Bob Haigh
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| Full name | Robert Haigh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 November 1943 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert Haigh (born 11 November 1943) is an English former rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s, and coached in the 1970s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (captain), Leeds and Bradford Northern, as a second-row, or loose forward.[1]
Playing career
International honours
Bob Haigh won caps for England while at Wakefield Trinity in 1969 against Wales, and France, in 1970 against Wales,[2] and won caps for Great Britain while at Wakefield Trinity in the 1968 Rugby League World Cup against Australia, and France, while at Leeds in the 1970 Rugby League World Cup against New Zealand, and Australia, and in 1971 against France, and New Zealand.[3]
Alongside fellow Wakefield Trinity player, Ian Brooke, Bob Haigh was selected to play for Great Britain in the 1968 Rugby League World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
Alongside fellow Leeds players, John Atkinson, Tony Fisher, Syd Hynes, Mick Shoebottom and Alan Smith, Bob Haigh was selected to play for Great Britain in the 1970 Rugby League World Cup in Great Britain.
County honours
Bob Haigh won cap(s) for Yorkshire while at Wakefield Trinity.
Championship final appearances
Bob Haigh played at
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Bob Haigh played at
on Saturday 13 May 1972.County Cup Final appearances
Bob Haigh played at
on Saturday 28 October 1978.BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final appearances
Bob Haigh played at
on Tuesday 15 December 1970.Player's No.6 Trophy Final appearances
Bob Haigh played at
on Saturday 24 March 1973.References
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ ISBN 1-85983-429-9
External links
- (archived by web.archive.org) Super League Grand Final Preview – Harry Sunderland Trophy
- (archived by web.archive.org) Virtual Rugby League Hall of Fame – World Cup 1970
- World Cup 1968[permanent dead link]
- Don Fox forever 'poor lad' who missed
- (archived by web.archive.org) Ray Batten Player Profile
- Team of the Century[permanent dead link]
- Headingley Heroes
- Tricks of the trade
- Silver Jubilee RL celebrations hit Leigh
- Rugby Cup Final 1968
(The figures in parentheses refer to the number of games played in the 1968 World Cup.) |
