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Harry Royal
Personal information
Full nameThomas Harry Royal
Bornsecond quarter of 1914
Bridgend, Wales
Diedc. 1995/1996 (aged 81)
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1936–≤36 Blaengarw RFC
≤1936–36
Bridgend RFC
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Rugby league
PositionScrum-half
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1936–39 Huddersfield
1939–49 Dewsbury
1949–50 Batley 26 2 0 0 6
Total 26 2 0 0 6
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1948 Wales 2
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1949–50 Batley
Source: [1][2]

Thomas Harry Royal (1914 – c. 1995/1996) was a Welsh

Bridgend RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Huddersfield, Dewsbury (captain), and Batley (captain), as a scrum-half, i.e. number 7, and coached club level rugby league (RL) for Batley.[3]

Background

Harry Royal's birth was registered in Bridgend, Wales.

He was the landlord of the Craven Heifer Hotel public house (now a residential building), Victoria Road (now renamed), Springfield, Dewsbury, he opened a boys' sports club in the upper-room of the Craven Heifer Hotel, funded by a mile of pennies that were donated in Springfield area of Dewsbury, and he died aged 81.[4]

Playing career

International honours

Harry Royal had a trial for

St. Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground, Swansea on Saturday 20 November 1948, in front of a crowd of 9,224.[1]

Championship final appearances

Harry Royal played

Championship Final during the 1946–47 season at Maine Road, Manchester on Saturday 21 June 1947.[6]

Club career

Harry Royal was transferred from Dewsbury to Batley, becoming player-coach on Wednesday 2 November 1949, he played his first match for Batley against Huddersfield in the Championship match during the 1949–50 season at Mount Pleasant, Batley on Saturday 12 November 1949, but this match was abandoned with Batley losing 0-4, this match was later replayed on Tuesday 4 April 1950, so this original fixture does not count toward official records. Therefore, his official début for Batley was the 23-5 victory over Featherstone Rovers at Post Office Road, Featherstone on Saturday 19 November 1949, and he played his last match for Batley in the 3-5 defeat by Oldham during the 1950–51 season at the Watersheddings, Oldham on Saturday 4 November 1950.

Coaching career

Club career

Harry Royal was the coach of Batley from November 1949 to November 1950, Batley finished the 1949–50 season in 25th position out of 29-teams, with 10-victories, and 26-defeats, for 20-points, they reached the second-round of the 1949–50 Yorkshire Cup, losing 5-12 to eventual losing semi-finalists Dewsbury at Crown Flatt, Dewsbury on Thursday 29 September 1949, and they reached the second-round of the 1949–50 Challenge Cup, losing 4-12 to eventual losing finalists Widnes at Mount Pleasant, Batley on Thursday 2 March 1950.

Genealogical information

Harry Royal's marriage to Martha (née Green) was registered in Dewsbury district during third ¼ 1951. They had children; Steven Royal (birth registered in Dewsbury district during first quarter 1953 (age 70–71)), and Joy Royal (birth registered in Dewsbury district during first quarter 1959 (age 64–65)).

References

  1. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6
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  4. ^ "Nostalgia with Margaret Watson: Rugby league legends were true Dewsbury greats". mirfieldreporter.co.uk. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  5. ^ "1943–1944 War Emergency League Championship Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  6. ^ "1946–1947 Championship Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

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