Thomas Danter (1 December 1922[2] – September 1980[3]) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Cardiff RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Hull FC and Hull Kingston Rovers (Heritage №), as a prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.[1][4]
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| Full name | Thomas Danter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 December 1922 Bridgend, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | September 1980 (aged 57) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background edit
Tom Danter was born in Bridgend district, Wales.
International honours edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ Thomas, Danter. "England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007". ancestry. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.