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Keith Hepworth
Personal information
Full nameKeith Hepworth
Bornc. 1942 (age 81–82)[1]
Castleford, England
Playing information
PositionScrum-half
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1958–71 Castleford 329 66 4 14 234
1971–76 Leeds
1976–≥79 Hull F.C.
Total 329 66 4 14 234
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1965–≥65 Commonwealth XIII ≥1
1964–71 Yorkshire 6 0 0 0 0
1967–70 Great Britain 11 1 0 0 3
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1980–82
Bramley
1988 Hull F.C.
Total 0 0 0 0
Source: [2][3]

Keith Hepworth (born c. 1942), also known by the

Bramley and Hull FC.[3]

Playing career

Castleford

Hepworth played in

Yorkshire League during the 1964–65 season
.

Hepworth played

1967 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy final during the 1967–68 season
on Saturday 16 January 1968.

Hepworth played

1970 Challenge Cup final during the 1969–70 season on Saturday 9 May 1970.[8] Keith Hepworth's collision with Wigan's Fullback Colin Tyrer, left Tyrer with a broken jaw.[9]

Hepworth's Testimonial match at Castleford took place in 1968. He was named as a Castleford Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee.[10]

Leeds

In October 1971, Leeds signed Hepworth from Castleford for a fee of £4,000.[11]

Hepworth played

1972 Challenge Cup Final during the 1971–72 season
on Saturday 13 May 1972.

Hepworth played

1972–73 Player's No.6 Trophy Final during the 1972–73 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield
on Saturday 24 March 1973.

Hepworth played

1973 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1973–74 season
on Saturday 20 October 1973.

After losing his first team place to Peter Banner at the start of the 1976–77 season, Hepworth was transfer listed by Leeds,[11] and was eventually sold to Hull.[12]

Hull

Hepworth played

1979 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1979-80 season
on Tuesday 18 December 1979.

Representative honours

Hepworth won caps for Yorkshire playing Scrum-half in the 33-10 victory over Lancashire at Hull FC's stadium on 23 September 1964, the 3-19 defeat by Cumberland at Hull Kingston Rovers' stadium on 8 September 1965, the 15-9 victory over New Zealand at Castleford's stadium on 20 September 1965, the 34-23 victory over Cumberland at Castleford's stadium on 25 October 1967, the 12-14 defeat by Lancashire at Salford's stadium on 3 September 1969, and the 34-8 victory over Lancashire at Castleford's stadium on 24 February 1971.

Hepworth represented Commonwealth XIII while at Castleford in 1965 against New Zealand at Crystal Palace National Recreation Centre, London on Wednesday 18 August 1965,[13] and won caps for Great Britain while at Castleford in 1967 against France (2 matches); in 1970 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand (2 matches), and in the 1970 Rugby League World Cup against Australia, France, New Zealand, and Australia.[2]

Coaching career

Hepworth coached

Bramley between 1980 and 1982, and occasionally made appearances as a player for the club.[14] At the end of the 1981–82 season, his contract was not renewed and the club appointed Maurice Bamford as his replacement.[15]

In 1988 Hepworth was joint team manager of Hull F.C. with Tony Dean (former coach of Wakefield Trinity).[16]

References

  1. ^ "Great Britain's Team Now In Australia". The Rugby League News. Vol. 51, no. 19. 23–24 May 1970. p. 4.
  2. ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ISBN 978-0752418957
  5. ^ "Castleford RLFC A to Z Player List (All Time)". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Sat 17th May 1969 - Challenge Cup - Neutral Ground - 97,939". thecastlefordtigers. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 31 December 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  8. ^ "Sat 9th May 1970 - Challenge Cup - Neutral Ground - 95,255". thecastlefordtigers. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 31 December 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  9. ISBN 978-0954835583
    . page-30.
  10. ^ "Hall of Fame at castigers.com". castigers. 31 December 2008. Archived from the original on 6 May 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
  11. ^
    ProQuest 185848459 – via ProQuest
    .
  12. ^ Daly, Phil (7 June 2017). "1976-1977". Leeds Rhinos. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  13. ^ "...and win at Crystal Palace". rugbyleague.org. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  14. ProQuest 186284722 – via ProQuest
    .
  15. ProQuest 186372067 – via ProQuest
    .
  16. ^ "Coaches and Captains". hullfc.com. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.

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