Arthur Wood (rugby league)

Arthur Wood
Personal information
Full name Arthur Wood
Playing information
Position Hooker

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1948–50/51 Featherstone Rovers 105 1 0 0 3
≤1954–≥54 Leeds
Total 105 1 0 0 3
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1950/51–≥50/51 Yorkshire ≥1
1954 Rugby League XIII 1
1951 England 1 0 0 0 0

Arthur Wood is an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s, and 1950s, playing at representative level for England, Rugby League XIII, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Featherstone Rovers (Heritage № 286), and Leeds, as a hooker, i.e. number 9, during the era of contested scrums.[1]

Playing career

International honours

Arthur Wood won a cap for England while at Featherstone Rovers in 1951 against Other Nationalities, and represented Rugby League XIII while at Leeds in 1954 against Australasia.[2]

County honours

Arthur Wood won caps for Yorkshire while at Featherstone Rovers; during the 1950–51 season against Lancashire, and Cumberland

Club career

Arthur Wood made his début for Featherstone Rovers on Saturday 14 February 1948.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Bailey, Ron (1956). The Official History Of Featherstone Rovers R.L.F.C.. Wakefield Express. ASIN: B00O1TLDPC
  2. ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ↑ Bailey, Ron (20 September 2001). Images of Sport - Featherstone Rovers Rugby League Football Club. The History Press. ISBN 0752422952
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