Kenneth Hirst

Kenneth Hirst
Personal information
Full name Kenneth Hirst
Nickname Ken
Born 4 June 1940
Morley, Leeds, England
Died 20 December 2008 (aged 68)
Ossett, Wakefield, England
Playing information
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 12 st 6 lb (78.9 kg; 174.0 lb)
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1955±–56 Morley R.F.C.
Rugby league
Position Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1955± Leeds Schools
1956–68+ Wakefield Trinity 142 100 0 0 300

Kenneth "Ken" Hirst (4 June 1940[1] – 20 December 2008) born in Morley, was a rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and 1960s, playing at club level rugby union (RU) for Morley R.F.C., and playing at club level rugby league (RL) for Wakefield Trinity (Heritage #634), as a Wing, i.e. number 2 or 5, he died in Ossett.

Playing career

Championship Final Appearances

Ken Hirst played Right-Wing, i.e. number 2, scored a try in the 21-9 victory over St. Helens in the Championship final replay during the 1966–67 season at Station Road, Swinton on Wednesday 10 May 1967.[2]

Challenge Cup final appearances

Ken Hirst played Left-Wing, i.e. number 5, scored a try in the 12-6 victory over Huddersfield in the 1962 Challenge Cup final during the 1961–62 season at Wembley on Saturday 12 May 1962, and scored two tries in the 10-11 defeat by Leeds in the 1968 "watersplash" Challenge Cup final during the 1967–68 season at Wembley on Saturday 11 May 1968.[2]

Notable Tour Match Appearances

Ken Hirst played Left-Wing, i.e. number 5, made his début, and beat Clive Churchill to score a try within the first two minutes in Wakefield Trinity’s 17-12 victory over Australia in the tour match at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Monday 10 December 1956.[3]

Club career

Ken Hirst is the third youngest player to make his début for Wakefield Trinity aged 16 years and 6 months in 1956, second youngest player being Ernest Pollard, and the youngest player being Richard Goddard.

Outside of Rugby League

Following his retirement from rugby league, Ken and his wife Irene were the landlord and lady of The Tawny Owl Inn, Prospect Road, Ossett for twenty years.

References

  1. ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. 1 2 Hoole, Les (2004). Wakefield Trinity RLFC – FIFTY GREAT GAMES. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-429-9
  3. ↑ Briggs, Cyril & Edwards, Barry (12 May 1962). The Rugby League Challenge Cup Competition - Final Tie - Huddersfield v Wakefield Trinity - Match Programme. Wembley Stadium Ltd. ISBN n/a

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