Robert Poole (rugby)
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| Full name | Robert Watkin Poole[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 November 1874[1] Hartlepool, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | December 1933 (aged 59)[2] Southampton, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert Watkin Poole (4 November 1874 – December 1933) was an English rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Broughton Rangers.[3]
Playing career
[edit]Rugby union
[edit]Born in Hartlepool, Poole played rugby union for Hartlepool Old Boys and Hartlepool Rovers. He played at county level for Durham, and also represented England once in 1896.
Rugby league
[edit]In 1901, Poole switched codes to rugby league and joined Broughton Rangers.
Poole won a cap for England while at Broughton Rangers in 1905 against Other Nationalities.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Robert Poole at ESPNscrum
- ^ ""Bob Poole" - Death of a Former Local Rugby International". Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail. 28 December 1933. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Player Summary: Bob Poole". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 12 March 2024.