Harry Poole (rugby league)

Harry Poole
Personal information
Full name Harry Poole[1]
Born 23 March 1935[1]
Castleford, England
Died 26 March 1977(1977-03-26) (aged 42)[2]
Playing information
Position Second-row, Loose forward

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1959–61 Hunslet
1961–66 Hull Kingston Rovers 123 27 0 0 81
Total 123 27 0 0 81
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1964–66 Great Britain 3 0 0 0 0
Coaching information

Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1971–72 Castleford 47 26 3 18 55
1975–77 Hull Kingston Rovers
Total 47 26 3 18 55
Source: [3]

Harry Poole (23 March 1935 – 26 March 1977) was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and 1960s, and coach of the 1970s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Hunslet, and Hull Kingston Rovers (captain), as a second-row, or loose forward/lock, i.e. number 11 or 12, or 13, during the era of contested scrums, and coached at club level for Castleford, and Hull Kingston Rovers.[4][5]

Playing career

International honours

Harry Poole won caps for Great Britain while at Hull Kingston Rovers in 1964 against France, and in 1966 against New Zealand (2 matches).[3]

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Harry Poole played, and was captain in Hull Kingston Rovers' 5-13 defeat by Widnes in the 1963–64 Challenge Cup Final during the 1963–64 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 9 May 1964.[6]

Eastern Division Championship Final appearances

Harry Poole played, and was captain in Hull Kingston Rovers' 13-10 victory over Huddersfield in the Eastern Division Championship final during the 1962–63 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 10 November 1962.

County Cup Final appearances

Harry Poole played loose forward/lock, and was captain in Hull Kingston Rovers' 2-12 defeat by Hunslet in the 1962–63 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1962–63 season at Headingley, Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 27 October 1962.

Coaching career

Poole was the coach in Castleford's 7-11 defeat by Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1971–72 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1971–72 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 21 August 1971.

Poole was the coach of Castleford, his first game in charge was on 6 January 1971, and his last game in charge was on 30 April 1972.[5] Harry also coached at Hunslet late 60s early 70s. Poole later went on to coach Hull Kingston Rovers, a position he held until 1977, aged 42, when he died of a heart attack.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "RL coach dies". The Observer. London. 27 March 1977. p. 23.
  3. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Coach Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk ℅ web.archive.org. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  6. ↑ Edgar, Harry (2008). Rugby League Journal Annual 2009 [Page-59]. Rugby League Journal Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9548355-4-5
  7. ↑ "Roger Millward 1947-2016". Tony Collins. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
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