Frederick Willis (rugby league)

Frederick "Fred" Willis (birth unknown – death unknown) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Newport RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Batley, as a prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.[1][2][3]

Fred Willis
Personal information
Full nameFrederick Willis
BornWales
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1921–≤21 Newport RFC
Rugby league
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1921–≥21 Batley
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1921 Wales 1
Source: [1]

International honours edit

Fred Willis won a cap for Wales while at Batley in 1921.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  3. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleague.wales". rugbyleague.wales. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.