Bernard Poole is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played at representative level for England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Hull FC and Leeds, as a second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.[1]
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| Full name | Bernard Poole | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Hunslet, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career edit
International honours edit
Bernard Poole won a cap for England while at Leeds in 1950 against France.[2]
Challenge Cup Final appearances edit
Bernard Poole played left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in Leeds' 9-7 victory over Barrow in the 1956–57 Challenge Cup Final during the 1956–57 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 11 May 1957, in front of a crowd of 76,318.
References edit
- ^ 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 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.[dead link]
External links edit
- (archived by web.archive.org) Stats – Past Players – P
- (archived by web.archive.org) Statistics at hullfc.com