Jack Beames

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Jack Beames
Personal information
Full nameJohn Robert Beames
Born1 March 1890
Aberbeeg, Wales
Diedfourth ¼ 1970 (aged 80)
Halifax, England
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1912–13 Newport RFC 38 1
Rugby league
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1913–22
Halifax
 149 30 0 0 90
≤1923–≥23 Bradford Northern
Total 149 30 0 0 90
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1921 Other Nationalities 1
1914–21 Wales 2 0 0 0 0
1921 Great Britain 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

John Robert Beames (1 March 1890 – fourth ¼ 1970) was a Welsh

Halifax and Bradford Northern, as a second-row.[1][2]

Background

Jack Beames was born in Aberbeeg, Wales, and he died aged 80 in Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Rugby union playing career

Beames, who was born in

touring South African team in 1912. In the 1912/13 season at Newport he played in 38 games scoring a single try.[3]

Rugby league playing career

International honours

Jack Beames won a cap for Other Nationalities (RL) while at Halifax, won 2 caps for Wales (RL) in 1914–1921 while at Halifax, and won caps for Great Britain (RL) while at Halifax in 1921 against Australia (2 matches).[1]

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Jack Beames played left-

Leigh in the 1920–21 Challenge Cup Final during the 1920–21 season at The Cliff, Broughton
on Saturday 30 April 1921, in front of a crowd of 25,000.

Club career

Jack Beames changed code from

Halifax
on Saturday 6 September 1913, and he played his last match for Halifax on Monday 11 December 1922.

Honoured at Halifax

Jack Beames died in Halifax, and is a Halifax Hall Of Fame Inductee.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6
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  3. ^ "Profile at blackandambers.co.uk". blackandambers.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 17 June 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Measuring Worth - Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Halifax Hall of Fame". halifaxrlfc.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

External links

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