John Wood (rugby league)

John Wood
Personal information
Full name John Wood
Born (1956-04-01) 1 April 1956
Widnes, Cheshire, England
Playing information
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 16 st 2 lb (103 kg)
Position Prop, Second-row

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1973–77 Widnes 96 2
1977–79 Wigan 27 2 0 0 6
1981–82 Fulham RLFC
1982–83 Leigh
1983–84 Salford
1984–85 Widnes
Total 123 4 0 0 6
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1982 Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

John Wood is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Widnes (two spells), Wigan, Fulham RLFC, Leigh, and Salford, as a prop or second-row, i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12.[1]

Playing career

International honours

John Wood won a cap for Great Britain while at Leigh in 1982 against France.[1]

John Wood played at right-prop, i.e. number 10, in Great Britain's 7-8 defeat by France in the friendly at Stadio Pierluigi Penzo, Venice on Saturday 31 July 1982.

Challenge Cup Final appearances

John Wood played right-prop, i.e. number 10, in Widnes' 5-20 defeat by St. Helens in the 1976 Challenge Cup Final during the 1975–76 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 8 May 1976.

Player's No.6 Trophy Final appearances

John Wood played right-prop, i.e. number 10, in Widnes' 19-13 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1975–76 Player's No.6 Trophy Final during the 1975–76 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 24 January 1976

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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