Syd Hynes

Syd Hynes
Personal information
Full name	Sydney Hynes
Born	c. 1943 (age 78–79); Hunslet, England
Playing information
Position	Centre
Club
Representative
Coaching information
Club
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Sydney "Syd" Hynes (born c. 1943) is an English former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s, and coached rugby league in the 1970s and 1980s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for the sports club of the Leeds branch of National and Local Government Officers' Association (NALGO), and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Leeds (Heritage № 1000) (captain), as a centre, i.e. number 3 or 4,^[1] and coached at club level for Leeds.^[4]

Background[]

Syd Hynes' birth was registered in Hunslet, West Riding of Yorkshire, as of December 2016 Syd Hynes lives in Willagee, Western Australia..

Playing career[]

International honours[]

Syd Hynes won caps for England while at Leeds in 1969 against Wales and France, in 1970 against Wales, and France,^[2] and won caps for Great Britain while at Leeds in 1970 against Australia (2 matches), New Zealand (2 matches), New Zealand (sub), in the 1970 Rugby League World Cup against Australia, France, New Zealand and Australia, in 1971 against France, and in 1973 against Australia (3 matches).^[3]

Challenge Cup Final appearances[]

Syd Hynes played right-centre, i.e. number 3, in Leeds' 11–10 victory over Wakefield Trinity 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, played right-centre, i.e. number 3, and was captain in the 7–24 defeat by Leigh in the 1971 Challenge Cup Final during the 1970–71 at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 15 May 1971, in front of a crowd of 85,514, and became the first player to be sent-off in a Challenge Cup Final after a headbutt on Leigh's Alex Murphy,^[5]^[6] and played right-centre, i.e. number 3, (replaced by interchange/substitute ) in the 13–16 defeat by St. Helens in the 1972 Challenge Cup Final during the 1971–72 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 13 May 1972, in front of a crowd of 89,495.

County Cup Final appearances[]

Syd Hynes played right-centre, i.e. number 3, in Leeds' 22-11 victory over Castleford in the 1968 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1968–69 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 19 October 1968, played right-centre, i.e. number 3, scored 4-goals, and was man of the match winning the White Rose Trophy in the 23-7 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the 1970 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1970–71 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 21 November 1970, played right-centre, i.e. number 3, and scored a goal in the 36-9 victory over Dewsbury in the 1972 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1972–73 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 7 October 1972, played right-centre, i.e. number 3, and scored a goal in the 7-2 victory over Wakefield Trinity in the 1973 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1973–74 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 20 October 1973, played scrum-half, and was the coach in the 15-11 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1975 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1975–76 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 15 November 1975, played right-centre, i.e. number 3, and was the coach in the 16-12 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the 1976 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1976–77 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 16 October 1976,

BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final appearances[]

Syd Hynes played right-centre, i.e. number 3, and scored a try, and a goal in Leeds' 9-5 victory over St. Helens in the 1970 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1970–71 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Tuesday 15 December 1970.

Player's No.6 Trophy Final appearances[]

Syd Hynes played right-centre, i.e. number 3, in Leeds' 12-7 victory over Salford in the 1972–73 Player's No.6 Trophy Final during the 1972–73 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 24 March 1973.

Testimonial match[]

Syd Hynes' Testimonial match at Leeds took place in 1974.

Coaching career[]

Challenge Cup Final appearances[]

Syd Hynes was the coach in Leeds' 16-7 victory over Widnes in the 1977 Challenge Cup Final during the 1976–77 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 7 May 1977, in front of a crowd of 80,871, and was the coach in the 14-12 victory over St. Helens in the 1978 Challenge Cup Final during the 1977–78 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 13 May 1978, in front of a crowd of 96,000.

County Cup Final appearances[]

Syd Hynes was the coach in Leeds' 15-6 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1979 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1979–80 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 27 October 1979.

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 9 June 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ ^a ^b "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 9 June 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ Hadfield, Dave (11 May 2012). "Leigh v Leeds: Greatest Cup upset was child's play". The Independent. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
^ Smith, Peter (5 June 2014). "Leeds Rhinos: Leeds still smarting from controversial 1971 cup final". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 12 October 2014.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Roy Francis 1974-1975	Coach Leeds Rhinos 1975-1981	Succeeded by 1981-1983

External links[]

[Statistics_at_rugbyleagueproject.org-1] "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

[England_Statistics_at_englandrl.co.uk-2] "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 9 June 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[Great_Britain_Statistics_at_englandrl.co.uk-3] "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 9 June 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[Coach_Statistics_at_rugbyleagueproject.org-4] "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

[5] Hadfield, Dave (11 May 2012). "Leigh v Leeds: Greatest Cup upset was child's play". The Independent. Retrieved 12 October 2014.

[6] Smith, Peter (5 June 2014). "Leeds Rhinos: Leeds still smarting from controversial 1971 cup final". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 12 October 2014.

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v t Leeds squad – 1967–68 Challenge Cup Final winners
1 Bev Risman 2 Alan Smith 3 Syd Hynes 4 5 John Atkinson 6 Mick Shoebottom 7 Barry Seabourne 8 Mick Clark (c) 9 10 Ken Eyre 11 Bill Ramsey 12 13 Ray Batten 14 (unused) 15 (unused) Coach: Roy Francis
see also 1967–68 season

v t Leeds squad – 1970–71 Challenge Cup Final runners-up
1 John Holmes 2 3 Syd Hynes (c) 4 Ronnie Cowan 5 John Atkinson 6 7 Barry Seabourne 8 John Burke 9 Tony Fisher 10 / 11 12 Bob Haigh 13 Bill Ramsey 14 Les Dyl (for № 4) 15 Phil Cookson (unused) Coach: Derek Turner
see also 1970–71 season

v t Leeds squad – 1971–72 Challenge Cup Final runners-up
1 John Holmes 2 Alan Smith 3 Syd Hynes 4 Les Dyl 5 John Atkinson 6 Alan Hardisty 7 Keith Hepworth 8 Terry Clawson 9 Tony Fisher 10 Bill Ramsey 11 Bob Haigh 12 Phil Cookson 13 Ray Batten 14 (for № 3) 15 ? (unused?) Coach: Derek Turner ()
see also 1971–72 season

v t Leeds squad – 1976–77 Challenge Cup Final winners
1 Bryan Murrell 2 Alan Smith 3 Neil Hague 4 Les Dyl 5 John Atkinson 6 John Holmes 7 Kevin Dick 8 Mick Harrison 9 David Ward 10 Steve Pitchford 11 Graham Eccles 12 Phil Cookson 13 Stanley Fearnley 14 Roy Dickinson (for № 13) 15 David Smith (for № 2) Coach: Syd Hynes ()
see also 1976–77 season

v t Leeds squad – 1977–78 Challenge Cup Final winners
1 2 David Smith 3 Neil Hague 4 Les Dyl 5 John Atkinson 6 John Holmes 7 8 Mick Harrison 9 David Ward 10 Steve Pitchford 11 Graham Eccles 12 Phil Cookson 13 Mick Crane 14 Kevin Dick (for № 7) 15 Roy Dickinson (for № 8) Coach: Syd Hynes ()
see also 1977–78 season