Ray Batten
Personal information | ||||||
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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% |
May 1982–Jul 1983 | Wakefield Trinity | |||||
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk |
Ray Batten is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s and '70s, and coach of the 1980s playing at representative level for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Leeds, as a Loose forward/Lock, i.e. number 13, during the era of contested scrums, and at club level has coached for Wakefield Trinity.
Playing career
International honours
Ray Batten won caps for England while at Leeds in 1968 against Wales, in 1969 against Wales, and France,[1] and won caps for Great Britain while at Leeds in 1969 against France, and in 1973 against Australia (2 matches).[2]
Challenge Cup final appearances
Ray Batten played Loose forward/Lock in Leeds' 11-10 victory over Wakefield Trinity in the 1967-68 Challenge Cup "Watersplash" final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 11 May 1968, and in the 13-16 defeat to St. Helens in the 1971-72 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 13 May 1972.
Testimonial match
Ray Batten's Testimonial match at Leeds took place in 1974.
Genealogical Information
Ray Batten is the son of the rugby league footballer, Billy Batten, Jr, the grandson of the rugby league footballer, Billy Batten, and the nephew of the rugby league footballer, Eric Batten.
References
- ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links
- England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
- Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Profile at leedsrugby.dnsupdate.co.uk
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