| First: | RU |
| Harry Bradshaw | |
| Fullname: | Harold Bradshaw |
| Birth Date: | 17 April 1868 |
| Birth Place: | Bramley, England |
| Death Place: | Halifax, England |
| Ru Position: | Forward |
| Position: | Forward |
| Ru Club1: | Bramley |
| Ru Year1start: | ≤1892 |
| Ru Year1end: | ≥94 |
| Club1: | Leeds |
| Year1start: | ≥1895 |
| Year1end: | ≥95 |
| Ru Teama: | Yorkshire |
| Ru Appearancesa: | 28 |
| Ru Teamb: | England |
| Ru Yearbstart: | 1892 |
| Ru Yearbend: | 94 |
| Ru Appearancesb: | 7 |
| Ru Triesb: | 2 |
| Ru Goalsb: | 0 |
| Ru Fieldgoalsb: | 0 |
| Ru Pointsb: | 5 |
| New: | yes |
| Retired: | yes |
| Updated: | 13 April 2010 |
| Source: | [1] |
Harry Bradshaw (17 April 1868 – 31 December 1910) was an English rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for England and Yorkshire,[2] and at club level for Bramley,[3] as a forward, e.g. front row, lock, or back row, and club level rugby league (RL) for Leeds, as a forward. Prior to Tuesday 2 June 1896, Bramley was a rugby union club.
Harry Bradshaw was born in Bramley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, he died aged 42 in Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.[1]
Harry Bradshaw won caps for England (RU) while at Bramley in 1892 against Scotland, in 1893 against Wales, Ireland, and Scotland, and in 1894 against Wales, Ireland, and Scotland.[1]
In the early years of rugby football the goal was to score goals, and a try had zero value, but it provided the opportunity to try at goal, and convert the try to a goal with an unopposed kick at the goal posts. The point values of both the try and goal have varied over time, and in the early years footballers could "score" a try, without scoring any points.
When Bramley converted from the rugby union code to the rugby league code on Tuesday 2 June 1896, Harry Bradshaw would have been 28 years of age. Consequently, he was both a rugby union and rugby league footballer.
The first game of the 1894 Home Nations Championship for Wales was against England, and they suffered a heavy defeat, losing 24-3. In an after match interview Wales' winger Norman Biggs was asked why he had failed to tackle England's forward Harry Bradshaw, who scored the first try; Biggs responded "Tackle him? It was as much as I could do to get out of his way!".[4]