Rob Valentine (rugby)

Rob A. Valentine
Personal information
Full name Rob A. Valentine
Born 1941 (age 75–76)
Hawick, Scotland
Playing information
Rugby union

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1963–63 Hawick RFC
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1963 South of Scotland 8
Rugby league
Position Prop, Second-row, Loose forward

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1963–70 Huddersfield
1970–73/74 Wakefield Trinity 129 10 1 0 32
1973–75 Keighley
Total 129 10 1 0 32
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1967 Great Britain ≥1
1975 Other Nationalities ≥1

Rob A. "Bob" Valentine is a Scottish rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, and 1970s, and coached in the 1970s, playing representative level rugby union (RU) for South of Scotland, and at club level for Hawick RFC, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, and Other Nationalities, and at club level for Huddersfield, Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 768), and Keighley, as a prop, second-row, or loose forward/lock, i.e. number 8 or 10, 11 or 12, or 13, and coaching at club level rugby league (RL) for Britannia Works in 1975 in Huddersfield's Pennine League, and formed the Huddersfield colts team in 1976.[1]

Playing career

County Cup Final appearances

Rob Valentine played left-prop, i.e. number 8, in Wakefield Trinity's 2-7 defeat by Leeds in the 1973 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1973–74 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 20 October 1973.

Player's No.6 Trophy Final appearances

Rob Valentine played right-second-row, i.e. number 12, and scored a try in Wakefield Trinity's 11-22 defeat by Halifax in the 1971–72 Player's No.6 Trophy Final during the 1971–72 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 22 January 1972.

Club career

Rob Valentine made his début for Wakefield Trinity during October 1970, he appears to have scored no drop-goals (or field-goals as they are currently known in Australasia), but prior to the 1974–75 season all goals, whether; conversions, penalties, or drop-goals, scored 2-points, consequently prior to this date drop-goals were often not explicitly documented, therefore '0' drop-goals may indicate drop-goals not recorded, rather than no drop-goals scored.

Relatives

Rob Valentine is the younger brother of Dave Valentine, who played both rugby union for Scotland, and rugby league for the Great Britain including being the 1954 Rugby League World Cup winning Captain, and the Scotland rugby union footballer, Alec Valentine.

References

  1. ↑ "Rugby league's Borders greats are honoured". bordertelegraph.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
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