Jack Beames

John R. Beames
Personal information
Full name John Robert Beames
Born 1 March 1890
Aberbeeg, Wales
Died 1970
Halifax, England
Playing information
Rugby union

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1912–6 Sep 13 Newport RFC 38 1
Rugby league
Position Second-row

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
6 Sep 1913–11 Dec 22 Halifax 149 30 0 0 90
≤1923–≥23 Bradford Northern
Total 149 30 0 0 90
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Other Nationalities 1
1914–21 Wales 2 0 0 0 0
1921 Great Britain 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

John Robert Beames (1 March 1890 – 1970), also known by the nickname of "Jack", was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer of the 1910s and 1920s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Newport RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, Wales, and Other Nationalities, and at club level for Halifax, and Bradford Northern, as a second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.[1][2]

Playing career

Rugby union career

Beames, who was born in Aberbeeg, originally played rugby union for Newport RFC, his most notable match being the club's victory over the touring South African team in 1912. In the 1912/13 season at Newport he played in 38 games scoring a single try.[3] He joined Halifax in 1913 for a signing-on fee of £100 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £34,240 in 2013).[4]

International honours

Jack Beames won a cap for Other Nationalities (RL) while at Halifax, won 2 caps for Wales (RL) in 1914–1921 while at Halifax, and won caps for Great Britain (RL) while at Halifax in 1921 against Australia (2 matches).[1]

Honoured at Halifax

Jack Beames died in Halifax, and is a Halifax Hall Of Fame Inductee.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  3. ↑ Newport RFC player profile blackandambers.co.uk
  4. ↑ "Measuring Worth - Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Halifax Hall of Fame". halifaxrlfc.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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