Ray Batten

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Ray Batten
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%
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

v t e Leeds Rhinos squad – 1968 Challenge Cup Final winners

1 Bev Risman 2 Alan Smith 3 Syd Hynes 4 Bernard Watson 5 John Atkinson 6 Mick Shoebottom 7 Barry Seabourne 8 Mick Clark (c) 9 Tony Crosby 10 Ken Eyre 11 Bill Ramsey 12 Albert Eyre 13 Ray Batten 14 John Langley 15 Mick Joyce Coach: Roy Francis

v t e Leeds Rhinos squad – 1972 Challenge Cup Final Runners-Up

1 John Holmes 2 Alan Smith 3 Syd Hynes 4 Les Dyl 5 John Atkinson 6 Alan Hardisty 7 Keith Hepworth 8 Terry Clawson 9 Tony Fisher 10 Bill Ramsey 11 Bob Haigh 12 Phil Cookson 13 Ray Batten 14 John Langley

v t e Leeds Rhinos Millennium Greats

Les Adams John Atkinson Jim Bacon Ray Batten Stanley Brogden Jim Brough Harold Buck Arthur Clues Ellery Hanley Eric Harris Iestyn Harris Vic Hey John Holmes Syd Hynes Lewis Jones Jeff Moores Adrian Morley Bev Risman Garry Schofield Mick Shoebottom Alan Smith Jeff Stevenson Joe Thompson Ken Thornett David Ward Fred Webster Dicky Williams Evan Williams Frank Young

Persondata
Name	Batten, Raymond
Alternative names
Short description	English rugby league player and coach
Date of birth
Place of birth	York
Date of death
Place of death

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