Harry Field (rugby league)

Harry Field

Personal information
Full name	Harry Field
Born	1909
Died	unknown
Playing information
Position	Prop, Hooker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1927–36 Wakefield Trinity 255 19 0 0 57 Feb 1936–≥36 York Total 255 19 0 0 57 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P ≤1936–≥36 Yorkshire ≥1 1936 Great Britain 3 0 0 0 0
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Harry Field (birth unknown – death unknown), also known by the nickname of "Tupper", was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Yorkshire, and at club level for Nostell Welfare ARLFC [1], Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 335), and York, as a prop, or hooker, i.e. number 8 or 10, or 9, during the era of contested scrums.

Background[]

Harry Field worked for Hemsworth Urban District Council in c. 1972. He gained the nickname "Tupper" because on a tour of Australia he head butted a post and snapped it.

Playing career[]

International honours[]

Harry Field won caps for Great Britain while at York in 1936 against Australia, and New Zealand (2 matches).^[1]

County honours[]

Harry Field won cap(s) for Yorkshire while at York.

County Cup Final appearances[]

Harry Field played hooker in Wakefield Trinity's 5-5 draw with Leeds in the 1934 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1934–35 season at Crown Flatt, Dewsbury on Saturday 27 October 1934, played hooker in the 2-2 draw with Leeds in the 1934 Yorkshire County Cup Final replay during the 1934–35 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Wednesday 31 October 1934, played hooker in the 0-13 defeat by Leeds in the 1934 Yorkshire County Cup Final second replay during the 1934–35 season at Parkside, Hunslet on Wednesday 7 November 1934, and played hooker in York's 9-2 victory over Wakefield Trinity in the 1936 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1936–37 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 17 October 1936.

Notable tour matches[]

Harry Field played hooker in Wakefield Trinity's 6-17 defeat by Australia in the 1933–34 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain match during the 1933–34 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 28 October 1933.

Club career[]

Harry Field made his début for Wakefield Trinity against York at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 22 October 1927, he played 150 matches as a hooker, and 105 matches as a prop, and he played his last match for Wakefield Trinity during February 1936.

References[]

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]}