Albert Green (rugby league) explained

Albert Green
Fullname:Albert Green
Birth Place:Wales
Death Place:unknown
Club1:Pontypridd
Year1start:≤1926
Year1end:≥27
Teama:Monmouthshire
Yearastart:1927
Appearancesa:≥1
Teamb:Wales
Yearbstart:1926
Yearbend:27
Appearancesb:2
Retired:yes
Updated:24 May 2010
Source:[1]
New:yes

Albert "Bert" Green (birth unknown – death unknown) was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He played at representative level for Wales and Monmouthshire, and at club level for Pontypridd, as a, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.[1] [2] [3]

Playing career

International honours

Bert Green won 2 caps for Wales in 1926–27, while at Pontypridd.[1]

County honours

Albert Green played left-, i.e. number 8, in Monmouthshire's 14–18 defeat by Glamorgan in the non-County Championship match during the 1926–27 season at Taff Vale Park, Pontypridd on Saturday 30 April 1927.[4]

Note

There was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s in Australia for Bluebags and Wests named Bert Green, it is not known whether this is the same person detailed in this article.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. 1 January 2012.
  2. Book: Graham. Williams. Peter. Lush. David. Farrar. The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. 978-1-903659-49-6. 2009. 108–114.
  3. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleague.wales. rugbyleague.wales. 31 December 2019. 1 January 2020.
  4. Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 32 – 1926–27". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a