Raymond Wilkins (rugby)

Raymond Wilkins
Personal information
Full name Raymond Wilkins
Nickname Ray
Born 3 October 1950
Neath, Wales
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1971–71 Aberavon RFC
Rugby league
Position Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1971–82 Workington Town
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1977 Wales 2
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org

Raymond "Ray" Wilkins (3 October 1950[1]) born in Neath, is a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s, '70s and '80s playing club level rugby union (RU) for Aberavon RFC, and playing at representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Workington Town, as a Fullback, i.e. number 1.[2]

Playing career

International honours

Ray Wilkins won a cap for Wales (RU) at under-15 in 1965, was captain in 1966, and won an under-19 cap in 1969, and won 2 caps for Wales (RL) in 1977 while at Workington Town.[3]

County Cup final appearances

Ray Wilkins played Centre, i.e. number 3, and scored a try in Workington Town's 11-16 defeat by Widnes in the 1976 Lancashire Cup final during the 1976–77 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 30 October 1976, played Stand-off/Five-eighth, and scored a try in the 16-13 victory over Wigan in the 1977 Lancashire Cup final during the 1977–78 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 29 October 1977, and played Centre, i.e. number 4, and scored a try in the 13-15 defeat by Widnes in the 1978 Lancashire Cup final during the 1978–79 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 7 October 1978.

References

  1. ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ↑ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  3. ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

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