Jeff Moores Explained

Jeff Moores
Birth Place:Brisbane, Australia
Death Date: (aged 83)
Death Place:Gympie, Queensland, Australia
Club1:Western Suburbs
Year1start:≤1925
Year1end:27
Club2:Leeds
Year2start:1927
Year2end:33
Club3:York
Year3start:1933
Year3end:35
Teama:Queensland Firsts
Yearastart:1925
Yearaend:27
Teamb:Rugby League XIII
Yearbstart:1935
Teamc:Dominion XIII
Yearcstart:1937
New:yes
Retired:yes
Updated:22 June 2012
Source:[1]

Jeff Moores (– 17 Jul 1989) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level for Queensland Firsts, Rugby League XIII and Dominion XIII, and at club level for Western Suburbs (Brisbane) (captain), Leeds and York, as a or .[1] [2]

Playing career

International honours

Moores was a member of the RFL's England, Wales and Dominion selects team that claimed a 25–18 victory over France in Headingley on 6 May 1935, in celebration of King George V's Silver Jubilee.[3]

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Jeff Moores played at in Leeds' 11–8 victory over Swinton in the 1931–32 Challenge Cup Final during the 1931–32 season at Central Park, Wigan, on Saturday 7 May 1932, in front of a crowd of 29,000.

County Cup Final appearances

Jeff Moores played, and scored two tries in Leeds' 8–0 victory over Wakefield Trinity in the 1932–33 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1932–33 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 19 November 1932, played in York's 10–4 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1933–34 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1933–34 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 25 November 1933, and played in the 0–3 defeat by Leeds in the 1935–36 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1935–36 season at Thrum Hall, Halifax on Saturday 19 October 1935.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. 1 January 2012.
  2. Web site: Profile at leedsrugby.dnsupdate.co.uk. leedsrugby.dnsupdate.co.uk. 31 December 2011. 1 January 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081118040404/http://leedsrugby.dnsupdate.co.uk/leedsrhinos/pastplayers/squad-page.asp?ID=147. 18 November 2008.
  3. News: . 7 May 1935 . Frenchmen's Gallant Fight . The Guardian . London . 6.