First: | RU |
Sid Jerram | |
Fullname: | Sidney George Jerram |
Birth Date: | second ¼ 1891 |
Birth Place: | Swansea district, Wales |
Death Date: | 1959 (aged) |
Death Place: | Swansea, Wales |
Ru Position: | Scrum-half |
Ru Club1: | Swansea RFC |
Ru Year1start: | 1911 |
Ru Year1end: | 13 |
Club1: | Wigan |
Year1start: | 1914 |
Year1end: | 27 |
Appearances1: | 245 |
Tries1: | 54 |
Goals1: | 20 |
Points1: | 202 |
Club2: | Wigan Highfield |
Year2start: | 1927 |
Year2end: | ≥27 |
Teama: | Other Nationalities |
Yearastart: | 1921 |
Appearancesa: | 1 |
Teamb: | Wales |
Yearbstart: | 1921 |
Yearbend: | 25 |
Appearancesb: | 5 |
Retired: | yes |
Updated: | 13 June 2012 |
Source: | [1] |
Sidney George Jerram (second ¼ 1891[2] – 1959[3]) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Swansea RFC, as a scrum-half, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales and Other Nationalities, and at club level for Wigan and Wigan Highfield, as a or .[1] [4]
Sid Jerram's birth was registered in Swansea, Wales, and he died aged in Swansea, Wales.
Following a meeting with a Wigan rugby league club representative at the Bush Hotel, Swansea on Sunday 28 September 1913, Swansea RFC's rugby union half-back pairing of Sidney Jerram, and George Owens were each signed for £180 down payment (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £61,630 in 2013),[5] guaranteed win bonuses, and jobs for £2 per week cash.[6]
Jerram won caps for Wales (RL) while at Wigan in 1921 against England and Australia, in 1923 against England (two spells), and in 1925 against England (two spells), and won a cap for Other Nationalities (RL) while at Wigan in 1921 against England.[1]
Sid Jerram played scrum-half in Swansea RFC's 3–0 victory over South Africa in the 1912–13 South Africa rugby union tour at St. Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground, Swansea on Thursday 26 December 1912.[7]
Sid Jerram played in Wigan's 13–2 victory over Oldham in the Championship Final during the 1921–22 season at The Cliff, Broughton on Saturday 6 May 1922.[8]
Sid Jerram played in Wigan's victories in the Lancashire League during the 1920–21 season, 1922–23 season, 1923–24 season and 1925–26 season.[9]
Sid Jerram played in Wigan's 21–4 victory over Oldham in the 1923–24 Challenge Cup Final during the 1923–24 season at Athletic Grounds, Rochdale on Saturday 12 April 1924.[10]
Sid Jerram played in Wigan's 20–2 victory over Leigh in the 1922–23 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1922–23 season at The Willows, Salford on Saturday 25 November 1922.[11]
Sid Jerram's marriage to Edna G. (née Hughes) was registered during fourth ¼ 1915 in Swansea district.[12]