Alan Bates (rugby league)
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| Born | fourth ¼ 1944 (age 76–77) Dewsbury district, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Scrum-half | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alan Bates (birth registered fourth ¼ 1944[2]) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Dewsbury, Oldham RLFC (Heritage № 803) and Huddersfield as a scrum-half, i.e. number 7.
Background[]
Alan Bates' birth was registered in Dewsbury district, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Playing career[]
International honours[]
Alan Bates won caps for Great Britain while at Dewsbury in 1974 against France (2 matches), and New Zealand (sub) (2 matches).[1]
Championship Final appearances[]
Alan Bates played scrum-half in Dewsbury's 22-13 victory over Leeds in the Championship Final during the 1972–73 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 19 May 1973.
County Cup Final appearances[]
Alan Bates played scrum-half, and scored 3-goals in Dewsbury's 9-36 defeat by Leeds in the 1972–73 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1972–73 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 7 October 1972.
BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final appearances[]
Alan Bates played scrum-half in Dewsbury's 2-22 defeat by St. Helens in the 1975 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1975-76 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Tuesday 16 December 1975.
Testimonial match[]
Alan Bates' Testimonial match at Dewsbury took place in 1976.
Genealogical information[]
Alan Bates is the brother of the rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s for Great Britain (non-Test matches), and Dewsbury, .[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links[]
- !Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk (statistics currently missing due to not having appeared for both Great Britain, and England)[dead link]
- Photograph Of 'Neil Fox' at rlhp.co.uk
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- Dewsbury Rams players
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- Huddersfield Giants players
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- Rugby league players from Dewsbury
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