Brian Lockwood

For the American television director, see Brian Lockwood (director).
Brian Lockwood
Personal information
Full name Brian Lockwood
Playing information
Position Prop, Lock forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1965–1975 Castleford 231 38 8 0 130
1974 Canterbury Bulldogs 16 1 0 0 3
1975–77 Balmain Tigers 43 2 0 0 6
Nov 1976–≥77 Wakefield Trinity 25 5 0 0 15
≤1978–≥80 Hull KR 74+1 11 0 0 33
1980–81 Oldham 13 1 0 0 3
1981–83 Widnes 39 1 0 0 3
Total 442 59 8 0 193
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1970–79 Great Britain 16 1 0 0 3

Brian Lockwood is an English Rugby League World Cup winning footballer of the 1960s, '70s and '80s, and coach of the 1980s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Castleford, Canterbury-Bankstown, Balmain, Wakefield Trinity, Hull Kingston Rovers, Oldham, and Widnes, as a prop, or second-row, during the era of contested scrums, and coaching at club level for Wakefield Trinity, Huddersfield, and Batley.

Playing career

International honours

Brian Lockwood won caps for England while at Castleford in 1970 against France (sub), and while at Hull Kingston Rovers in 1979 against Wales, and France,[1] and won caps for Great Britain while at Castleford in the 1972 Rugby League World Cup against Australia (2 matches), France, and New Zealand, in 1973 against Australia (2 matches), in 1974 against France, while at Hull Kingston Rovers in 1978 against Australia, and in 1979 New Zealand (sub).[2]

County honours

Brian Lockwood won caps for Yorkshire while at Castleford playing Left-second-row, i.e. number 11 in the 12-14 defeat to Lancashire at Salford's stadium on 3 September 1969, playing Left-second-row in the 15-21 defeat to Cumberland at Whitehaven's stadium on 14 September 1970, as a substitute in the 32-12 victory over Lancashire at Castleford's stadium on 13 January 1971, playing Left-second-row in the 34-8 victory over Lancashire at Castleford's stadium on 24 February 1971, playing Left-second-row in the 32-18 victory over Lancashire at Castleford's stadium on 11 October 1972, and playing Left-second-row in the 20-7 victory over Lancashire at Leeds's stadium on 17 January 1973.[3]

Challenge Cup final appearances

Brian Lockwood played Right-second-row, i.e. number 12, in Castleford’s 11-6 victory over Salford in the 1969 Challenge Cup final during the 1968–69 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 17 May 1969,[4] and the 7-2 victory over Wigan in the 1970 Challenge Cup final during the 1969–70 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 9 May 1970,[5] and played prop, and was man of the match winning the Lance Todd Trophy in Hull Kingston Rovers' 10-5 victory over Hull in the 1980 Challenge Cup final during the 1979–80 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 3 May 1980.

County Cup final appearances

Brian Lockwood played Right-second-row, i.e. number 12, (replaced by Interchange/Substitute Michael Redfearn) in Castleford's 11-22 defeat by Leeds in the 1968 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1968–69 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 19 October 1968, played Right-second-row in the 7-11 defeat by Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1971 final during the 1971–72 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 21 August 1971, and played Right-prop, ie. number 10, in Widnes' 3-8 defeat by Leigh in the 1981 Lancashire Cup final during the 1981–82 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 26 September 1981.

BBC2 Floodlit Trophy final appearances

Brian Lockwood played Right-prop, ie. number 10, in Hull Kingston Rovers' 3-13 defeat by Hull in the 1979 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy final during the 1979–80 season at The Boulevard, Hull on Tuesday 18 December 1979.

Career in Australia

Lockwood moved to Sydney's Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs club in 1974, reaching the Grand Final with them that year. He later joined the Balmain Tigers, winning the 1976 amco cup final with a famous inside pass to Neil Pringle for the match winning try[6]

Honoured at Castleford Tigers

Brian Lockwood is a Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee.[7]

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. ↑ "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk ℅ web.archive.org. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Sat 17th May 1969 - Challenge Cup - Neutral Ground - 97,939". thecastlefordtigers. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "Sat 9th May 1970 - Challenge Cup - Neutral Ground - 95,255". thecastlefordtigers. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  6. ↑ Hughes, Ed (31 October 2004). "Caught in Time: Great Britain prepare for 1972 rugby league World Cup final". The Sunday Times (UK: Times Newspapers Ltd). Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  7. ↑ "Hall of Fame at castigers.com". castigers. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2009.

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