Sid Jerram
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Full name | Sidney George Jerram | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Sid, Syd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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April–June 1891 Swansea, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died |
1959 (aged 67–68) Swansea, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Scrum-half | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Stand-off, Scrum-half | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: rugbyleagueproject.org |
Sidney "Sid"/"Syd" George Jerram (birth registered April–June 1891[1] — 1959 (aged 67–68)[2]) birth registered in Swansea, was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s, and 1920s, playing club level rugby union (RU) for Swansea RFC, as a Scrum-half, i.e. number 9, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and Other Nationalities, and at club level for Wigan, and Wigan Highfield, as a stand-off/five-eighth, or scrum-half/halfback, i.e. number 6, or 7,[3] he died in Swansea.
Playing career
Change of code
Following a meeting with a Wigan rugby league club representative at the Bush Hotel, Swansea on Sunday 28 September 1913, Swansea RFC's rugby union Half-back pairing of Sidney Jerram, and George Owens were each signed for £180 down payment (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £61,630 in 2013),[4] guaranteed win bonuses, and jobs for £2 per week cash.[5]
International honours
Jerram won caps for Wales (RL) while at Wigan in 1921 against England and Australia, in 1923 against England (twice), and in 1925 against England (twice),and won a cap for Other Nationalities (RL) while at Wigan in 1921 against England.[6]
Notable tour games
Sid Jerram played Scrum-half in Swansea RFC's 3-0 victory over South Africa in the 1912–13 South Africa rugby union tour at St. Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground, Swansea on Thursday 26 December 1912.[7]
Championship Final appearances
Sid Jerram played stand-off/five-eighth in Wigan's 13-20 victory over Oldham in the Championship Final during the 1921–22 season at The Cliff, Broughton on Saturday 6 May 1922.[8]
County League appearances
Sid Jerram played in Wigan's victories in the Lancashire County League during the 1920–21 season, 1922–23 season, 1923–24 season, and 1925–26 season.[9]
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Sid Jerram played stand-off/five-eighth, in Wigan's 21-4 victory over Oldham in the 1924 Challenge Cup Final during the 1923–24 season at Athletic Grounds, Rochdale on Saturday 12 April 1924.[10]
County Cup Final appearances
Sid Jerram played scrum-half/halfback, in Wigan's 20-2 victory over Leigh in the 1922–23 Challenge Cup Final at The Willows, Salford on Saturday 25 November 1922.[11]
Marriage
Sid Jerram's marriage to Edna G. (née Hughes) was registered during October–December 1915 in Swansea district.[12]
References
- ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Death details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ↑ "Measuring Worth - Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ↑ "Profile at swansearfc.co.uk". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ John Billot (December 1974). "Springboks in Wales". Ferndale, Glamorgan: Ron Jones Publications. ISBN 978-0-9501623-3-1
- ↑ "1921–1922 Championship Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "1923–1924 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "1922–1923 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Marriage details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- England & Wales, Birth/Death Indexes
External links
- Profile at swansearfc.co.uk
- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com
- Swansea RFC : 1912–13 Season
- Team – Past Players – J at swansearfc.co.uk
- Profile at swansearfc.co.uk