Jere Blake
 Blake in Wales jersey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | John Blake | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1875 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cardiff, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 15 February 1933 (aged 57–58) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Cardiff, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Miner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John "Jere" Blake (1875 – 15 February 1933) was a Welsh rugby union forward who played club rugby for Cardiff and international rugby for Wales.[1] He was part of the 1900 Wales Triple Crown winning team.
Rugby career
Blake was first capped for Wales during the
David James returned into the team after their reinstatement to the rugby union code. The game was a massive loss for England, with Wales running in six tries, four by Willie Llewellyn
. The selectors kept faith with Blake for the rest of the tournament, but Welsh fortunes dropped after the England game, with a loss to Scotland and Ireland.
Blake was back in the Wales team for the entirety of the
St. Helen's for the final game of the tournament. Wales were narrow victors, but the selectors chose a new wave of players at the start of 1902, as they had done in 1899, and Blake lost his place to Will Osborne
.
International matches played for Wales
Wales[3]
Bibliography
- Godwin, Terry (1984). The International Rugby Championship 1883-1983. London: Willows Books. ISBN 0-00-218060-X.
- Griffiths, John (1987). The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records. London: Phoenix House. ISBN 0-460-07003-7.
- Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-0766-3.
Note
In 'Gone North - Volume 2',William Morris appear never to have signed for Salford or any other professional club although they do appear to have trialled for Northern Union clubs".
References
- ^ Welsh Rugby Union player profiles[permanent dead link]
- ^ Griffiths (1987), pg 4:10.
- ^ Smith (1980), pg 463.
- ISBN 0-9511190-3-6
- ISBN 0-9511190-0-1