John Pinch (rugby)
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| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Pinch | |||||
| Born | October–December 1870 Lancaster, England | |||||
| Died | 1946 (aged 75–76) Lancaster, England | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Rugby union | ||||||
| Position | Forwards | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| ≤1896–≥97 | Lancaster | |||||
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1896–97 | England | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rugby league | ||||||
| Source: scrum.com | ||||||
John Pinch (birth registered October–December 1870 in Lancaster[1] — died 1946 (aged 75–76) in Lancaster[2]) was a rugby union footballer of the 1890s, playing at representative level for England, and at club level for Lancaster,[3] as a Forward, e.g. Front row, Lock, or Back row. Prior to the 1901/02 season, Lancaster was a rugby union club.
Playing career
International honours
John Pinch won caps for England while at Lancaster in 1896 against Wales, and Ireland, in 1897 against Scotland.[4]
Change of Code
When Lancaster converted from the rugby union code to the rugby league code for the 1901/02 season, John Pinch would have been approximately 31 years of age. Consequently, he may have been both a rugby union and rugby league footballer for Lancaster.
References
- ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Death details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. p. 178. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ↑ "International Statistics at scrum.com". scrum.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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