Jack Waring

Jack Waring

Personal information
Full name	John Waring
Born	3 October 1919 Prescot, England
Died	3 June 2004(2004-06-03) (aged 84) Whiston, Merseyside, England
Playing information
Rugby league
Position	Wing, Centre, Stand-off, Scrum-half
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1939–46 St. Helens 91 39 0 0 117 ≥1939–≤45 → Dewsbury (guest) 1946–≥46 Belle Vue Rangers 1947–48/49 Featherstone Rovers 21 8 1 0 26 1948–49 Warrington 2 1 0 0 3 Total 114 48 1 0 146 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1940 England 1 1 0 0 3
Rugby union
Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1940 Army ≥3
Source: [1][2]

John Waring (3 October 1919^[3] – 3 June 2004), also known by the nickname of "Sogger", was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s, and coached in the 1950s, and rugby union footballer who played in the 1940s. He played representative level rugby league (RL) for England, and at club level for Thatto Heath ARLFC (in Thatto Heath, St Helens), Star Rovers ARLFC (in St Helens), Blackbrook ARLFC (in Blackbrook, St Helens), St Helens, Dewsbury (World War II guest), Belle Vue Rangers, Featherstone Rovers,^[4] and Warrington, as a wing, centre, stand-off or scrum-half,^[1] and representative level rugby union (RU) for the Army and the Combined Services/United Services (during World War II), as a fly-half, and coached club level rugby league (RL) for Warrington (A-Team).^[5]