David Jeanes

Horace David Jeanes (December 27, 1943) is an English former rugby union and World Cup winning professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Keighley RUFC and Wakefield RFC, and representative level rugby union for Yorkshire and rugby league (RL) for Great Britain and Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (captain), Leeds and Huddersfield, as a.

Background
David Jeanes was born in Skipton, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. He grew up on Greatwood Avenue, and attended the town's Parish Church Primary School. Due to a shortage of places at the nearest grammar school, Ermysted’s, Jeanes instead joined Keighley Boys' Grammar School, where he learned to play rugby union.

Rugby union career
After leaving school, Jeanes began playing rugby union for Keighley RUFC. After moving to Wakefield with his family, he joined Wakefield RFC. He attracted the attention of the town's rugby league team, Wakefield Trinity, and was offered a contract to play for the club.

Wakefield Trinity
Prior to his professional career, Jeanes played one game of rugby league in 1961 with amateur club Silsden in an under-19's cup final against Keighley Albion.

Jeanes played left-, and scored a try in Wakefield Trinity's 17-10 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the Championship Final during the 1967–68 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 4 May 1968.

Jeanes played left- in Wakefield Trinity's 10-11 defeat by Leeds in the 1967–68 Challenge Cup "Watersplash" Final during the 1967–68 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 11 May 1968, in front of a crowd of 87,100.

Jeanes played left- and was captain in Wakefield Trinity's 11-22 defeat by Halifax in the 1971–72 Player's No.6 Trophy Final during the 1971–72 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 22 January 1972.

Leeds
In September 1972, Jeanes was signed by Leeds for a fee of £8,000.

He played right- in Leeds' 12-7 victory over Salford in the 1972–73 Player's No.6 Trophy Final during the 1972–73 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 24 March 1973.

Jeanes played left- in Leeds 7-2 victory over Wakefield Trinity in the 1973–74 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1973–74 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 20 October 1973.

Representative honours
Jeanes won cap(s) for Yorkshire while at Wakefield Trinity.

Jeanes played right- in Great Britain's 10–10 draw with Australia in the 1972 Rugby League World Cup Final at Stade de Gerland, Lyon on 11 November 1972. Great Britain were awarded the Rugby League World Cup by virtue of a better position in the final qualification league table.

Honours
Wakefield Trinity Leeds Great Britain
 * Championship: 1968
 * Player's No.6 Trophy: 1972–73
 * Yorkshire Cup: 1973
 * Rugby League World Cup: 1972