George Lewis (rugby)
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| Full name | George Lewis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1901 Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Centre, stand-off/five-eighth, Scrum-half/Halfback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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George Lewis was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s and 1930s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Pontypool RFC, as a centre, i.e. number 12 or 13, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for St. Helens, as a fullback, centre, stand-off/five-eighth, scrum-half/halfback, i.e. number 1, 3 or 4, 6, or 7.[1][2]
Playing career
International honours
George Lewis won 3 caps for Wales (RL) in 1926–1928 while at St Helens.[1]
Championship Final appearances
George Lewis played fullback, and scored 3-conversions in St. Helens' 9-5 victory over Huddersfield in the Championship Final during the 1931–32 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 7 May 1932.
County Cup Final appearances
George Lewis played left-centre, i.e. number 4, and scored 2-conversions in St. Helens' 10-2 victory over St Helens Recs in the 1926 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1926–27 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 20 November 1926, and played right-centre, i.e. number 3, and scored 3-conversions in the 9-10 defeat by Warrington in the 1932 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1932–33 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 19 November 1932.
Club records
George Lewis is second in the St Helens all time goal-scoring list behind Kel Coslett, and fourth on the points-scoring list behind Kel Coslett, Paul Loughlin, and Austin Rhodes.
Genealogical information
George Lewis was the brother of Pontypool RFC, and St Helens scrum-half/halfback, Stanley "Stan" Lewis.