Jack Robinson | |
Fullname: | Jack E. Robinson |
Club1: | Rochdale Hornets |
Year1start: | ≤1911 |
Year1end: | ≥14 |
Teama: | Great Britain |
Yearastart: | 1914 |
Appearancesa: | 2 |
Triesa: | 1 |
Goalsa: | 2 |
Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
Pointsa: | 0 |
New: | yes |
Retired: | yes |
Updated: | 9 July 2009 |
Source: | [1] |
Jack E. Robinson was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Rochdale Hornets, as a .[1] After touring Australasia with Great Britain, Robinson joined the Great War, and was badly wounded at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle in March 1915.[2]
Jack Robinson won caps for Great Britain while at Rochdale Hornets in 1914 against Australia (2 matches).[1]
Jack Robinson played right- in Rochdale Hornets' 12–5 victory over Oldham in the 1911–12 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1911–12 season at Wheater's Field, Broughton, Salford on Saturday 2 December 1911, in front of a crowd of 20,000.[3]
. Rugby League in Twentieth Century Britain. Tony Collins (historian). 2006. Taylor & Francis. UK. 9780415396141. 8. 15 February 2011.