Reginald "Reg" Hathway (first ¼ 1907[2] – death unknown) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Newport RFC, as a forward, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Oldham (Heritage № 268) and Wigan (Heritage № 373), as a second-row, or loose forward, i.e. number 11 or 12, or 13, during the era of contested scrums.[1][3]
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| Full name | Reginald Hathway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | first ¼ 1907 Newport district, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Loose forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background edit
Reg Hathway's birth was registered Newport district, Wales.
Playing career edit
International honours edit
Reg Hathway won caps for Wales while at Oldham 1932 2-caps.[1]
Championship final appearances edit
Reg Hathway played left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in Wigan's 15–3 victory over Salford in the Championship Final during the 1933–34 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 28 April 1934.[4]
Club career edit
Reg Hathway played in Newport RFC's 3-20 defeat by New South Wales Waratahs during the 1927–28 Waratahs tour of the British Isles, France and Canada at Rodney Parade, Newport, Wales on Thursday 22 September 1927.
Genealogical information edit
Reg Hathway was the younger brother of the rugby union forward of the 1920s for Wales, Newport RFC, Cross Keys RFC and London Welsh RFC; George Hathway[1].
References edit
- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Birth 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.
- ^ "1933–1934 Championship Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.