Billy Moore (rugby)

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Billy Moore
Birth nameWilliam John Moore
Date of birth(1910-02-17)17 February 1910
Place of birthGarw Valley, Wales
Date of death31 March 1976(1976-03-31) (aged 66)
Place of deathOldham, England
Occupation(s)quarryman
Rugby league career
Position(s) Forward
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1934-? Rochdale Hornets ()
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock[1]
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
?-1934 Bridgend RFC
Glamorgan County RFC		 ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1933 Wales[2] 1 (0)

Billy Moore (17 February 1910 – 31 March 1976)[3] was a Welsh international dual-code rugby player who played rugby union for Bridgend RFC and rugby league for Rochdale Hornets. He was capped only once for Wales under the union code, for a match in the 1933 Home Nations Championship.

International matches played[]

Wales[4]

  •  Ireland 1933

Bibliography[]

  • Billot, John (1974). Springboks in Wales. Ferndale: Ron Jones Publications.
  • Goodwin, Terry (1984). The International Rugby Championship 1883-1983. London: Willows Books. ISBN 0-00-218060-X.
  • 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[]

  1. ^ Ospreys player profiles[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Welsh Rugby Union player profiles[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Billy Moore rugby union player profile Scrum.com
  4. ^ Smith (1980), pg 469.
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