Iorrie Isaacs

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Iorrie Isaacs
Full name Iorweth Isaac
Date of birth (1911-10-12)12 October 1911
Place of birth Cilfynydd, Wales
Date of death 25 April 1966(1966-04-25) (aged 54)
Place of death Wrexham, Wales
School Pontypridd Grammar School
Occupation(s) police officer
headteacher
Rugby league career
Position Prop, Second-row
Professional clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1933-? Leeds R.L.F.C.
National teams
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1933–35 Wales 2 (9)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Flanker
Amateur clubs
Years Club / team
Cilfynydd RFC
Cardiff RFC
Glamorgan Police RFC
Pontypridd RFC
Penarth RFC
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1933 Wales Wales[1] 2 (0)

Iorwerth Isaac commonly known as Iorrie Isaacs (12 October 1911 – 25 April 1966) was a Welsh dual-code international rugby flanker who played international rugby for Wales. At club level he played rugby union for Pontypridd, Cardiff and later rugby league for Wales, and Leeds.[2]

Rugby career

Isaacs was first selected for Wales in their opening game of the 1933 Home Nations Championship. The match was against England at their national stadium, Twickenham. Wales had failed to win at the ground in their first nine attempts, and the Welsh failure at the ground was known as the 'Twickenham bogey'. Isaacs was placed at open-side flanker, opposite the veteran Tom Arthur who was positioned on the blind side.[3] In an exciting match Isaacs, along with Turnbull and Arthur, continually spoiled the English scrum.[4] When Isaacs caused the English half-backs to loose the loose maul, Watcyn Thomas heeled the ball back for Wooller and then Davey to feed Ronnie Boon who scored a Welsh try.[5] The game ended 7-3, with all the Welsh points scored by Boon, who had also placed a drop goal. Isaacs played just one more international game in the very next match of the Home Nations Championship against Scotland at St Helens, his international career identical to that of Raymond Bark-Jones.

At the start of the 1933/34 season Isaacs left rugby union behind when he 'Went North' switching to the professional rugby league game, joining Leeds RLFC.

International matches played

Wales[6]

International Rugby League Honours

Isaacs won caps for Wales (RL) while at Leeds in 1933 against Australia, and 1935 against France.[7]

Bibliography

  • Godwin, Terry (1984). The International Rugby Championship 1883–1983. London: Willows Books. ISBN 0-00-218060-X. 
  • Griffiths, Terry (1987). The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records. London: Phoenix House. ISBN 0-460-07003-7. 
  • Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-0766-3. 

References

  1. ↑ WRU player profile
  2. ↑ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6. 
  3. ↑ Smith (1980), pg 274.
  4. ↑ Smith (1980), pg 276.
  5. ↑ Smith (1980), pg 277.
  6. ↑ Smith (1980), pg 467.
  7. ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012. 

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