Tom Yorke

Tom Yorke
Personal information
Full name Tom Yorke
Playing information
Position Prop, Hooker, Second-row

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Feb 1948–Nov 50 St. Helens 7 1 1 0 5
Apr 1951–Feb 53 Warrington 9 0 0 0 0
Total 16 1 1 0 5
As of 12 December 2016

Tom Yorke is a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s, and 1950s, playing at club level for St. Helens Schoolboys, St. Helens YMCA, Parr Legionnaires, St. Helens, and Warrington (Heritage № 523), as a prop, Hooker, or loose forward/lock, i.e. number 8 or 10, 9, or 13, during the era of contested scrums,[1] and coaching at club level for United Glass Bottle Manufacturers Limited ARLFC.[2]

Playing career

Notable tour matches

Tom Yorke played hooker, and scored a try and a conversion in St. Helens' 74-38 victory over Italy at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Wednesday 30 August 1950, in front of a crowd of 14,000.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Statistics at saints.org.uk". saints.org.uk. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "St Helens 74 v 38 Italy". saints.org.uk. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
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