John Foley (1878 – June 1949) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Newport RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales and Welsh League XIII, and at club level for Ebbw Vale, as a forward (prior to the specialist positions of; prop, hooker, second-row, loose forward), during the era of contested scrums.[1][2][3]
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| Full name | John Foley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1878 Brynmawr, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | June 1949 (aged c. 70–71) Brynmawr, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editJack Foley was born in Brynmawr, Wales, and he died aged c. 70–71 in Brynmawr, Wales.
International honours
editJack Foley won 5 caps for Wales in 1908–1911 while at Ebbw Vale 2-tries 4-points, and represented Welsh League XIII while at Merthyr Tydfil in the 14-13 victory over Australia at Penydarren Park, Merthyr Tydfil on Tuesday 19 January 1909.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 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.
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleague.wales". rugbyleague.wales. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.