Gerry Round

Gerald V. Round
Personal information
Full name Gerald V. Round
Nickname Gerry
Born April→June 1939
Hebden Bridge, England
Died 1 February 1969 (aged 29)
Playing information
Height 6 ft (183 cm)
Weight 12 st 7 lb (79.4 kg; 175.0 lb)
Position Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1958–58 Hebden Bridge Amateur Rugby League Club
1958–68 Wakefield Trinity 241 55 127
Total 241 55 127 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1959–62 Great Britain 8 0 0 0 0
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Gerald "Gerry" V. Round (birth registered April→June 1939[1] — 1 February 1969 (aged 29)[2]) born in Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and '60s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Hebden Bridge ARLFC, Wakefield Trinity (Heritage #646), as a Fullback, i.e. number 1, his death was registered in Spen Valley.

Playing career

International honours

Gerry Round won caps for Great Britain while at Wakefield Trinity in 1959 against Australia, and in 1962 against France (2 matches), Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand (2 matches).[3]

Gerry Round achieved the distinction of being Great Britain's full back (v Australia, December, 1959) after only 29 senior games of rugby league football.[4]

Rugby Football League Championship appearances

Gerry Round played Fullback, in Wakefield Trinity's 3-27 defeat by Wigan in the 1959–60 Rugby Football League Championship final at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 21 May 1960.[5]

Challenge Cup final appearances

Gerry Round played Fullback, in Wakefield Trinity's 38-5 victory over Hull in the 1959–60 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 14 May 1960, the 12-6 victory over Huddersfield in the 1961–62 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 12 May 1962, and the 25-10 victory over Wigan in the 1962–63 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 11 May 1963.[6]

Outside of rugby league

Gerry Round began a 3-year civil engineering course at University of Leeds in 1958.

References

  1. ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Death details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. ↑ 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
  5. ↑ "1959-1960 Championship Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  6. ↑ Hoole, Les (2004). Wakefield Trinity RLFC - FIFTY GREAT GAMES. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-429-9

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