Austin Rhodes

Austin Rhodes
Personal information
Full nameAustin J. Rhodes[1]
Born(1937-02-25)25 February 1937
St. Helens, England
Died12 February 2019(2019-02-12) (aged 81)
St. Helens, England
Playing information
PositionFullback, Centre, Stand-off, Scrum-half
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1955–62 St. Helens 221 90 800 1870
1962–65 Leigh 81 9 51 129
1965–68 Swinton 87 7 15 51
1968–69 St. Helens 44 7 15 51
Total 433 113 881 0 2101
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1957–59 Lancashire 2 0 1 0 2
1957–61 Great Britain 4 2 3 0 12
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1974–75 Swinton
1976–78 Pilkington Recs
Total 0 0 0 0
Source: [2][3][4]

Austin J. Rhodes (25 February 1937 – 12 February 2019)[5] was an English World Cup winning professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s, and coached in the 1970s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for St Helens (two spells), Leigh and Swinton as a goal-kicking fullback, centre, stand-off or scrum-half,[2] and coached at club level for Swinton and Pilkington Recs.[3]

  1. ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ Rhodes, Austin (2012). A Lad from Donkey Common : A Rugby League Life. London League Publications. ISBN 978-1903659649.
  5. ^ Critchley, Mike (12 February 2019). "Saints World Cup winner Austin Rhodes has died". St Helens Star.