Howell de Francis

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Howell de Francis
Personal information
Full nameHowell de Francis
Bornunknown
Aberavon, Wales
Diedunknown
Playing information
PositionForward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1908–≤08 Bradford Northern
1908–11 Wigan 74 23 1 71
Total 74 23 1 0 71
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1908–09 Wales 2
Source: [1]

Howell de Francis (birth unknown – death unknown) was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Bradford Northern and Wigan, as a forward (prior to the specialist positions of; prop, hooker, second-row, loose forward), during the era of contested scrums.[1][2][3]

Background[]

Howell de Francis was born in Aberavon, Wales.

Playing career[]

International honours[]

Howell de Francis won caps for Wales while at Wigan in 1908 against New Zealand, and in 1909 against England.[1]

Championship Final appearances[]

Howell de Francis played as a forward, i.e. number 10, in Wigan's 7-3 victory over Oldham in the Championship Final during the 1908–09 season at The Willows, Salford on Saturday 1 May 1909.[4]

County Cup Final appearances[]

Howell de Francis played as a forward, i.e. number 12, and scored a try in Wigan's 22-5 victory over Leigh in the 1909 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1909–10 season at Wheater's Field, Broughton, on Saturday 27 November 1909.[5]

Club career[]

Howell de Francis was considered a "Probable" for the 1910 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand, but ultimately he was not selected for the tour.[6]

Note[]

In some references, Howell de Francis' surname is stated as being just Francis, i.e. the "de" is omitted.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  3. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleague.wales". rugbyleague.wales. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  4. ^ "1908–1909 Championship Final". cherryandwhite.co.uk. wigan.rlfans.com. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  5. ^ "1909–1910 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  6. ^ "Northern Union – The Colonial Football Tour – Probable Players". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

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