Edward Sadler (8 May 1910 – 26 December 1992) was an English dual-code international rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for England, and whilst serving with the Royal Corps of Signals for the Army Rugby Union, and representative level rugby league (RL) for England, and at club level for Oldham (Heritage No. 296) and Castleford (Heritage No. 134).[4][5][6] He also appeared for Wigan (Heritage No. 459) as a World War II guest player.
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| Full name | Edward Harry Sadler[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 May 1910 Colchester, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 December 1992 (aged 82) Surbiton, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Flanker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Loose forward, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career edit
Rugby union edit
Born in Colchester, Essex, Sadler started his career playing rugby union in the Army. In 1933, he was selected to play for England, winning two caps.[7]
Switch to rugby league edit
Later that year, Sadler joined rugby league side Oldham. He made his début, and scored his first try, against Broughton Rangers in August 1933.[8] He scored six tries in 25 appearances for the club before joining Castleford in 1934.[9] At that time, he was a "skilled bus driver".[10]
Edward Sadler won a cap for England while at Oldham in the 13-63 defeat by Australia during the 1933–34 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain match at Stade Pershing, Paris on Sunday 31 December 1933,[3] he also won a cap while at Castleford in 1939 against Wales.[3]
County League appearances edit
Edward Sadler played in Castleford's victory in the Yorkshire County League during the 1938–39 season.
Challenge Cup Final appearances edit
Edward Sadler played loose forward in Castleford's 11–8 victory over Huddersfield in the 1935 Challenge Cup Final during the 1934–35 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 4 May 1935, in front of a crowd of 39,000.[11][12]
References edit
- ^ "Edward Sadler | Players and Officials". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ a b c "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ David Smart & Andrew Howard (1 July 2000) "Images of Sport - Castleford Rugby League - A Twentieth Century History". The History Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0752418957
- ^ "Castleford RLFC A to Z Player List (All Time)". 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "International Caps – Army Players". Army Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ^ "Saturday's Rugby League Games: Salford and Warrington Start Well; Leeds Beat York". The Manchester Guardian. 28 August 1933. p. 3. ProQuest 478695380.
- ^ "Sadler Leaves Oldham: Woods Joins Warrington". The Manchester Guardian. 31 January 1934. p. 3. ProQuest 483577387.
- ^ Schofield, F. W. (4 May 1935). "Rugby Cup Finalists". The Leeds Mercury. p. 1.
- ^ "Sat 4th May 1935 – Challenge Cup – Neutral Ground – 39,000". 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "Castleford Beat Huddersfield For Rugby League Cup". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. 23 May 1935. p. 15.