Albert Green (rugby league)

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Albert Green
Personal information
Full nameAlbert Green
BornWales
Diedunknown
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1926–≥27 Pontypridd
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1927 Monmouthshire ≥1
1926–27 Wales 2
Source: [1]

Albert "Bert" Green (birth unknown – death unknown) was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He played at representative level for Wales and Monmouthshire, and at club level for Pontypridd, as a prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.[1][2][3]

Playing career[edit]

International honours[edit]

Bert Green won 2 caps for Wales in 1926–27, while at Pontypridd.[1]

County honours[edit]

Albert Green played left-prop, i.e. number 8, in Monmouthshire's 14–18 defeat by Glamorgan in the non-County Championship match during the 1926–27 season at Taff Vale Park, Pontypridd on Saturday 30 April 1927.[4]

Note[edit]

There was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s in Australia for Bluebags and Wests named Bert Green, it is not known whether this is the same person detailed in this article.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  3. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleague.wales". rugbyleague.wales. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  4. ^ Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 32 – 1926–27". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a