Ian Orum (birth registered third ¼ 1955[3]) was an English former rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for England (1975 England rugby union tour of Australia and 1978/1979 Five Nations Championship squad(s)), and England (Under-23s), and at club level for Bridlington RUFC and Roundhay RFC, as a scrum-half, and club level rugby league (RL) for Castleford (Heritage № 609), as a fullback, wing, stand-off, or scrum-half, i.e. number 1, 2 or 5, 6, or 7.[1][2][4][5][6]
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| Born | third ¼ 1955 Buckrose district, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 June 2020 (aged 64–65) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Scrum-half | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby league | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Fullback, Wing, Stand-off, Scrum-half | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background edit
Ian Orum's birth was registered in Buckrose district, East Riding of Yorkshire, in c. 2008 he was the rugby league coach at The South Leeds Academy who toured Germany playing rugby union, and as of 2014 he is a Teacher in the School of Sport & Social Sciences at Carr Manor Community School, Leeds.[citation needed]
Playing career edit
County Cup Final appearances edit
Ian Orum played as an interchange/substitute, i.e. number 14, (replacing centre Gary Hyde) in Castleford's 2-13 defeat by Hull F.C. in the 1983 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1983–84 season at Elland Road, Leeds, on Saturday 15 October 1983.
References edit
- ^ a b "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (RL)". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ 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 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
External links edit
- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Profile at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk at the Wayback Machine (archived 18 May 2012)
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