Colin Greenwood (rugby)

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Colin Greenwood
Scanlens trading card featuring Colin Greenwood
Personal information
Full name Colin Marius Greenwood
Nickname Col
Born 25 January 1936
Cape Town, South Africa
Died 3 October 1998 (aged 62)
George, Western Cape, South Africa
Playing information
Rugby union
Position Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Noordelikes (Northerns)
Western Province
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1961 South Africa 1 2 0 0 6
Rugby league
Position Wing, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1960–64 Wakefield Trinity 75 32 0 0 96
1964–68 North Sydney 78 24 0 0 72
1969 Canterbury 2 0 0 0 0
Total 155 56 0 0 168
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1961–62 Rugby League XIII 1 0 0 0 0
1963 South Africa 2 2 0 0 6
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1968 North Sydney 22 4 8 0 18
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org

Colin "Col" Marius Greenwood (25 January 1936 – 3 October 1998 (aged 62)) born in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, was a South African dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s, and coach of the 1960s playing representative level rugby union (RU) for South Africa, at provincial level for Western Province, and at club level for Noordelikes (Northerns), as a Centre, i.e. number 12 or 13, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for South Africa, and Rugby League XIII and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (Heritage #674), North Sydney Bears, and Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, as a Wing, Stand-off/Five-eighth, or Lock/Loose forward, i.e. number 2 or 5, 6, or 13 and coaching club level rugby league (RL) for North Sydney Bears, he died in George, Western Cape, South Africa.

Playing career

International honours

Col Greenwood won a cap for South Africa (RU) while at Noordelikes (Northerns) against Ireland at Newlands Stadium, Cape Town on Saturday 13 May 1961, and won caps for South Africa (RL) while at Wakefield Trinity in 1963 against Australia (2 matches).

Challenge Cup final appearances

Col Greenwood played Right-Wing, i.e. number 2, in Wakefield Trinity's 25–10 victory over Wigan in the 1963 Challenge Cup final during the 1962–63 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 11 May 1963.[1]

County Cup final appearances

Col Greenwood played Stand-off/Five-eighth in Wakefield Trinity's 19-9 victory over Leeds in the 1961 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1961–62 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 11 November 1961.

References

  1. Hoole, Les (2004). Wakefield Trinity RLFC – FIFTY GREAT GAMES. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-429-9

External links

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