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| Full name | Tom Yorke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 July 1920 St Helens | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | December 2004 (aged 84)[1] St. Helens, Lancashire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Prop, Hooker, Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 12 December 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tom Yorke (12 July 1920 – December 2004) was a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played at club level for St. Helens Schoolboys, St. Helens YMCA, Parr Legionnaires, St. Helens (Heritage No. 670), and Warrington (Heritage No. 523), as a prop, hooker, or loose forward, i.e. number 8 or 10, 9, or 13, during the era of contested scrums, and coached at club level for United Glass Bottle Manufacturers Limited ARLFC.[2]