Doug Phillips (rugby)
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Born | Neath, Wales | 28 June 1919|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 28 April 2000 Neath, Wales | (aged 80)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.9 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 14 st 7 lb (92.1 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Douglas Versailles Phillips (28 June 1919 – 28 April 2000) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played representative level rugby union for Glamorgan (two occasions), and at club level for Swansea RFC. Having switched codes to rugby league he played representative level rugby league for Great Britain and Wales; and at club level for Oldham (Heritage № 479) and Belle Vue Rangers, as a second-row.[1][4]
Early life
Phillips was born in
Rugby league playing career
Club career
Phillips début for Oldham was on 17 February 1945 in a 16–0 victory over Batley.[3] His army service presented Phillips from playing regularly and by the end of the 1945–46 season he had made only eight appearances for Oldham but had done enough to be called up to play both for Wales and Great Britain.[3]
Following his return from Australia and New Zealand in September 1946 Phillips played 10 more games for Oldham before being transferred to Belle Vue Rangers in January 1947 for a £1,000 transfer fee.[3][6]
Remaining with Belle Vue Rangers until 1953, Phillips made 253 appearances for the team scoring 28 tries.[3] He made one appearance in the Lancashire County Cup final as Rangers lost 7–10 against Wigan in the 1947–48 final at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on 1 November 1947.[7]
He retired from rugby league in April 1953 and returned to Neath.[3]
International career
Phillips was first selected to play for Wales in 1945 and went on to win 10 caps between 1945 and 1951 scoring a try in a game against England in 1949.[1] Phillips was also selected to play for Great Britain and was a member of both the 1946 and 1950 touring teams to Australia and New Zealand being capped four times (three in 1946, one in 1950) against Australia.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Doug Phillips: Career stats & statistics". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Player Statistics". Oldham rugby league heritage trust. Archived from the original on 7 April 2005. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
- ^ ISBN 978-1903659-44-1.
- ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ^ "Close rugby test". Liverpool Daily Post. No. 27, 696. 1 May 1944. p. 3.
- Yorkshire Post. No. 31, 007. 9 January 1947. p. 3.
- ^ "1947–1948 Lancashire Cup Final". Cherry & White. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
Further reading
- Thomson, Colin (2009). The Indomitables: The 1946 Rugby League Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand. London League Publications. pp. 107–132. ISBN 978-1903659-44-1. – Phillips tour diary of the 1946 Lions tour