Harry Poole (rugby league)

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Harry Poole
Personal information
Full nameHarry Poole[1]
Born(1935-03-23)23 March 1935[1]
Castleford, England
Died26 March 1977(1977-03-26) (aged 42)[2]
Pontefract, England
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1956–61 Hunslet
1961–66 Hull Kingston Rovers 123 27 0 0 81
Total 123 27 0 0 81
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1964–66 Great Britain 3 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1969–71 Hunslet
1971–72 Castleford 47 26 3 18 55
1975–77 Hull Kingston Rovers
Total 47 26 3 18 55
Source: [3]

Harry Poole (23 March 1935 – 26 March 1977) was an English 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 Lock Lane ARLFC (in Castleford), Hunslet and Hull Kingston Rovers (captain), as a second-row, or loose forward, and coached at club level for Hunslet, Castleford and Hull Kingston Rovers.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  2. ^ "RL coach dies". The Observer. London. 27 March 1977. p. 23.
  3. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Coach Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2018.