Ralph Green (rugby)
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| Full name | Ralph Green[a] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 March 1909[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1963 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ralph Green (1909 – 1963) was a Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s. He played at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Leeds, as a loose forward.[3][5]
Playing career
Green began playing rugby union for Machen RFC before joining Newport RFC in 1929.[1] In September 1931, he joined English rugby league club Dewsbury.[6] He was transferred to Leeds in January 1933.[7]
International honours
Green won a cap for Wales while at Leeds in 1933 against Australia.[3]
Notes
- ↑ He sometimes is erroneously referred to as Roger Green.
References
- 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleague.wales". rugbyleague.wales. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ↑ "Ralph Green, Yorkshire-man". South Wales Argus. 20 December 1950. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Player Summary: Ralph Green". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers' Club. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
- ↑ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ↑ "Dewsbury Recruits". Yorkshire Evening Post. 7 September 1931. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Leeds sign Dewsbury centre". Yorkshire Post. 21 January 1933. p. 19 – via British Newspaper Archive.