Colin Standing

Colin Standing
Personal information
Full name Colin J. Standing
Born April→June 1942 (age 74–75)
Bridgend
Playing information
Rugby union
Position Number Eight

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1963–67 Bridgend RFC
Rugby league
Position Second-row

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Nov 1967–Dec 69 Wigan 18 2 0 0 6
1969–70 Oldham 4 0 0 0 0
5 Dec 1970 Warrington 1 0 0 0 0
Total 23 2 0 0 6
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1969–70 Wales 2

Colin Standing (birth registered April→June 1942 (age 74–75)[1]) birth registered in Bridgend, is a rugby union and professional rugby league footballer in the 1960s, and 1970s, playing club level rugby union (RU) for Bridgend RFC, as a Number Eight, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales and at club level for Wigan Oldham, and Warrington, as a second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.[2]

Playing career

International honours

Standing won two caps for Wales (RL) while at Wigan and Oldham in 1969–1970.[3]

Notable tour matches

Standing played Number Eight for the combined Bridgend-Maesteg XV in the 12-23 defeat by Fiji during the 1964 Fiji rugby union tour of Europe and Canada at Brewery Field on Saturday 12 September 1964.

References

  1. ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  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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