Billy Gore

Billy Gore
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Gore
Born19 November 1919
Blaina, Wales
Died13 April 2010 (aged 90)
Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny, Wales
Playing information
Rugby union
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1943–≥43 Newbridge RFC
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1947 Wales 3 0 0 0 0
Rugby league
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Nov 1943–47 St Helens RLFC 1 0 0 0 0
Sep 1947 Warrington 1
Total 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2]

William Gore (19 November 1919 – 13 April 2010) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Newbridge RFC, as a hooker, i.e. number 2,[1][2] and club level rugby league (RL) for St Helens, Warrington, as a hooker, i.e. number 9, during the era of contested scrums.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)". espn.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics at wru.co.uk (RU)". wru.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ Robert Gate (1986). "Gone North - Volume 1". R. E. Gate. ISBN 0-9511190-0-1