Billy Hall (rugby)
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Godfrey Phillips Cigarette card featuring William Hall | ||||||
Personal information | ||||||
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Full name | William M. Hall | |||||
Nickname | Billy | |||||
Born | Gloucester, England | |||||
Playing information | ||||||
Rugby union | ||||||
Club | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
≤1913–13 | Gloucester RFC | |||||
Rugby league | ||||||
Position | Centre, Stand-off/Five-eighth | |||||
Club | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
1913–25 | Oldham | 250 | 53 | 2 | 163 | |
Representative | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
1914–21 | England | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1914 | Great Britain | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk |
William "Billy" M. Hall (born in Gloucester) was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1910s and '20s, playing club level rugby union (RU) for Gloucester RFC, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Oldham, as a Centre, or Stand-off/Five-eighth, i.e. number 3 or 4, or 6.
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Playing career
International honours
Billy Hall won caps for England (RL) while at Oldham in 1914 against Wales, in 1921 against Australia,[1] and won caps for Great Britain (RL) while at Oldham in 1914 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand.[2]
Billy played in the famous "Rorkes Drift" test against Australia in 1914, where Great Britain were level going in to the third test. Great Britain were winning 9-3 and due to injuries were down to 10 men against 13 for the last 30 minutes. Hall was one of those injured with concussion and came back onto the field with ten minutes to go. Great Britain were victorious, and won 14-6.
Club career
In 1913, both Billy Hall, and Dave Holland left Gloucester RFC to join Oldham, following Alf Wood who had made the same journey in 1908. Alf Wood and Dave Holland both played at Oldham until 1921, and Billy Hall played there until 1925. All three men played in Great Britain's "Rorke's Drift" Test match against Australia in 1914, with Alf Wood kicking the four goals that would be the difference in the end.
Championship final appearances
Billy Hall played Centre, i.e. number 3, in Oldham's 2-13 defeat by Wigan in the Championship final during the 1921–22 season at The Cliff, Broughton on Saturday 6 May 1922.[3]
Challenge Cup final appearances
Billy Hall played Centre, i.e. number 3, in Oldham's 4-21 defeat by Wigan in the 1924 Challenge Cup final during the 1923–24 season at Athletic Grounds, Rochdale on Saturday 12 April 1924.[4]
Family information
Billy was one of seven brothers who all played rugby union for Gloucester RFC. His older brother Charles Hall played two tests for England (RU) in 1901 against Ireland, and Scotland.[5]
References
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External links
- England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
- Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk
- Gloucester Rugby Hall of Fame → Honours Board → Charles Hall
- The Legend of Rorke's Drift by Harold Wagstaff – Captain 1914 Lions = from the "Sports Post" – Yorkshire – May 4,1935
- EngvarB from August 2013
- Use dmy dates from August 2013
- Pages with broken file links
- Infobox rugby league biography templates updated
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- English rugby league players
- English rugby union players
- Footballers who switched code
- Gloucester Rugby players
- Great Britain national rugby league team players
- Oldham Roughyeds players
- Sportspeople from Gloucester
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league five-eighths
- Year of birth missing
- Year of death missing