William Rhodes (birth unknown – death unknown) was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He played at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Pontypridd and Warrington (Heritage № 329), as a wing, or centre, i.e. number 2 or 5, or, 3 or 4.[2][3]
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| Full name | William Rhodes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | unknown Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career edit
International honours edit
Billy Rhodes won a cap for Wales while at Pontypridd in 1926.[1]
County honours edit
Billy Rhodes played right wing, i.e. number 2, and scored 2-tries in Monmouthshire's 14-18 defeat by Glamorgan in the non-County Championship match during the 1926–27 season at Taff Vale Park, Pontypridd on Saturday 30 April 1927.[4]
Club career edit
Billy Rhodes made his début for Warrington on Saturday 18 December 1926, and he played his last match for Warrington on Saturday 30 March 1929.
References edit
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleague.wales". rugbyleague.wales. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 32 – 1926–27". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a