Fred Higgins

For Frederick Robert Higgins, Irish poet and theatre director, see F. R. Higgins.
Fred Higgins
Playing information
Position second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1939–55 Widnes 139 16 13 0 74
1943 → Wigan (guest) 2 0 0 0 0
Total 141 16 13 0 74
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1945–50 England 4 0 0 0 0
1950–51 Great Britain 6 0 0 0 0
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Fred Higgins is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s and '50s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Widnes, as a second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums. He also appeared for Wigan as a wartime guest player.[1]

Playing career

International honours

Fred Higgins won caps for England while at Widnes in 1945 against Wales, in 1949 against France, in 1950 against Wales (2 matches),[2] and won caps for Great Britain while at Widnes in 1950 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand (2 matches), and in 1951 against New Zealand.[3]

County Cup final appearances

Fred Higgins played Right-second-row, i.e. number 12, in Widnes' 7-3 victory over Wigan in the 1945 Lancashire Cup final during the 1945–46 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 27 October 1945.

Honoured at Widnes

Fred Higgins is a Widnes Hall Of Fame Inductee.

Genealogical information

Fred Higgins is the younger brother of the rugby league footballers Jack Higgins,[4] and Alec Higgins.

References

  1. ↑ Latham, Michael; Gate, Robert (1992). They played for Wigan. Adlington: Mike R.L. ISBN 978-0-9516098-2-8.
  2. ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "Statistics at rugby.widnes.tv". rugby.widnes.tv. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

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