Wally Desmond
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Full name | Walter Leslie Desmond | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Wally | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 6 January 1906 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Wing, Stand-off/Five-eighth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Walter "Wally" Leslie Desmond (born 6 January 1906) was a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s, and 1930s, playing at representative level for New Zealand (#184), and Wellington, and at club level for Leeds,[2] and Castleford,[3] as a wing, or stand-off/five-eighth, i.e. number 2 or 5, or, 6.[4][5][6]
Playing career
International honours
Desmond played stand-off/five-eighth in New Zealand's 20-28 defeat by Great Britain at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 2 October 1926.[1]
Club career
Desmond made his début for Leeds scoring 2-tries in the 31-5 victory over Keighley at Headingley Stadium on Saturday 29 October 1927.[7]
Genealogical information
Walter L. Desmond's marriage to Norah E. (née Hill) was registered during April→June 1933 in Leeds North district,[8] the marriage took place on Friday 1 April 1932 (1933?) at St. Michael's Church, Buslingthorpe, Leeds.
References
- 1 2 Walter Desmond rugbyleagueproject.org
- ↑ "League: Attitude needs adjusting". nzherald.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Profile at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Roll of Honour at nzrl.co.nz". nzrl.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Past Kiwis → D at nzrl.co.nz". nzrl.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Profile at nzleague.co.nz". nzleague.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Leeds results and scorers - 1927-28". mcgrail.fsnet.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Marriage details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links
- Leeds results and scorers - 1927-28
- Leeds results and scorers - 1928-29
- Midgley Place, VE Street Party.