Iorrie Isaacs

Iorrie Isaac
Birth nameIorweth Isaac
Date of birth(1911-10-12)12 October 1911
Place of birthCilfynydd, Wales
Date of death25 April 1966(1966-04-25) (aged 54)
Place of deathWrexham, Wales
SchoolPontypridd Grammar School
Notable relative(s)David Phillip Isaac (son) Jonathan Iorwerth Isaac, Bethan Jane Batty (Grandchildren)
SpouseMary Mathias
ChildrenDavid Phillip Isaac
Occupation(s)police officer
headteacher
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Cilfynydd RFC ()
– Cardiff RFC ()
– Glamorgan Police RFC ()
– Pontypridd RFC ()
– Penarth RFC ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1933 Wales[1][2] 2 (0)
Rugby league career
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1933 Leeds R.L.F.C.
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1933–35 Wales[3] 2 9

Iorwerth Isaac (12 October 1911 – 25 April 1966) commonly known as Iorrie Isaac, was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s. He played representative rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Pontypridd and Cardiff, as a flanker, i.e. number 6 or 7,[1][2] and representative rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Leeds, as a prop, or second-row, i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.[3][4]

  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. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (RL)". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.