Johnny Ring
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Born | Port Talbot, Wales | 13 November 1900|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 10 November 1984 Wigan, England | (aged 83)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Ring (13 November 1900 – 10 November 1984) was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Aberavon Quins RFC and Aberavon RFC, as a wing,[1][2] and representative level rugby league (RL) for England and Wales, and at club level for Wigan and Rochdale Hornets, as a wing.[3][5]
Playing career
International honours
Johnny Ring won a cap for Wales (RU) while at Aberavon in 1921 against England, won 6 caps for Wales (RL) in 1925–1930 while at Wigan, and won caps for England (RL) while at Wigan in 1924 against Australia, and in 1926 against New Zealand.[3]
Championship final appearances
Johnny Ring played
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Johnny Ring played right wing in Wigan's 13-2 victory over Dewsbury in the 1928–29 Challenge Cup Final during the 1928-29 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 4 May 1929.[7]
County Cup Final appearances
Johnny Ring played
Career Records
Johnny Ring set Wigan's club record for most tries in a season with 62 scored during the 1925–26 Northern Rugby Football League season.[10] The 368-tries he scored during his career at Wigan was also a club record, until extended to 478-tries by Billy Boston.
He is one of fewer than twenty-five Welshmen to have scored more than 1000-points in their rugby league career.[11]
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.
- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (RL)". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ RL Record Keepers' Club
- ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ^ "1925-1926 Championship Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 August 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Historic Wigan RL Moments: 1929 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "1922–1923 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 August 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "1928-1929 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "RECORDS" Archived 28 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine at wiganwarriors.com
- ISBN 0-9511190-3-6
External links
- Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com
- Convert To Reference Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)
- Convert To Reference Statistics at wru.co.uk (RU)