John Mantle (rugby)
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| Full name | John Thomas Mantle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 March 1942 Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 November 2018 (aged 76) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Number 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Mantle (13 March 1942 – 18 November 2018)[6] was a Welsh dual-code international rugby player. He was capped for Wales at rugby union,[1][2] and Great Britain and Wales in rugby league.[5]
Personal
Education
He attended Bedwellty Grammar School, and later Loughborough College.
Rugby Union career
Mantle began his rugby career at a young age, playing for the Wales School team. As an adult he played with Bargoed before switching to first class team Newport.
International
While representing Newport, Mantle was selected for his two Welsh rugby union caps. His first was when he was selected as part of the touring Wales team to Africa. Mantle played in the early games of the tour, including wins over East Africa in Nairobi, and Boland at Wellington. His first international was against South Africa in Durban in 1964, but Wales were outclassed and lost 24–3 in a one-sided match. Mantle played in the later games on the tour, including matches against Northern Transvaal and Orange Free State. On his return he played one final game in a draw with England, at the Twickenham as part of the 1964 Five Nations Championship.
Wales rugby union[7]
England 1964
South Africa 1964
Rugby League career
Mantle may have won more caps for Wales, but 'Went North', switching to the professional rugby league code when he joined
International games played
In rugby league Mantle was capped 13 times by Great Britain between 1966 and 1973, and won eight caps for Wales in 1975. He scored one try for Wales, giving him an overall total of 21 international rugby league appearances and three points.
Championship final appearances
John Mantle played
Challenge Cup Final appearances
John Mantle played
on Saturday 13 May 1972, in front of a crowd of 89,495.County Cup Final appearances
John Mantle played right-
BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final appearances
John Mantle played right-
on Tuesday 16 December 1975.Coaching
He was head coach of
He coached Wales for one fixture, along with Bill Francis, v England on 28 May 1978; England won 60–13.
Bibliography
- Thomas, Wayne (1979). A Century of Welsh Rugby Players. Ansells Ltd.
- 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.
References
- ^ a b "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)". espn.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Statistics at wru.co.uk (RU)". wru.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Newport RFC player profilesArchived 17 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (RL)". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (RL)". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ John Mantle: Dual code rugby international dies aged 76
- ^ Smith (1980), pg 469.
- ^ "World Club Challenge 1976 at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "1968-1968 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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