Billy Rhodes (English rugby league)
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._Rhodes_-_Dewsbury.jpg) Godfrey Phillips Cigarette card featuring William Rhodes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | William Rhodes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | unknown England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Rhodes (birth unknown – death unknown) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s, and coached in the 1920s through to the 1950s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Dewsbury (two spells), as a wing, and later as a prop,[1] and coached at club level for Castleford.[4]
Club career
Rhodes started his career with Leeds, but was transferred to Dewsbury in September 1908.[5]
Rhodes played on the wing and scored two tries in Dewsbury's 8-5 victory over Oldham in the 1911–12 Challenge Cup Final during the 1911-12 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 27 April 1912 in front of a crowd of 16,000,[6][7]
Rhodes playing career was initially thought to be over after breaking his leg in September 1921 in a match against Huddersfield, but he made a brief comeback two years later.[8]
International honours
Billy Rhodes won caps for England while at Dewsbury in 1921 against Wales, and Other Nationalities.