John Dyson (rugby)
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Full name | John William Dyson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 6 September 1866 Skelmanthorpe, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 3 January 1909 Huddersfield, England | (aged 42)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Three-quarters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 15 June 2012 Source: [1] |
John "Jack" William Dyson (6 September 1866 – [2]) was an English rugby union footballer who played in the 1890s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Huddersfield,[3] as a three-quarters, i.e. wing or centre. Prior to Tuesday 27 August 1895, Huddersfield was a rugby union club.
3 January 1909Background[]
Jack Dyson was born in Skelmanthorpe, West Riding of Yorkshire, and he died aged 42 in Huddersfield, West Riding of Yorkshire.
Playing career[]
International honours[]
Jack Dyson won caps for England while at Huddersfield in 1890 against Scotland, in 1892 against Scotland, and in 1893 against Ireland, and Scotland.[1]
In the early years of rugby football the goal was to score goals, and a try had zero value, but it provided the opportunity to try at goal, and convert the try to a goal with an unopposed kick at the goal posts. The point values of both the try and goal have varied over time, and in the early years, footballers could "score" a try, without scoring any points.
Change of Code[]
When Huddersfield converted from the rugby union code to the rugby league code on Tuesday 27 August 1895, Jack Dyson would have been 28. Consequently, he may have been both a rugby union and rugby league footballer for Huddersfield.
References[]
- ^ a b "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)". en.espn.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Death details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. p. 178. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
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- 1866 births
- 1909 deaths
- England international rugby union players
- English rugby union players
- Huddersfield Giants players
- People from Skelmanthorpe
- Rugby union three-quarters
- Rugby union players from Yorkshire