Sol Roper

Sol Roper
Personal information
Full name John Roper
Born third ¼ 1936
Whitehaven district, England
Died 14 October 2015 (aged 79)
Playing information
Position Scrum-half/Halfback

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1955–66 Workington Town 397+2 94 1 284
Broughton Moor
Whitehaven 82
Total 481 94 1 0 284
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1958–≥58 Cumberland 21
Coaching information

Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
≤1970–≥70 Whitehaven

John Roper (birth registered third ¼ 1936[1] – 14 October 2015), also known by the nickname of "Sol", was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and 1960s, and coach of the 1960s and 1970s. He played at representative level for Cumberland, and at club level captained Hensingham ARLFC (in Hensingham, Whitehaven),[2] Workington Town, Broughton Moor, and Whitehaven, as a scrum-half/halfback, i.e. number 7, and coached at club level for Whitehaven.[3][4]

Playing career

County honours

Sol Roper represented Cumberland while at Workington Town.

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Sol Roper played scrum-half/halfback, sustained a shoulder injury but returned to the field, in Workington Town's 12–21 defeat by Barrow in the 1954–55 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 30 April 1955 in front of a crowd of 66,513, and was, at the age of 21 years, the youngest Wembley captain in Workington Town's 9–13 defeat by Wigan in the 1957–58 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 10 May 1958.[5]

Genealogical information

Sol Roper was the father of the rugby league footballer Tony Roper, and the grandfather of the rugby league footballer Jon Roper.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Hensingham ARLFC at pitchero.com". pitchero.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "» Legends Evening 60's". sandylonning.u-net.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. ↑ http://www.timesandstar.co.uk/sport/town/Tributes-for-Town-legend-Sol-Roper--e16e6a04-584e-47cc-a7bb-20e0c7c23057-ds
  5. ↑ "1957-1958 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Tributes for Town legend Sol Roper". timesandstar.co.uk. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
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