Brian Radford
Wales international rugby league & union footballer
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Brian Radford (1926 – 2007) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Kenfig Hill RFC, Aberavon RFC and Neath RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Bradford Northern, as a prop or second-row.[2][4]
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| Full name | Brian Radford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 March 1926[1] Kenfig Hill, Bridgend, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2007 Kenfig Hill, Bridgend, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
Brian Radford was born in Kenfig Hill, Wales, and he died in Kenfig Hill, Wales.
Playing career
International honours
Brian Radford won a cap for Wales while Bradford Northern in 1952.[2]
Championship final appearances
Brian Radford played at prop in Bradford Northern's 6-13 defeat by Wigan in the Championship Final during the 1951–52 season at Leeds Road, Huddersfield on Saturday 10 May 1952.[5]
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Brian Radford played in every round of the Challenge Cup but was left out for the final, fellow Welshman Frank Whitcombe played at prop, with Barry Tyler moving back in to the second-row in Bradford Northern's 12-0 victory over Halifax in the 1949 Challenge Cup Final during the 1948-49 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 7 May 1949.