Herbert Place

Herbert Place
Personal information
Full name Herbert Place
Playing information
Position Fullback, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1905–≥09 Hunslet
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1909 England 1 0 0 0 0
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Herbert Place was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s, playing at representative level for England, and at club level for Hunslet, as a Fullback, or Wing, i.e. number 1, or, 2 or 5.

Playing career

International honours

Herbert Place won a cap for England while at Hunslet in 1909 against Wales.[1]

All Four Cups, and "The Terrible Six"

Herbert Place was a member of Hunslet's 1907–08 All Four Cups winning team.[2]

County Cup final appearances

Herbert Place played Fullback in Hunslet's 13-3 victory over Halifax in the 1905 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1905–06 season at Park Avenue, Bradford on Saturday 2 December 1905, and played Left-Wing, i.e. number 5, in the 17-0 victory over Halifax in the 1907 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1907–08 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 21 December 1907.

References

  1. "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. "Hunslet remembered - Leisure and sport". hunslet.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

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