Harry Myers (rugby)
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harry Myers | |||||
| Born | 3 February 1875 Leeds, England | |||||
| Died | 19 December 1906 (aged 31) Keighley, England | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Rugby union | ||||||
| Position | Fly-half | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| ≤1898–1900 | Keighley | |||||
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1898 | England | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rugby league | ||||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1900–06 | Keighley | |||||
| As of 15 June 2012 | ||||||
| Source: espnscrum.com | ||||||
Harry Myers (3 February 1875 in Leeds – 19 December 1906 in Keighley[1]) was a rugby union and later rugby league footballer of the 1890s and 1900s, playing representative level rugby union for England, and at club level for Keighley, as a fly-half, and playing club level rugby league for Keighley[2]
Playing career
International honours
Harry Myers won a cap for England while at Keighley in the 6-9 defeat by Ireland at Athletic Ground, Richmond, London on Saturday 5 February 1898.[3]
Change of code
Keighley converted from rugby union to rugby league on 14 July 1900, Myers elected to stay with the club and consequently was banned by the Rugby Football Union from all contact with the sport.
Other notable appearances
Harry Myers played, and scored a try in The Rest's 5-7 defeat by Leeds in the 1901–02 Yorkshire Senior Competition Champions versus The Rest match at Headingley Stadium on Saturday 19 April 1902.[4]
Death
Harry Myers died on 19 December 1906 from injuries sustained from a collision on the field of play a month earlier while captaining Keighley against Dewsbury. His funeral cortège was watched by 10,000 people as it passed through Keighley.[5]
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Statistics at espnscrum.com". espnscrum.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ Dalby, Ken (1955). The Headingley Story - 1890-1955 - Volume One - Rugby. The Leeds Cricket, Football & Athletic Co. Ltd ASIN: B0018JNGVM
- ↑ "John Ledger:Game united in grief after tragic loss". Yorkshire Post. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.