Jack Waring

John Waring
Personal information
Full name John Waring
Born 3 October 1919
Prescot, England
Died 3 June 2004 (aged 84)
Playing information
Position Wing, Centre, Stand-off, Scrum-half

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1939–46 St. Helens 91 39 0 0 117
≥1939–≤45 → Dewsbury (guest)
1946–≥46 Belle Vue Rangers
1947–48/49 Featherstone Rovers 21 8 1 0 26
Oct 1948–Mar 49 Warrington 2 1 0 0 3
Total 114 48 1 0 146
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1940 England 1 1 0 0 3
Source: [1][2]

John Waring (3 October 1919[3] – 3 June 2004), also known by the nicknames of "Jack", and "Sogger", was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Blackbrook A.R.L.F.C., St. Helens, Dewsbury (World War II guest), Belle Vue Rangers, Featherstone Rovers (Heritage № 278),[4] and Warrington (Heritage № 497), as a wing, centre, stand-off/five-eighth, or scrum-half/halfback, i.e. 2 or 5, 3 or 4, 6, or 7.[1]

Background

Jack Waring's birth was registered in Prescot, Lancashire, and he died aged 84.

Playing career

International honours

Jack Waring won a cap for England while at St. Helens, he played right-centre, i.e. number 3, and scored a last-minute try in the 8-5 victory over Wales at the Watersheddings, Oldham on Saturday 9 November 1940, in front of a crowd of 5,000.[2]

Club career

Jack Waring made his début for Featherstone Rovers on Monday 22 November 1947,[5] he appears to have scored no drop-goals (or field-goals as they are currently known in Australasia), but prior to the 1974–75 season all goals, whether; conversions, penalties, or drop-goals, scored 2-points, consequently prior to this date drop-goals were often not explicitly documented, therefore '0' drop-goals may indicate drop-goals not recorded, rather than no drop-goals scored. In addition, prior to the 1949–50 season, the archaic field-goal was also still a valid means of scoring points.

Genealogical information

Jack Waring's marriage to Eva (née Mawdsley) was registered during fourth ¼ 1945 in St. Helens district.[6] They had children; John Waring (birth registered during first ¼ 1946 (age 71–72) in St. Helens district), James Trevor Waring (birth registered during second ¼ 1947 (age 70–71) in St. Helens district), Freda M. Waring (birth registered during third ¼ 1948 (age 69–70) in St. Helens district), and Denise Waring (birth registered during first ¼ 1958 (age 59–60) in St. Helens district). Jack Waring was the younger brother of the rugby league footballer for St Helens Recs, Bill Waring (birth registered first ¼ 1915), and the older brother of the D-Day veteran, and rugby league footballer for St. Helens, and Warrington, Gerald "Ged" Waring (birth registered third ¼ 1922), and the rugby league footballer for St. Helens, Tom Waring (birth registered fourth ¼ 1927).

References

  1. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. ↑ Bailey, Ron (1956). The Official History Of Featherstone Rovers R.L.F.C.. Wakefield Express. ASIN: B00O1TLDPC
  5. ↑ Bailey, Ron (20 September 2001). Images of Sport - Featherstone Rovers Rugby League Football Club. The History Press. ISBN 0752422952
  6. ↑ "Marriage details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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