William Holder (rugby)

William Holder
Personal information
Full name William Holder
Nickname Bill, Billie
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1907–07 Gloucester RFC
Rugby league
Position Hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1907–18 Hull
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1908 England 1 0 0 0 0
1908 Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

William "Bill"/"Billie" Holder was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s and '10s, playing club level rugby union (RU) for Gloucester RFC, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Hull, as a Hooker, i.e. number 9, during the era of contested scrums.

International honours

Bill Holder won a cap for England while at Hull in 1908 against Wales,[1] and won a cap for Great Britain while at Hull in 1908 against New Zealand.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "The Great Match of the Edwardian Period". allgoldsrugby.com. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.

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