14 st 12 lb (94.3 kg; 208.0 lb)
Position	Hooker
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
≤1962–≥68	Huddersfield
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1967	Great Britain	1	0	0	0	0
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Donald "Don" Close is a former Coal miner, and professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Huddersfield, as a Hooker, i.e. number 9, during the era of contested scrums.

Playing career

International honours

Don Close won a cap for Great Britain while at Huddersfield in 1967 against France.^[1]

Challenge Cup final appearances

Don Close played Hooker in Huddersfield's 6-12 defeat to Wakefield Trinity in the 1961–62 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 12 May 1962.^[2]

Testimonial match

Don Close's Testimonial match at Huddersfield took place in 1968.

References

↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
↑ Briggs, Cyril & Edwards, Barry (12 May 1962). The Rugby League Challenge Cup Competition - Final Tie - Huddersfield v Wakefield Trinity - Match Programme. Wembley Stadium Ltd. ISBN n/a

External links

v t e Huddersfield Giants Hall of Fame Inductees

Harry Lodge Milford Sutcliffe Harold Wagstaff Douglas Clark Albert Rosenfeld Ben Gronow Leonard Bowkett Ray Markham Alex Fiddes Russell Pepperell Jeffrey Bawden Lionel Cooper Johnny Hunter Pat Devery Dave Valentine Frank Dyson Peter Ramsden Ted Slevin Thomas "Tommy" Smales Don Close Ken Senior

v t e Huddersfield Giants squad – 1962 Challenge Cup Final runners-up

1 Frank Dyson 2 Aiden Breen 3 Leo Booth 4 Ray Haywood 5 Mike Wicks 6 Harry Deighton 7 Thomas Smales (c) 8 Ted Slevin 9 Don Close 10 Ken Noble 11 Mick Clark 12 Kenneth Bowman 13 Peter Ramsden Coach: Dave Valentine

Persondata
Name	Close, Donald
Alternative names
Short description	British rugby league player
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