Kenneth Batty

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Ken Batty
Personal information
Full nameKenneth Batty
Bornc. 1945 (age 76–77)
Playing information
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight12 st 1 lb (77 kg)
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1966–66
Rugby league
PositionWing, Centre, Stand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1966–70 Wakefield Trinity 184
1971–73 St. George Dragons 26 4 0 0 12
Total 210 4 0 0 12
Source: [1][2]

Kenneth "Ken" Batty (born c. 1945) is a former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for , and club level rugby league (RL) for Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 714), and St. George Dragons, as a wing, centre, or stand-off, i.e. number 2 or 5, 3 or 4, or 6.[1]

Playing career[]

Championship Final appearances[]

Ken Batty played left wing, i.e. number 5, in Wakefield Trinity's 17-10 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the Championship Final during the 1967-68 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 4 May 1968.[3]

Challenge Cup Final appearances[]

Ken Batty played left wing, i.e. number 5, in Wakefield Trinity's 10-11 defeat by Leeds in the 1968 Challenge Cup "Watersplash" Final during the 1967–68 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 11 May 1968, in front of a crowd of 87,100.[3]

NRL Grand Final appearances[]

Ken Batty played right wing, i.e. number 2, in St. George Dragons' 10-16 defeat by South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL Grand Final Final during the 1971 NSWRFL season at Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday 18 September 1971.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b Hoole, Les (2004). Wakefield Trinity RLFC - FIFTY GREAT GAMES. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-429-9
  4. ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)

External links[]

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