Glyn Moses
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arthur Glyn Moses | |||||
| Born | 30 May 1928 Nant-y-Moel, Wales | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |||||
| Weight | 12 st 4 lb (78 kg; 172 lb) | |||||
| Rugby union | ||||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| Newbridge RFC | ||||||
| Maesteg RFC | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rugby league | ||||||
| Position | Fullback | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1949–51 | Salford | |||||
| 1952–59 | St. Helens | 259 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 132 |
| Total | 259 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 132 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1957 | Great Britain & France | 1 | ||||
| 1953 | Wales | 2 | ||||
| 1955 | Other Nationalities | 2 | ||||
| 1955 | Great Britain | 9 | ||||
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||
Arthur Glyn Moses (30 May 1928[1]) born in Nant-y-Moel, is a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s and 1950s, playing club level rugby union (RU) for Newbridge RFC and Maesteg RFC, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, Wales, Other Nationalities, and Great Britain & France, and at club level for Salford and St. Helens, as a Fullback, i.e. number 1.[2]
Playing career
International honours
Glyn Moses represented Great Britain & France in the 37-31 victory over New Zealand at Carlaw Park, Auckland on 3 July 1957, won caps for Wales (RL) while at St. Helens in 1953 against England and France, won caps for Other Nationalities (RL) while at St. Helens in 1955 against England and France, and won caps for Great Britain (RL) while at St. Helens in 1955 against New Zealand (2 matches), in 1956 against Australia, in 1957 against France (3 matches), and in the 1957 Rugby League World Cup against France, Australia, and New Zealand.[3]
Challenge Cup final appearances
Glyn Moses played Fullback in St. Helens' 10-15 defeat by Huddersfield in the 1953 Challenge Cup final during the 1952–53 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 25 April 1953.[4]
County Cup final appearances
Glyn Moses played Fullback, and scored a try in St. Helens' 16-8 victory over Wigan in the 1953 Lancashire Cup final during the 1953–54 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 24 October 1953, and played Fullback in the 3-10 defeat by Oldham in the 1956 Lancashire Cup final during the 1956–57 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 20 October 1956.
Honoured at St Helens RFC
Glyn Moses is a St Helens RFC Hall of Fame inductee.[5]
Genealogical information
Glyn Moses is the brother of Salford and Swinton forward Dai Moses.
References
- ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ McCorquodale, London S.E. (25 April 1953). The Rugby League Challenge Cup Competition - Final Tie - Huddersfield v St. Helens - Match Programme. Wembley Stadium Ltd. ISBN n/a
- ↑ "St Helens Hall of Fame". saints.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links
- Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Profile at saints.org.uk
(2/3), e.g. The Number of Games Played in the 1957 World Cup. |
