Harry Bradshaw (rugby league)
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| Position | Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Harry Bradshaw is an English World Cup winning former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Dewsbury and Huddersfield, as a hooker, i.e. number 9, during the era of contested scrums.
Club career
Bradshaw played for Dewsbury until December 1953, when he was signed by Huddersfield.[2] He then returned to Dewsbury in November 1957.[3]
International honours
Harry Bradshaw won a cap for England while at Dewsbury in 1953 against Other Nationalities.[1]
Bradshaw was also selected for the Great Britain squad while at Huddersfield for the 1954 Rugby League World Cup in France. However, he did not participate in any of the four matches, with Sam Smith playing as Hooker in all four matches.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 27 November 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ 1954 Fartown Rugby League Yearbook (PDF). H.C. & A.C. Supporters Club. p. 27.
- ^ 1958 Fartown Rugby League Yearbook (PDF). H.C. & A.C. Supporters Club. p. 24.